Andrew - Swadlincote tutor
Information About Andrew:
Personal Description:
Hi,
My name is Andrew, I am in my late 50's and I taught in private schools for 15 years. I then left education for change of lifestyle and other personal reasons. I have been married for over 28 years and have 2 daughters 26 and 24. I am a committed believer and as such the integrity of the teacher student relationship is very important to me; I would always go the extra mile to see that the student achieves their aims.
I have a current DBS. Loads of references available from Senior teachers and Deputy Headmasters past and present. (Present Headmasters are not the Heads for which I worked).
Teaching Experience:
Repton Prep School 1992 - 2006, Maths, ICT to year 8. Head of ICT.
Manor House School 2006-2007, Maths and ICT to GCSE. Head of ICT.
Private tutor, 6 years, A level (not statistics - sorry), GCSE and Entrance Exams.
I have also coached football, hockey and cricket so I have a solid foundation in motivating students.
Tutoring Approach:
Motivational and encouraging. All things are possible with a good attitude. A can do approach. I do NOT subscribe to the "we don't do it like that mentality" , if there is a better way of doing something then I'm positive about alternative methods.
For example, when my daughters were learning their tables I wrote my own simple spreadsheet to enable tables practice on a table by table random basis. This is a completely unashamedly a drill system that produces results. Easily possible to learn all tables to 12 within a couple of months if sufficient time is invested, it is also an enjoyable process that 99% of the children that I taught enjoyed, I used the spreadsheet extensively in the schools at which I taught. Infinitely extendable for the brightest to 13, 14, 15 20x tables; likewise can be simplified to 2x and 3x for those that need more time. Also programmable to practise number bonds with any number of digits.
I have also developed the spreadsheet to enable learning of vocabulaire francais.
Subjects Taught:
Qualifications:
- BSc Hons Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- MEDC Certificate in Software Engineering
Further Information:
Availability: | Weekdays (all times) |
Types of Tutoring: | Travels to you |
References Supplied? | Yes |
Current DBS/CRB Check? | Yes |