All that experience of teaching
Having taught in a number of secondary schools at KS3, GCSE and A-Level I have been around the teaching profession for many years. I have had classes from 60(!) pupils down to 5 and have worked with individuals of all abilities (and attitudes!)
I like to think my lessons are interesting, lively and relevant, and my pupils tell me that I have an ability to make complex ideas easier to understand. I think the reviews all over the site speak for themselves.
I have taught the new KS4 and 5 syllabuses and am good at exam preparation.
I even had a spell, as an Advanced Skills Teacher and Assistant Head, where I helped train new teachers and delivered staff training, along with instigating analysis of pupil performance and projects to improve the quality of teaching and learning across the school. I wrote an online GCSE course combining ICT and the Citizenship syllabus which was sold to other schools.
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A little more detail....
I now tutor full time ... I left the classroom because though I loved teaching I was spending most of my time on 'extra curricula activities' and less and less on teaching. On top of that I felt it hard to align my belief in the love of learning, with education's aggressively competitive focus on targets and grades and its emphasis on fear. All a bit sad really. I find that tutoring gives me the chance to do what I love without some of the peripheral distractions - and I like being my own boss.
