James Mawson - Tutors - Keystone Tutors

Experience

Jan 07 - Jul 07; worked as a Gap Assistant at Christ Church Cathedral School, Oxford. C. 550 hours' contact time with students in years 0 - 3, helping learn to read (1 on 1) and assisting in the classroom, as well as breaktime and sports supervision.

Sep 10 - present; working as freelance tutor via Keystone Tutors, Blue Tutors and independently.

Jan 12 - Jul 12; Teacher of Senior Mathematics at Westminster Cathedral Choir School (years 7 and 8)

Recent Keystone Work:

GCSE Maths: GCSE Maths (Started: March 2011)

13+ Maths: Maths for 11 and 12 year old (Started: April 2011)

13+ English, 13+ Maths, 13+ History: Maths 13+ (and maybe a bit of support in other subjects) (Started: August 2011)

11+ Maths : Westminster Pre-Test (Started: August 2011)

11+ Maths : Maths and reasoning for 12 year old (Started: August 2011)

13+ Maths: CE Maths tutoring (Started: September 2011)

8+, 7+: 7+ all round preparation (Started: September 2011)

GCSE Maths: GCSE Maths revision (Started: September 2011)

GCSE Maths: Maths tutor needed for GCSE (Started: September 2011)

Primary (Year 3 - 6) Maths: extra Maths for support through year 5 and beyond (Started: October 2011)

13+ Maths, 13+ Science, Middle Years (Year 6 - 9) Maths, Middle Years (Year 6 - 9) Science: Maths and Chemistry for 13 year old (Started: May 2012)

Biography

I graduated in July '11 from a one year post-grad in contemporary dance at Trinity Laban, after graduating from Cambridge, reading music, in June '10. A classically-trained musician (especially singing, piano and composition), I sang with King's College Choir for 8 years as a chorister and choral scholar, inbetween holding a top music scholarship at Eton College. I work now as a freelance singer and maths tutor.

Initially I came to tutoring because of the potential for it to fit around my studies, but I regard it now as a permanent aspect of my freelance career. In addition to my freelance work I'm also a full-time maths teacher at Westminster Cathedral Choir School. I really enjoy teaching, and I find it most satisfying to be able to give students the best chance of maximising their potential in their studies.

Personal Approach

Everybody learns differently, so a good teacher should be able to find as many ways of communicating information as necessary for a student to understand. But communication is a two-way game, so it's also important for a teacher to encourage a student to demonstrate understanding, either by explaining something in their own words or by solving problems/answering questions. Requiring a student to articulate themselves (be it in asking or answering questions) not only consolidates learning and improves retention and recall, but also builds self-confidence (another essential part of learning).

What I do when I am not tutoring

To date my other job (as a singer) has taken me to five continents; I've done many concerts, radio and TV broadcasts (and one to cinemas worldwide) and recordings. There's rarely a dull moment! But while keeping myself busy is the name of the game most of the time, I do enjoy a spot of cooking or baking now and again...

Testimonials

21/11/2011: Went very well...very competent (Mother of Common Entrance Maths student)

21/11/2011: It went well, my son was very happy (Father of 7+ student)

26/07/2011: “The kids both liked him very much, which is great because they find Maths very difficult” (Cosima, mother of 12 and 11-year-olds)

07/07/2011: “We are delighted with James and my son was very pleased with how it all went.” (Sharon, mother of GCSE student, Maths)

''James has been an excellent tutor. He is timely, flexible, knowledgeable and has a calming, patient manner with the children. He has helped my daughter enhance her comprehension and skill in math as well increased her confidence in her ability to perform a higher level of maths. In addition, he is very pleasant to have around and is not phased by the inevitable disruptions caused by younger siblings.

I would highly recommend James as a tutor!''

Lisa H.

''I recommended you highly - anyone who can get jack over 90 percent in maths (yes, apparently he got over 90 percent!)..against all odds..is pretty miraculous.''

Yasmin P.

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