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Information About Tamsin:

Personal Description:

Although I now have a PGCE in mathematics I have been lucky enough to get the chance to apply my skills in maths and physics whilst working as an engineer in the automotive and white goods industries. It gave me the opportunity to travel abroad and to get involved with companies such as Dyson, Jaguar, Austin Martin and then even allowed me to watch rockets being built in Russia.
I trained engineers and factory workers in the use of mathematical and physics based subjects. Some of those I taught had jobs which involved predominantly manual skills and so they were a little rusty when applying mathematical techniques. This makes me appreciate the nervousness some adults have when presented with a subject they may not have touched since leaving school.
After leaving the engineering world I had a brief spell working as a trainer in the insurance arena and then finally ended up teaching mathematics in secondary schools.

Teaching Experience:

I worked as a manufacturing engineer for 8 years and then I taught engineers and factory workers for 10 years in the use of techniques involving mathematics and physics. After leaving the engineering world I trained adults to use a mainframe software program and then I went on to become a secondary school mathematics teacher. Finally I started tutoring from home working with various types of pupils. Some pupils have special needs, whilst others are working towards an A grade in their A levels.

I have been doing full time private tuition for more than eight years and am fully conversant with the new syllabus for maths and physics for all the exam boards. I aslo am happy to tutor online.

Tutoring Approach:

I like to know why the tutee wishes to study. It may be to improve their confidence or to pass an exam. This will then shape the nature of the tutoring sessions. My focus is to provide people with the knowledge that is most useful to them and their aspirations.

I tutor online using an online whiteboard called notebook and also powerpoint, whichever is most suitable. I have computerised copies of most popular text books used in schools which I reference during the lessons. After the online lesson ends I e-mail the pupil a PDF of the lesson materials including any notes or annotations I added during the lesson. My face to face sessions are a mix of paper work,computer based teaching aids and kinesthetic teaching aids.

Qualifications:

• BEng (Hons) First Class, Aeronatutical Engineering with Astronautics
• PGCE Mathematics

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring:	From their home / Online
References Supplied?	Yes