Matthew

I`m a well known science communicator (BBC, TEDx, 25 million online views etc.) and a 1st class Oxford science graduate, with a proven track record of inspiring a long-term love of science and maths, and supporting my students to outstanding results, and into top universities.

I have many positive testimonials, with some available to read below and more available on request.

My mission is to make science as accessible as oxygen, to nurture curiosity, and to inspire innovation and courageous thinking.

I have communicated science on Blue Peter, the Today Programme, Comedy Central, and given science talks for TEDx, UN Ops, UNESCO, London Science Museum and many schools. I`ve also written and directed educational videos with over 25 million views across platforms. Among these are two short films: Losing Ground and Plastic In the Air. My educational podcast, A Piece of String, has 10,000 monthly listeners, and is co-produced by a founder of QI.

I take a very fun and imaginative approach to tutoring, and I have years of experience offering the very best science and maths tuition to children and adults of all ages and backgrounds.

I believe that everyone is a natural born scientist, and that everyone can be brilliant at maths, given the chance to truly understand it. I bring out the best in my students by inspiring genuine curiosity, and building confidence through fun, relatable teaching methods individually designed for each student. My lessons expand beyond the limits of government syllabuses, and pave the way for understanding and enjoyment at the highest level.

I animate and energise every topic, focusing on encouraging exploration and academic adventure. I always promote the most thorough understanding and spirit of inquiry, and through the unique interests of each student, I work to build long-lasting connections with fascinating areas of each subject.

I believe that every individual has the potential to achieve great things, and I love to help my students to strengthen their sense of self worth, and travel on a trajectory towards leaving a positive mark on the world.

I am intuitive, patient and affable with every student, regardless of background. I am also particularly experienced with dyslexic students.

My tutoring rate is because...
1) I am in high demand.
2) I direct a lot of what I earn as a tutor into my environmental and educational projects.

Environmental and educational projects include...

#NoBeef - an environmental campaign supported by Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney, the University of Cambridge, Harvard’s Planetary Health Alliance and academics around the world. #NoBeef works to spread knowledge about the environmental impact of ruminant meat, and to encourage schools and universities to remove it from from their menus in favour of animal-free alternatives. Numerous institutions are involved, and the campaign has been featured in The Sunday Times and BBC News.

#ReforestEarth - an actions group that, in autumn 2019, delivered sapling trees to over 400 British MPs and ministers, from all parties, in order to communicate the necessity to urgently accelerate reforesting and re-wilding the UK, to combat the climate and ecological crisis. The action has been mentioned multiple times in parliament, and tree planting has since been much higher on the political agenda.

Science In The Bath - an online channel with videos to inspire people from all ages and backgrounds about science. Topics range from "Do We All See Colours Differently?" through to "How To Build A Star".

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Besides tutoring, science communication, and environmental work, I am also a musician and consultant.

My music has been featured on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, and by the likes of The Guardian, NME and Clash. I have also performed live on prime time television, and have been invited to perform at both Glastonbury and Latitude.

I also occasionally act as a consultant to various start ups, having previously worked in sectors like education, biotech, media, retail, supply chain and tech.

I grew up in the Peak District and am now living in London.

Availability: Please enquire for information about my availability, as it regularly changes.

Please accept my apologies if I`m a little slow to reply during busy periods. I always write back as soon as I`m able to.

I usually do a combination of home visits and online tutorials with my students, though some prefer to do all lessons in person or all online.

Willing to travel: 50 miles

Experience: “Matthew walks on water he is an incredible teacher. My son connected with him from day one. Our son was at a very low ebb with his Physics (he was the only one in his class not to be doing Maths), and Matthew stepped in and made real progress. From the first lesson, Matthew helped him to find the gaps in his knowledge and was able to get him to feel that he really understood. They worked together on anything that was challenging, and Matthew made such a difference. I think Matthew is an excellent teacher and we feel that our son has benefited enormously.” – S D, mother (A-Level Physics)

“The kids are very happy with your tutoring and so am I. They tell me that your lessons are excellent, and really building their confidence. We have put our faith in you Matthew. For the first time, our daughter has started to achieve top grades. We’ve also noticed other positive changes; she’s a lot more sociable now too.” – T K, father (GCSE and KS3 Maths and Science)

“You’ve got a real talent: I can see that the you communicate with my son is really special; you get down to his level, you make friends, and you really connect.” L H, father (Year 3 Maths)

