Jay

I’m a detail-oriented professional tutor with more than 10 solid years of experience in encouraging and fostering intellectual curiosity in high school and college students. Dedicated to empowering students with constructive feedback and practical test-taking strategies, I have been an effective educator and team player whether working in a school, university, or private provider setting. Besides, I’m also an active listener committed to helping students overcome academic challenges to reach personal goals.

My Core skills include:
• Mathematically focused background and education with a strong focus on Statistics
• Strong interpersonal communication and listening skills with various students, parents and administrators
• Strong knowledge of human behavior, learning and motivation, personality and other psychological concept

About my Education, I graduated from UCL in 2007 with a Second-Class Honours in BSc Statistics, Computing, Operational Research and Economics (SCORE). Additionally, I have been an active member of the Royal Statistical Society.

Availability: Any day during the week, from 9am to 6pm

Willing to travel: 5 miles

Experience: Jul 2008 – Jul 2019 Self-employed, A-level & GCSE Tutor

• Providing current students and people heading back to school with 5 GCSE subjects and A-level Mathematics academic support
• Analysing different exam-board A-level and GCSE syllabus information and preparing a personalised detailed study strategy for each student which includes planned homework and practice tests
• Teaching efficient exam techniques and methods for managing stress; conducting timed practice exams to help students feel comfortable with the exam process
• Evaluating students’ progress to identify individual developmental needs; adjusting instruction and explaining methods based on progress and feedback
• Raised students’ grades in at least 1 grade; successfully helped 80% of the students get admission to top-tier Russel Group Universities