Online Science Tutor Chris
Chris
Natural Sciences BA
$78/hr
Hello, I'm Chris and I aim not just to teach you the facts of your subject, but also to build your understanding, confidence and independent thinking. I'm an experienced teacher and tutor from GCSE right through to Primary School level and have also taught a wide range of abilities, ranging from those aiming for top grades to those who are really struggling. Every student is different, so I adapt my teaching style to each individual.
Using this approach, I've helped students improve their GCSE grades by two levels (or more) in Maths and all three Sciences.
Chris5.0184 classes
Cambridge University - Natural Sciences - BA
Hello, I'm Chris and I aim not just to teach you the facts of your subject, but also to build your understanding, confidence and independent thinking. I'm an experienced teacher and tutor from GCSE right through to Primary School level and have also taught a wide range of abilities, ranging from those aiming for top grades to those who are really struggling. Every student is different, so I adapt my teaching style to each individual.
Using this approach, I've helped students improve their GCSE grades by two levels (or more) in Maths and all three Sciences.
| Recent Students: 4 |
| Total Hours: 139 |
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| All-time Students: 5 |
| Total Classes: 184 |
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| Recent Students: 4 | Total Hours: 139 | Last Online: |
| All-time Students: 5 | Total Classes: 184 | Signed Up: |
About Me
I am a former primary school teacher and Head of Science who loves teaching, but has left the classroom in order to spend more time with my own family. I am brand new to Spires so don't have any teaching hours logged on here yet, but I am also an experienced tutor.
Before training as a teacher, I spent a lot of time working with children in out of school and holiday clubs. This was when I discovered the joy in helping children build their confidence and succeed at things they didn't realise they were capable of. Building on this joy led me into the classroom, where I could share my enthusiasm every day with my class.
My own education focused primarily on science as this is a subject I have always enjoyed. Natural Sciences allowed me to keep studying a broad range for as long as possible, before finally specialising in zoology. During my teacher training, I undertook a module in English Specialist Teaching in order to ensure I would be as rounded a teacher as possible.
I have three teenage children, two of whom are currently in the middle of their GCSEs and A-Levels, and I am definitely not bitter that they are all now better at football and netball than I am!
Tutor Experience
To me, teaching is not just learning a series of facts. It is important to build a student's 'soft-skills' such as confidence, perseverance and independent thinking in order to allow them to apply the facts they learn. My many years working with children has taught me the importance of understanding each child as an individual in order to motivate them and build their self belief. I have used this lesson with every child I have taught since, both in 1:1 tutoring and within the classroom, and aim to tailor learning in a way that best suits each individual.
Students naturally compare themselves to their peers, and unfortunately the exam system tends to encourage this. I like to encourage the student to compare themselves now to what they used to be capable of - only comparing themselves to their past-selves and their future goals.
I have been a primary school teacher working in Key Stage 2 for ten years (including plenty of experience with online teaching during covid isolations). During this time I have taught children age 7-11 in every subject, including in small group and 1:1 situations. These smaller group sessions have primarily been in maths, comprehension or grammar and have been both for children that have been struggling and for more able children needing a nudge to get to the next level. My subject expertise have also seen me appointed Head of Maths and of Science during my time at two different schools.
I have tutored maths and science at GCSE level locally for two years, with an average improvement of one grade above predictions.
Topic Expertise
Years 3-6 - all subjects (including maths, reading, punctuation and grammar, science)
Years 7-9 - maths, biology, physics, chemistry
GCSE - maths, biology, physics
Client Reviews
My name is Sarah Sattar and Chris has tutored me during the prominent years of my GCSE's outstandingly.He keeps up an enthusiastic mood and tries his best to come up with methods in order to recall effectively.At the beginning, i was stressed that i wouldn't achieve the grades i wanted to but now can confidently say that Chris's work and dedication had enabled me to build that confidence that was missing and resulted to my weaker performance.Furthermore , his confidence enabled me to recently in year 10 achieve an 8 (1 mark from a 9) in my latest physics topic test that had a bunch of hard questions.Chris also helped me in maths and biology and i am so sad to end my tutoring with him but will definitely push my brother to follow my lead!
Sarah - Physics
Testimonials
Chris has been absolutely amazing with my son who is an autistic 12 year old. My son had been out of school for some time as he struggled in the environment, and while we were looking for a new school setting we did some online tutoring at home. My son did 3 sessions with Chris every week, covering both maths and science. Chris was brilliant with my son, he tailored the lessons to suit him and made them really fun and engaging so my very nervous and anxious son would laugh and even be a bit cheeky. He got so much out of every session, sometimes not even realising he was learning. I can not recommend Chris enough.
Tutoring Subjects
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Qualifications
Natural Sciences, BA - Cambridge University
PGCE - University of Reading
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