Pirthipal - Congleton tutor
Information About Pirthipal:
Personal Description:
I am an independent tutor with a strong scientific background and have lived in England since Aug 1965. Most of my school and college education took place in Dudley (West Midlands) and I studied Biochemistry, at Leeds University (1975-8). I am married and have lived in Cheshire since Dec 1978. We have a son and a daughter; both graduated from Universities in Manchester. Following my voluntary redundancy from AstraZeneca, (Jun 2008), I am now a self-employed Tutor / Consultant. In addition, I am able to speak additional languages (Punjabi; studied up to GCE A-level and Hindi) and prepared to travel up to 5 miles. I have been tutoring Yr 7 - 13 students, in Maths and all Science subjects, since Oct 2008. In addition, I have prepared students from Yr 6, for the 11+ exams; frequently used by private schools, as entrance exams. Testimonials / References (from Students and Parents) are available, on request.
Teaching Experience:
During my long service in the Pharma industry (~30 years), I have run many short courses and workshops. During 2005/6, I mentored a pupil (Year 10/11) at St. Peter's High School, Longsight, organised by the University of Manchester. In the past, I have also been responsible for organising and running the weekly classes at the Sikh Temple (Gurdwara), for teaching youngsters the Sikh way of life & Punjabi culture, in helping to improve their knowledge and integration into the Western Society over a period of ten years.
Tutoring Approach:
I can provide tuition to individual students (or small groups) in the form of friendly, relaxed lessons. Teaching sessions are always customised to meet the specific requirement of the students. Generally, I enjoy teaching and considered to have a caring approach. I use a combination of computer and 'white board' based approach, for creating informal interactive / discussion type sessions, with some form of regular tests and re-cap sessions. Closer to the exams, the lessons are much more focused on using past papers covering a wide range of questions, to enable the students increase their confidence in preparation for the examinations.
Subjects Taught:
- Entrance Exams
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£35 p.h.)
- Physics
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£35 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£36 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- Maths
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£35 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£36 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- A-Level or Highers (£45 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£50 p.h.)
- Combined Science
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£35 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£36 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- Adult/Casual learner (£50 p.h.)
- Chemistry
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£35 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£36 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
- Biology
- Up to 11 years (primary) (£35 p.h.)
- 11+ (secondary) (£36 p.h.)
- GCSE or Standards (£40 p.h.)
Qualifications:
- PGCE (Secondary; Maths); partially completed, at UoM
- BSc(Hons) Biochemistry
- GCE A-levels in Biol, Chem, Phys, Maths and Punjabi.
- CSE, GCE O-levels and GCSE in thirteen subjects.
Further Information:
Availability: | Weekdays (all times) |
Types of Tutoring: | Travels to you / From their home / Online |
References Supplied? | Yes |
Current DBS/CRB Check? | Yes |
Additional Languages Spoken: | English, Punjabi, Hindi |