Online Tutor Thea
Thea
Mechanical Engineering MEng
$65/hr
Hello my name is Thea Cooper and I have a passion for education. I am an online tutor, qualified teacher, head of department and former engineer. I have taught over 2000 hours of online lessons to students across the globe. I quickly build rapport with students and challenge them while still having fun!
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Imperial College London - Mechanical Engineering - MEng
Hello my name is Thea Cooper and I have a passion for education. I am an online tutor, qualified teacher, head of department and former engineer. I have taught over 2000 hours of online lessons to students across the globe. I quickly build rapport with students and challenge them while still having fun!
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About Me
I have a passion for education. I gained my masters in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London and subsequently worked as an engineer.
I am now a fully qualified teacher currently working as Head of Department at a leading independent school. I enjoy seeing students and teachers succeed and am passionate about students accessing maths in a fun and engaging way. Students at my school enjoy maths at all stages and abilities because the lessons my team deliver use a variety of activities to unpick students misconceptions and ensure they build confidence. As a result the students I teach and tutor do well, often surpassing their expected target. Prior to my 8 years of classroom teaching I have worked as a full time tutor teaching maths and physics to students following both the UK and American curriculum as well as preparing students at all levels for entrance exams - whether this be for the 11+ or for the MAT/STEP/TMUA university exams.
In my free time, when I’m not tutoring, I’m usually working on a DIY project or developing online resources.
Tutor Experience
I have extensive tutoring experience in the following:
middle school mathematics - ages 8-13
11+ and 13+ entrance exams
GCSE/iGCSE Mathematics and Physics
Grade 8/9 mathematics
A level mathematics
A level further maths
A level Physics
Algebra 1,2, precalculus, AP Calculus
university entrance exam preparation - STEP/MAT/TMUA
I also have 6 years of experience working with students with a variety of educational need including severe autism and dyslexia among others. I enjoy getting to know my students and quickly build a rapport so I am able to adapt my lessons to suits the needs and learning styles of my students.
Topic Expertise
I gained my masters in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London and subsequently worked as an engineer so have excellent knowledge of mathematics and physics with particular expertise in mechanics. I know first hand how maths and physics are used in everyday life and enjoy using this knowledge and experience to enrich the learning process of my students.
I am also a qualified teacher with a PGCE in Mathematics so have educational subject expertise in preparing and delivering lessons: my lessons question and challenge students while unpicking misconceptions and supporting students to make progress.
Testimonials
"Ilana told me that the 1st lesson went well. No complaints at all!" (parent of A level mathematics student)
"She was great! Look forward to seeing her again." (Parent of middle school student)
"Just to say, Lila is always in such a good mood and so excited about math after your sessions! Yay! Thank you." (Parent of AP Calculus student)
"You actually won't believe what happened! The proof question about the largest prime number came up and I did it! Thank you again! Honestly I think I would've failed maths without you." Grace (A Level maths)
"I'm sad you will not be my teacher anymore. I'm very thankful fur you as you have helped me a lot through year 11. You gave me hope to pass my maths and for that I will always be thankful." Deborah (GCSE Maths)
"The lesson with Thea was informative, tackles and explains problems with a fun approach." (A level physics student)
"Thank you for helping me with my maths. Before I met you I used to think I couldn't do anything but you have actually really helped me to be confident in maths and I now feel it is one of my best subjects. Thank you for being patient with me." Ella (GCSE Maths)
"So... I just got the physics test back and (surprisingly) I've got an A on the AS paper. Just wanted to say a massive thank you for helping me out." Natalie (A level Physics)
Tutoring Subjects
Background Checks
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Qualifications
2.1 Mechanical Engineering (MEng) - Imperial College London
QTS Status - qualified teacher
PGCE - Mathematics
AAA A level Mathematics, Physics and English Literature
A AS Further Mathematics
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