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Information About David:

Personal Description:

I came out of mainstream teaching due to family illness and personal reasons, needing more flexible work time. I've spent my whole career based on developing the knowledge, skills and understanding of young people, and helping them to develop personally as individuals and to find their own future pathway. I am registered with the General teaching Council for England, and a member of the Association for Science Education. I have also been both a staff and Health & Safety representative for the NASUWT, of which I am still a member

In addition to teaching I have also been a youth worker for a school-based youth club, and once ran a football club in the Cambridge & District Colts League. Until recently I ran a major Cambridge disco, sound, lighting and laser show business, both as a hobby and an enterprise, and have stage-managed many school productions.

I have a holiday cottage on the Norfolk Broads, and a boat on the river in Cambridge and enjoy fishing, boating and just being by the river.

Teaching Experience:

32 years experience teaching 11-16 years; combined science, physics, chemistry and biology, and 8 years experience teaching Salter's A-level chemistry to 17-18 years, in large state comprehensive schools in Cambs and Suffolk. I have also taught some 11-16 maths. I have been a Head of Subject (Physics) and Head of Year (Yr 8).

In my last post, in addition to teaching, I was the Enhancement Manager, organising after school classes and activities to enhance students' quality of school life and involve the local community.

I have privately tutored a number of students, whilst also teaching them in school. I am still in contact with a number of ex-tutees and their families, as they have grown up.

Tutoring Approach:

I have an easy relationship with young people, based on mutual trust and understanding, and their confidence in my subject knowledge and ability to teach, rather than authority, rules and discipline. My emphasis is on the students learning, rather than my lecturing.

To the student:
If you are interested in tuition it is important first to establish compatibility of teaching and learning styles, and therefore an investigative interview or chat with the student (and parents, depending on age of student) would be needed to establish your goals and ambitions, strengths and weaknesses, and establish both knowledge and learning style needs in order to plan an effective scheme of work and assessment which will integrate with your mainstream learning (if in school). It is also important to establish the likely benefit tuition will achieve, given your investment of time and money.

Qualifications:

• B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry & Chemistry
• P.G.C.E. (Cambridge Faculty of Education
• A-level: Chemistry, Biology, Maths

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring:	Travels to you
References Supplied?	Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes