Tom

Hi, I`m Tom, an Oxford University-educated private tutor in Economics, Maths, Politics and Philosophy. I have ten years` experience and have taught at least 300 students, mostly at A level.

Most of my teaching is one-to-one but I also run Easter Revision Courses in Economics.

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

"Tom is an extremely knowledgable 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 beginnner to a First Class mark at university. His tutoring is clear, clever and incredibly helpful!" (Economics & History Degree, Durham University)

I teach mathematics up to and including A-level and economics up to and including degree level. I also teach politics and philosophy up to and including postgraduate level, depending on the topic area required. I cover all major exam boards. I can visit you in your home, or lessons are possible at my house. I also teach online using Skype and an online whiteboard.

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 the students’ homework 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.

I also regularly coach and mentor students in their application for Oxford or Cambridge.

Availability: Limited availability mid-week.

Willing to travel: 5 miles

Experience: I have been a private tutor for ten years and have taught over 300 students, mostly at A-Level. I also taught for two years at Ealing Independent College. 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, Modular and Linear
AS, A2 and Further Mathematics: Edexcel, OCR and AQA: C1, C2, C3, C4, S1, S2, M1.
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
AS and A2 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

AS and A2 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 private sector.