"I can see that you`ve already made immense progress in the areas where our son is struggling. I`m really impressed with how much more easily he`s working things out now. I tried and couldn`t help him like you have!" - S W, father (11+ Maths and Reasoning)

“Matthew had a broad brief of inspiring my daughter to get excited by science. He achieved this brilliantly with charm and enthusiasm. Matthew is inspiring, cool and effective.” – T S, mother (Year 8 Science Mentoring)

“You’ve made it so much clearer; I thought I was never going to get this. I actually understand it all now!” – B S, student (GCSE Biology)

“Matthew is full of energy and full of life. It is infectious! He can explain some very complex science by chopping the material down into much more concise ideas. Entire double page spreads are condensed into an equation and a couple of bullet points. My daughter tells me that concepts that seemed complicated now seem easy, and that working with Matthew has saved her hours of struggling with revision. And if she’s interested in a particular idea, he is fully able to expand beyond the syllabus too! He is a real genius, and the house brightens up each time with his presence!” – V N, mother (A-Level Maths & Chemistry)

“I wish I could live with you so that we could have a lesson every day” – T A, student (Year 3 Science Mentoring)

“I got an offer for Physics at Oxford! I’m super happy. Thank you!” – A H (A-Level Chemistry & Physics)

“Matthew has been a great tutor and a distinguished role model for my son. He has been talking about his ‘smart teacher’ ever since. He has the gift of teaching with fun and games. Thank you Matthew” – A O, mother (Year 1 Science Mentoring)

“You are by far our favourite tutor – and there have been many! I am so grateful to you for turning our son’s maths around and giving him a true understanding of what he is doing – fantastic that you were able to achieve this.” – C S, mother (A-Level Maths)

“I can see a dramatic improvement. She’s so much more focused, and her work is so much better.” – K M, mother (Year 4 Maths)

“C got 3A*s so she was delighted, as were we. She did particularly well in statistics. Thank you very much for your contribution to that which boosted her confidence. Very positive feedback from us. C enjoyed her sessions with you and could quite see why you are so acclaimed.” – J F, mother (A-Level Maths)

“I showed E’s teacher what she’s been learning with you. She was really impressed; she says they’re nowhere near that in school. E is way ahead of the class. She’s doing so much better this year thanks to you Matthew.” – A B, mother (11+ Maths)

“The results have been excellent. Both girls got straight As. G got a spectacular 100% average UMS in Physics. She got full marks in all the papers! She was shocked because she didn’t even think she was that good at it. Thank you for all your help.” – C H, mother (A-Level Physics)

“My son can’t stop talking about you. He tells us all about the games you played at the Science Museum and the lava underneath us which surprised him deeply” – A O, mother (Year 2 Science Mentoring)

“Our son is very motivated and it’s the first time I’ve seen him `wanting` to do well. Very much due to your lessons!” – N W, mother (11+ Maths)

“My daughter tells me that you’re a super genius – brilliant at maths, at science, at music, at everything. I know that she will do well with you looking after her.” – S A, father (GCSE Science & Maths)

“Matthew scored quite a coup when he had our son teaching his own maths class a method that the school teacher hadn’t been able to teach them. Now A’s whole class understands thanks to Matthew’s method!” – W M, father (A-Level Maths)

“C has come out top of the set in the majority of our assessments this term. I think her confidence is now far higher.” – A A, C’s school maths teacher (11+ Maths & Science)

“We had been through countless tutors with my nephew and none of them could build up the relationship. But Matthew was different it’s not easy to find a tutor of such high standard and character.” – A S, uncle (A-Level Maths & Chemistry)

“You were amazingly helpful to my son when you were tutoring him – you transformed his confidence in the subject and himself.” – E A, mother (GCSE Biology & Physics)

“It’s so much clearer with Matthew than when we cover it in school” – A H, student (A-Level Physics & Chemistry)

“My son was so excited after the lesson, telling me about your discussions with him which he found amazing.” – C C, mother (Science Mentoring, Year 8)

“I was over the moon with my results. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your help” – M R, student (A-Level Chemistry)

“Thanks to you (somehow!) my daughter managed to get A* A* in her science, so you were right.” and “Your explanations are absolutely worth it. You have rescued my daughter’s confidence.” – R V, mother (GCSE Science)

“Our son did fantastically in the physics paper that Matthew helped him with, and a high A overall. Matthew`s help was marvellous. J had missed so much revision time having had flu at Easter, he would never have fitted it all in, but Matthew made everything so simple.” – R M, mother (A-Level Physics)

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