Sam

I have taught maths, physics, chemistry and biology at a secondary school in Oxted whilst training for the PGCE teaching qualification in Physics with Maths from Sep`15 to Feb`16. I stopped after my first school placement because I found that teachers were asked to do too many things without the time to do them which conflicts with my personality.
Generally I am a very patient person and enjoy helping people learn new skills. I also coach and play a lot of table tennis and chess.
I believe that learning happens when you are challenged and have to struggle to find an answer, so I help students to work out problems for themselves, providing appropriate scaffolding and questioning to guide the student in the right direction and lead them through key concepts. Whilst on my teacher training course I was consistently told that my questioning is excellent, my explanations are very clear and that I have a very calm, warm and patient disposition.

Availability: Weekdays and Saturdays. Please send me a message to check availability.

Willing to travel: 2 miles

Experience: I have taught maths, physics, chemistry and biology at a secondary school in Oxted from Nov`15 to Feb`16 whilst training for the PGCE teaching qualification at the Institute of Education, part of UCL.
I have previously tutored GCSE and A-level maths and physics and taught Y7&8 maths and physics in a secondary school in Wallington.
I have worked as a teaching assistant at a secondary school in Croydon for two years in the special educational needs department.