Dion

FREE 15-MIN CONSULTATION ✅;. Multi-award winning Head of Geography and Cambridge graduate, helping students achieve significant leaps. Top 2% nationally for GCSE progress, with the highest proportion of A/A* grades at A Level among boys` grammar schools in recent years.

Having come from humble beginnings, I understand the challenges many students face and am committed to helping every student reach their full potential.

With 16 years` experience working with exam boards and teaching GCSE (AQA, OCR, Edexcel) and A-Level (OCR), I combine deep subject expertise with a precise understanding of what examiners are looking for. My teaching is highly personalised and strategically focused: sessions target specific gaps, refine exam technique, and build the structured thinking required for top grades. Students develop the ability to write high-level answers consistently and perform under exam conditions.

Geography is a fascinating, wide-ranging discipline - and I genuinely love helping students understand it and succeed in it.

Availability: I currently have limited availability for new KS3 and KS4 students (AQA, OCR, Edexcel) and KS5 (OCR exam board in the following topics: Coasts, Changing Spaces; Making Places, Earth`s Life Support Systems, Hazardous Earth, and the Non-Examined Assessment). I can travel to students near Croydon or near my workplace in Sutton, and offer online tutoring for those further afield.

Willing to travel: 10 miles

Experience: I have 16 years` teaching experience in two Ofsted-rated `Outstanding` secondary comprehensive schools and currently serve as Head of Geography at a grammar school in Surrey, South London. My students consistently achieve exceptional outcomes: my department was in the **top 2% of schools nationally for pupil progress at GCSE level in 2022.** For the past three years, my Geography department has had the **highest percentage of A/A* grades at A Level among all boys` grammar schools nationwide.** My most recent A Level class achieved 100% A*-B grades, with five students earning A* and one achieving full UMS marks.

In 2023, my department was awarded the **Secondary Geography Quality Mark for academic excellence** by the Geographical Association (with Centre of Excellence for Fieldwork). I enjoy keeping up-to-date with the latest educational research on teaching, learning, and memory skills, and have access to the most effective resources to support your son or daughter.

Stretching further back, In 2012 I was awarded the Jack Petchey Leader Award for my outstanding commitment to supporting and inspiring young people. In 2009 I was awarded the Tony Hoare Prize for Widening Participation in Geography at the University of Bristol, recognising my contribution to promoting inclusivity and broadening access to geographical education.

I currently work with a select range of students as a teacher and as a tutor, including those with SEND, as well as high-attaining students aiming for Grades 8-9 and A/A*.

Support is available in a variety of formats:
• Intensive revision sessions in the lead-up to exams
• Regular weekly tutoring to build confidence and boost grades
• Support for home-educated students
• Guidance with coursework and NEA
• Fieldwork support where required

***** **References from another tutoring website** *****

**5**⭐;; *My son got grade 3 in his GCSE Geography mock exam, after which we started tutions with Dion. Just with few months of Dion`s tutoring he got grade 8 in his final GCSE exam! Every penny of the lessons was worth. Dion is highly professional, very well organised & punctual, very knowledgeable and knows how to pass his knowledge & experience on to the students. Dion understood my son`s specific needs and provided tailor-made lessons. Dion`s teaching is very exam oriented on the one hand and knowledge-feeding on the other. In short Dion`s lessons tick every single tickbox. I went to Uni and I am a professional. In my own experience I would say that Dion is the best teacher I have known ever.*

**5**⭐;; *I couldn`t be happier with the sessions. Dion has a knack for making complex concepts seem so straightforward. His teaching style is super engaging, and he is always patient and encouraging, which really boosts confidence. He is incredibly knowledgeable about the subject. Highly recommended!*

**5**⭐;; *We have been very pleased with Dion`s help so far. My son needed some support with knowledge and exam technique, he found Dion to be friendly and engaging, and seemed genuinely more enthusiastic about geography after just a few lessons.
Dion had obviously spent time carefully preparing for the lessons and provided some excellent resources/notes tailored to our son`s needed. Would definitely recommend him!
(NB our lessons were carried out over Zoom which has not been any problem-in fact saved on travel time)*

**5**⭐;; *Would thoroughly recommend. Some aspects of the new AQA Geography GCSE 9-1 specification are quite tricky but with Dion`s excellent tutoring, my son is feeling much more confident about the exam.*

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