Alastair Dobbie
I predominantly teach: 11+ Maths , 13+ English
My general subjects: 7+, 8+, English, Maths, EFL, Essay Writing, Interview Practice, Law, Literacy, Maths, Memorisation, Numeracy, Nursery / reception, Oxbridge Preparation, Reasoning, Spanish, Study Skills
Keystone Summary: Alastair is an experienced 11+ Maths and 13+ English tutor. He is passionate about the benefits of one to one learning and is committed to tutoring for the long term.
Experience
I tutor children in West London from age 5 to age 17.
I cover Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning, Non-verbal Reasoning, Spanish (up to basic G.C.S.E.), German (through to professional) and English.
Scholarship and private school entrance exams, too.
Recent Keystone Work:
8+: Year 3 Maths (Started: May 2011)
13+ English: English (Started: June 2011)
English as a Foreign Language (EFL): EFL lessons for businesswoman (Started: September 2011)
Biography
Oxford law graduate with language prizes at sixth form and top maths paper in Pure Maths 4 at Further Maths A/S Level. Scholar at St Paul's. Exhibitioner at Brasenose, Oxford.
Personal Approach
Relaxed and fun. Keen on details. Great with memory work, and getting the kids to engage with tips, tricks and alternative ways to envisage a problem. Good on creative writing with a formula for enhancing the quality of a written piece, which can be learned and applied in an exam.
What I do when I am not tutoring
Some litigation support and I run a mathematics tutorial club for children on Saturdays in Chiswick, W4.
Testimonials
21/12/2011: Alastair is amazing. A very good teacher and has really motivated my son (Mother of CE student)
17/10/2011: “We have been very satisfied with the work of Alastair. He is very tactful and calm, and blended perfectly in with our everyday routine” (Mother of Russian student)
17/10/2011: “Wish I had started with him earlier! He is really good” (Father of American student who joined British school last year)
On request from clients.
Passport: Keystone Tutors has a copy of Alastair Dobbie's passport and therefore can confirm that Alastair Dobbie is a UK / EU national or has the appropriate visa to be eligible to work in the UK.