Tom

Hi, I`m Tom, an Oxford University-educated private tutor in Economics, Maths, Politics and Philosophy. I have over ten years` experience and have taught at least 400 students, mostly at A level.

More recently I was a Consultant Teacher (most senior teacher) at a top girls` boarding school in Buckinghamshire where each year we achieved typically 40% A* grades at A level and students won places to do PPE or Economics and Management and Oxford, as well as Economics or HSPS at Cambridge. Other common destinations for my students included: Stanford, Yale, and Bocconi.

I have many years` experience in supporting students with their personal statements, as well as helping them prepare for the TMUA, TSA exams and Oxbridge interviews.

I have also been an examiner for Edexcel Economics, giving me invaluable insights into how papers are marked and what examiners are looking for.

I have numerous testimonials about my tutoring. Here are two, many more available on request.

"Tom is an extremely knowledgeable tutor who knows everything there is to know about the subject he teaches. He knew how to explain things and then went further into the information to gain a deeper understanding allowing the topics to be remembered. I got through several maths topic because of Tom!" (Mathematics A-Level)

"Tom managed to get me from a complete economics beginner to a First Class mark at university. His tutoring is clear, clever and incredibly helpful!" (Economics & History Degree, Durham University)

I teach mathematics and economics up to A-level. I also teach politics and philosophy up to and including degree level, depending on the topic area required. I cover all major exam boards. Please note I only teach online; I do not travel or accept home visitors.

My aim as a tutor is to create in my students a deep understanding and confidence in answering exam questions and being able to tackle new and unfamiliar problems. My teaching philosophy is based on encouraging students to think for themselves, using real-world examples wherever possible. I start from topics the students are comfortable with and move gradually towards more complex areas as their confidence builds. I use questions and examples to check understanding continually. I don`t lecture to students or ask them to memorise things. Nor do I do homework or coursework for them!

I believe passionately in the huge value of tutoring to students and take great satisfaction in seeing my students achieve their full potential.

Availability: Each year I take on a small number of motivated students whom I work closely with to help them achieve their exam and university aspirations.

Willing to travel: 5 miles

Experience: I have been a private tutor for over ten years and have tutored over 300 students, mostly at A-Level. More recently, while working at a top girls` independent school I taught over 200 students across 7 years. The following is a more specific list of courses and subjects I have taught.

Mathematics

Pre-GCSE maths (from age 9 onwards)
GCSE Mathematics: Edexcel and AQA
A Level Mathematics: Edexcel, OCR and AQA: Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Mechanics.
Preparation for numeracy tests for investment banking e.g. JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, HSBC
MBA module on Business Modelling and Statistics (Warwick University)
Training for numerical tests for investment banking and consulting

Economics

GCSE Economics: OCR
A Level courses in Economics: Edexcel, AQA, OCR and WJEC
Degree level: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Maths for Economics, Statistics (students at the Universities of Sheffield, Durham, UCL, Hertfordshire, Birmingham, Manchester, St Andrews)
Preparation for Oxbridge entry (PPE) and interview preparation

Politics

AS and A2 courses in Politics: Edexcel, WJEC, OCR
Degree level politics: Political theory (Nottingham Uni), Democracy and Politics of the EU (Loughborough University).
Masters level politics: Politics of the Middle East (University of London, SOAS)

Philosophy

A level courses in Philosophy: AQA and OCR, topics including Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Nietzsche, Mill
Degree level Philosophy: Ethics, Nietzsche, Formal Logic, Political Philosophy, Sartre, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Aesthetics (Oxford, London, Sussex and Warwick universities)
Preparation for Oxbridge entry: Wittgenstein, Descartes, Epistemology

Other

Advice on personal statements for UCAS forms
Help preparing for interview for corporate law firm (economics and finance)

Before becoming a tutor I worked in senior research roles for the government and think tanks.