Jack Brennan - Tutors - Keystone Tutors

Experience

I have worked extensively in private tuition since 2005, covering maths and physics at A-level, maths IB, maths and science GCSEs, IGCSEs, and Common Entrance. Necessarily, I have experience of all of the major exam board syllabuses and, in particular, of the varying approaches between exam boards.

In the academic years 06-07 and 08-09 I taught Science and Maths GCSE at a small independent school.

Recent Keystone Work:

AS/A2 Maths, AS/A2 Physics: A2 Maths and Physics (Started: April 2011)

GCSE Physics, AS/A2 Physics: Physics AS/A2 tuition for academic year 2011/12 (Started: August 2011)

AS/A2 Physics: A level Physics, especially AstroPhysics (Started: November 2011)

AS/A2 Maths: As and A2 Maths needed for Harry who is re-sitting some modules and sitting some for the 1st time (Started: November 2011)

AS/A2 Maths: A level Maths, just one module (Started: December 2011)

AS/A2 Physics: A level Physics (Started: February 2012)

AS/A2 Maths: AS/A2 Maths (Started: March 2012)

AS/A2 Maths: AS Maths (Started: March 2012)

AS/A2 Maths: AS Maths (Edexcel) (Started: March 2012)

AS/A2 Physics: AS Physics (Edexcel) (Started: March 2012)

Biography

I graduated in Physics from UCL in 2006, and from my post-graduate study the following year. I started tutoring during the last year of my BSc and found it an interesting experience. Since then I have worked in a few small private schools and extensively as a home tutor.

Concurrently, I have worked on various music and art projects

Personal Approach

Coming from a physics background, I am always keen to get students to enjoy the mathematical sciences because they understand them, and work at them because they enjoy them.

Although the approach with any student is highly responsive to their particular needs, there are certain constants. Every advancement in these subjects assumes prior knowledge. Gaps in this can be crippling and are the first thing to sort out.

In tandem with this ''bottom-up'' aspect, I really hope to develop students' engagement with the interconnectedness of the sciences. It may not seem particularly exciting to solve some particular quadratic equation (though I think it is!), but when you see how the solutions of that equation could predict the existence of anti-matter, or the outbreak of an epidemic, it becomes more concrete. With more advanced students, this broad way of thinking is crucial to develop for further study.

What I do when I am not tutoring

Currently, I run a grassroots craft club and am working on some interdisciplinary science-art projects, among other things a book on science for artists. I also maintain a carpentry workshop where I build string instruments.

Testimonials

03/05/2012: Lessons with Jack are going really well. I feel comfortable working with him and I am learning a lot. (AS Maths and Physics student)

07/02/2012: My daughter has found the sessions with him very helpful. She was finding various topics quite tricky but Jack has been very good at talking her through the difficulties. (Mother of Maths student)

09/01/2012: The lessons are working out really well and we will be continuing (Father of A Level Maths student)

09/01/2012: My daughter is very pleased with Jack and has found the sessions very helpful - it has all worked out well (Mother of A Level Physics student)

06/01/2012: All good, my son likes him and so we will be keeping Jack in our schedule! (Mother of A Level Maths student)

21/11/2011: Thanks so much for introducing us to Jack. I feel sure his calm, intelligent manner will have given our son the much needed boost he needed for maths. He’s been fantastic (Mother of A2 Maths stude

17/10/2011: “My son was really pleased with his results and for all the invaluable help Jack gave him” (Mother of A2 Maths student)

26/07/2011: "Thank you for finding Jack. He was totally amazing and managed to bring love of Maths back for my son," (Fereshteh, mother of A level boy)

''I've already emailed Jack and informed him that my totally unscientific daughter managed A grades in sciences due to his help! Thanks also to Keystone Tutors, whose website stood out from all the others!

Jess gained a mixture of A*s and As, the A*s in her chosen A Level subjects, so all is good.

Thank you for your interest!''

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