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Harry

Harry
Harry
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London, London
Feedback Score:
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Member Since: 10/01/2023
Last Login: 4 hours ago
Response Rate: 80%
Expected Response: < 36 minutes

My Qualifications

PGCE
Oxford University
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Secondary)
pass  (2019)
MSci
University College London (University of London)
Physics and Astronomy
2:1  (2018)

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I am a University College London graduate with an MSci in Physics. I also completed a PGCE at Oxford University specialising in physics teaching, and went on to teach in the Oxfordshire area. I have since returned to education and am currently studying for a masters in Psychology and Neuroscience at King`s College London.

I offer tutoring both for general subject knowledge and exam performance, often in the same session as needed. My aim is always to raise the student`s confidence and knowledge of the subject. So many students give up on questions that they know the answers to, just because they don`t instantly understand the question!

For general subject knowledge you can expect me to help you to identify the areas in which you are struggling and focus on them.
I believe the most effective way to learn is live conversational problem solving, where we work through a question together fully discussing every step of the working, followed by example questions with instant feedback.

For exam performance I believe that there are three areas that all students should focus on:

Knowledge: Knowledge is the backbone of all of your exam answers. Both memorisation and understanding are important, but the better your overall understanding of a topic, the less memorisation you will need to do. While memorisation is helpful for many exam questions, there will always be a few questions that require a more in-depth understanding of the topic, and to get the highest marks you will need to be able to answer them.

Exam technique: A common problem that many students face is not answering the question that is being asked, and instead just stating knowledge related to the topic. There are many tips and tricks that can help you to identify which questions are simply looking for a statement of a fact that you have memorised, and which questions are looking for deeper analysis. By looking at things like the phrasing of the question and the number of marks available, you can much more easily work out the level of detail expected in your answer.

Time management: Many teachers give the benchmark of 1 mark per minute as the pace that you should be aiming for during an exam. I don`t agree with this as it assumes that all questions are equally difficult. Many similar exam questions appear on papers every year. If you can identify these common questions quickly you may be able to answer a 3 mark question in only 30 seconds, freeing up more time to think about your answers to the more difficult questions.

Knowledge is obviously key to exam performance, but many students who perform poorly in exams are often lacking in one or more of the other key areas, or worse, haven`t thought about them at all. I believe that effective training in all three of these areas is important for maximum exam success.

Providing either a completed past paper (or an idea of which areas of the syllabus you want to focus on) before the start of the session would be appreciated, as it allows me to prepare content specifically for you.

Feel free to reach out if you need any more information!

Availability: I am available From 3PM to 6PM Monday-Friday, although some timeslots may already be booked. Please see the availability section for my current availability. I only offer online tutoring.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: During my time as a teacher I offered many after school sessions aimed at exam preparation, which successfully helped students who attended to optimise their exam performance.

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Feedback For Harry (3)

We have a total of 3 review(s) for Harry.

Kurt (Mr)
03/07/2023

5/5 Rating

On my son’s first session I can already gauge we found the right person for him, I was impressed listening to the initial session. Harry has taught him well about strategies on how to approach the tricky part on Physics GCSE. Our son is now looking forward to do Physics on his A levels


Sammy (Ms)
27/04/2023

5/5 Rating

Harry has a really engaging style and keeps interest of students throughout. He is excellent at picking up on tangents of interest and exploring them with students.


Roxanne (Mr)
19/02/2023

5/5 Rating

We are so fortunate to have found Mr Harry. He is working with my son on his GSCE Physics. My son can`t speak highly enough of him. Highly recommended