Nicholas - Swindon tutor
Information About Nicholas:
Personal Description:
I became a teacher because I love teaching.|
I sometimes wonder why it took me so long to find my ideal career as for many years I worked in industry and the public sector as a systems librarian and website manager.
However, I now consider my multidisciplinary career to be one of my great strengths as a teacher, as I bring a wide range of experience to the classroom which enhances my teaching and grounds it in the real world.
Teaching Experience:
I have been a teacher for ten years now - I have diversified and taught three related topics: Computer Science, Information Technology and Computer Games Design. In all subjects I attempt to relate the topic to case studies and my experience at work.
I taught for 8 years at a Sixth Form College in Walthamstow, London and for 1 year in a Sixth Form College in Palma, Mallorca, Spain.
For the last year I have taught as a supply and substitute teacher - my last Computer Science role was teaching GCSE Computer Science, for 3 months at Marlborough College, Wiltshire.
I am also teaching online tuition and have done so in 2026-2027 and 2025 to present. I teach a mixture of GCSE and A Level Computer Science.
Tutoring Approach:
In my first lesson I will find the gaps in a student's knowledge. Often a student has a clear idea of what they need help on, but I also find that diagnostic assessment will help find other knowledge gaps the student is not aware of.
I will then address these knowledge gaps with specific tailor-made lessons. At the end of the lesson I use summative assessment to determine if they have improved. In future lessons I will re-test the student to see if they have retained this knowledge.
I use Google Meet and Google Documents which is shared with the student. I create individualised versions of my teaching documents for each student and they can retain access to the Documents after the lesson.
Qualifications:
- PGCE (2016)
- BA Honours (2:2)
Further Information:
| Availability: | Weekdays (all times) |
| Types of Tutoring: | Online |
| References Supplied? | Yes |
| Current DBS/CRB Check? | Yes |
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