Qualifications & achievements
- PhD in Physics
- First-class BSc (Hons) Physics
- 20 years+ individual tutoring experience
- 10 years’ experience preparing students for US admissions tests
- Experience tutoring students associated with Eton, Dulwich, Brighton College, Imperial College, Oxford, MPW and JAGS
- Historical results including C → A*, B/C → A*, Grade 5 → Grade 8 and D/E → B/C
- Student recorded with 800 in Physics SAT Subject Test
- Students recorded as progressing to Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Stanford, Imperial and UCL
I have spent the last 20 years helping students understand Maths and Physics properly — not simply learn enough to get through the next exam.
I have a particular interest in students who are capable of considerably more than their current results suggest. Sometimes the problem is a gap in knowledge or that a concept has never really clicked. Other times confidence has deteriorated after a series of disappointing results. My first job is to work out which of these is actually happening. I then tailor the teaching accordingly.
I don’t believe that there is one way of explaining Physics or Maths that works for everyone. I use questioning, diagrams, worked problems, alternative explanations, exam questions and discussion to establish whether a student genuinely understands an idea rather than simply recognising the procedure.
This approach has produced good consistent results over the years.
Historical feedback includes students moving from C to A* in A-level Physics, B/C to A*, Grade 5 to Grade 8 in GCSE Maths and D/E to B/C in A-level Physics. One A-level Physics student who began at B/C became the highest-performing student in her class.
I also work with students who are already performing strongly but want to push further; whether that means A* preparation, tackling university entrance exams, preparing for the Olympiad, preparing for US admissions tests or developing the depth of understanding needed for university-level Physics.