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Andy
- Rate £50
- Response 2h
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£50/hr
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1st lesson free
- History
- Politics
History and Politics at GCSE and A Level, through flexible, personalised learning.
- History
- Politics
Lesson location
- Online
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at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 20 km from Haddenham
Recommended
Andy is a respected member of our tutor community. He is highly recommended for his commitment and the quality of his lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Andy
With 26 years’ teaching experience in a variety of types of secondary school, I feel confident that I should be able to provide you with whatever support you need in History or Politics. In addition to my PGCE in Secondary History I hold a First Class Honours degree in Politics. Fancying a change of direction and priorities, I left the classroom in Summer 2023 and am pursuing a range of opportunities. Tutoring is one of these and enables me to enjoy the most fulfilling aspects of teaching, namely helping students and seeing you progress and thrive, as well as allowing me to continue to indulge my passion for History and Politics. I have taught both to A Level for much of that time, most recently as a Head of History in an Oxfordshire independent school and, for a large portion of my career, in a large Buckinghamshire grammar school. I was an AS Level Government and Politics examiner for Edexcel from 2007-2013 and have refreshed my exam skills in recent years with webinars from Edexcel A Level and CIAE iGCSE chief examiners/textbook authors. I enjoyed the opportunity to teach some KS3 English in my previous post and this helped me to reflect on, and develop writing strategies that I have applied to my History and Politics teaching. Specific Experience: • I have taught and tutored Edexcel, OCR and AQA A Level History. • My most recent GCSE teaching has been the CAIE iGCSE specification and I have also delivered Edexcel and OCR courses in the classroom and tutoring. • I am confident in supporting all History exam skills: source analysis, organisation of extended writing, essay technique and coursework management. • I recently wrote an A Level revision guide to support the Edexcel Russia, 1917-91 course for (concealed information) • My A Level Politics teaching has followed the Edexcel specification, although I am very happy tutoring the AQA specification as well. • Edexcel AS level Politics examiner (2007-13). • I have experience of teaching KS3 English and can help you with this. • I served as Assistant Head of Sixth Form in my two most recent schools, providing pastoral support and overseeing UCAS applications. • Over the years, I have supervised EPQ students on a variety of topics, usually History, Politics or Humanities-related. It has been interesting watching original ideas go from an often-uncertain start to an independently researched and crafted piece of extended enrichment work. • Throughout my teaching career, I have volunteered as a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Leader and Assessor, coordinating the scheme in two schools. • In July 2021, I completed the Complete SEND Diploma remotely with the New Skills Academy. It is particularly satisfying to see young people who find the curriculum or conventional school environment challenging achieve or exceed their potential and I undertook this Diploma to help widen my understanding the experience of SEND learners and to develop my strategies to support them. • As part of my PGCE, I took a Certificate in Pre-Service Education: Teaching English as a Foreign Language. This enabled me to work in a TEFL summer school in the UK between qualifying and starting my teaching career. • I am confident working with you in person or online. My last school moved to full remote teaching very quickly during the first Covid lockdown and previously I worked for an early adopter of Google Classroom. • I hold a current DBS certificate and subscribe to the Update service. • I am fully insured as a tutor.
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About the lesson
- Primary
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- GCSE
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levels :
Primary
Secondary
GCSE
AS Level
A Level
BTEC
Adult Education
Undergraduate
Masters
Diploma
Doctorate
MBA
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
My job is to bridge the gap between what you cover in the classroom and how you use that to succeed. My lessons are always completely student-focused, aiming to empower learners and give you the confidence and resilience to formulate opinions, develop explanations and lines of argument and ultimately achieve. I begin by discussing your individual requirements and goals, be they particular aspects of exam technique, specific themes or topics or more general study skills, such as note-taking or revision strategies. These are then the basis of all of my planning and lessons are continually adapted as you progress or to find different approaches that will work for you. History teachers are always flexible: there are a huge range of time periods and topics out there, so we are experts at mastering all that we need to and applying our understanding of exam requirements to these. Politics is constantly, and often unexpectedly, changing and evolving; I am, therefore, constantly up to speed with developments in my subjects and ensure that my students know how to apply these to their learning. Each lesson will include some focus on exam/assessment materials, be it planning a practice question, reviewing work you have completed either as part of, or in addition to, your normal school or college tasks, or focusing on a particular feature of exam questions, such as writing a conclusion or interpreting cartoon sources. Any additional notes or resources are at no extra charge.
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Recommendations
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When my daughter first started studying A Level Politics, she found the volume of content overwhelming and began to lose confidence. We decided that the best way to support her was to find a tutor.
We found Andy and he has been outstanding. He helped Lara grasp complex political concepts and significantly improved her understanding of the subject. Her confidence grew with every session. Andy also provided valuable support with exam technique and essay writing, which made a real difference.
In addition to academic support, Andy helped Lara craft a strong personal statement for her university applications.
Thanks to his guidance, Lara achieved a high grade in A Level Politics and secured a place at her first-choice university. We’re incredibly grateful for his help and would highly recommend him to anyone looking for expert support in Politics.
Andy is a phenomenal and reassuring tutor who I am happy to be giving a recommendation for. Andy has tutored both of my children during their times in secondary school, both of whom needed help for their history GCSE. I would like to highlight the impact Andy’s tutoring had on my children, particularly my daughter who missed a significant part of secondary school, and was on track to fail her history GCSE. With Andy’s help, my daughter managed to attain a 5 in her history GCSE, pushing her up 2 whole grades. His helpful and detailed explanations of her topics enabled her to understand her subject, and provided her with a lot of confidence when going in for her exam.
His tutoring also proved to be significantly helpful with my son’s history GCSE, who struggled to learn the subject due to his severe dyspraxia which came into effect with his struggle to read through the textbook quickly and comprehend the topic. Andy’s tutoring has been beyond helpful for both of my children when it came to their GCSEs.
Overall, I am more than happy to recommend Andy for this position as I have absolute confidence that he is able to excel at the job and be an excellent tutor to those that require his help.
Andy is a highly experienced and excellent History teacher, who has consistently taught at the highest level and helped pupils to achieve the best results. He is thorough and meticulous in his planning, and is particularly adept at supporting each individual to reach their full potential.
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Rates
Rate
- £50
Pack prices
- 5h: £250
- 10h: £500
online
- £50/h
free lessons
The first free lesson with Andy will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 1hr
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