Tim Moss - Tutors - Keystone Tutors

Experience

TUTORING:

- Autistic Tutor (2005-06): Trained in Applied Behavioural Analysis; worked with 5- and 12-year-olds; helping with school work and specific teaching

- Hockey Coach and Mountain Leader: Familiar with coaching techniques and importance of different teaching styles

- Spent a lot of time at university assisting people with statistics, explaining concepts and advising on essays and reports

- Both parents work in education so I have been surrounded by teaching throughout my life

SUBJECTS:

- Maths: Top ~1% in country at secondary school; A* GCSE, A-grade A-level, 1st class in university statistics courses, 770/800 Quantitative GRE

- Music: Regular guitar player, Grade 5, Music Technology A-level

- Writing: Write regular on my own website; have published articles in magazines/newspapers; 6/6 Analytical Writing GRE

Recent Keystone Work:

GCSE Maths: iGCSE Maths (Started: February 2011)

13+ Maths: Maths for 12 year old (Started: March 2011)

GCSE Maths, GCSE Chemistry: GCSE Maths and Physics (Started: March 2011)

11+ Maths : year 5 Maths (Started: March 2011)

GCSE Maths, GCSE Chemistry: GCSE Maths and Chemistry (Started: March 2011)

GCSE Maths: GCSE Maths (Started: May 2011)

11+ Maths : 11+ Maths and maybe a bit of English (Started: May 2011)

GCSE Maths, Middle Years (Year 6 - 9) Maths: Maths support for young man of 13 or 14 (Started: February 2012)

Biography

Tim has an MSc with Distinction in Psychology and a long background of excelling at mathematics.

At school, Tim was top of his class for Maths, went on Master Classes and was put around the Top 1% of the country after assessment.

At college, his class mates asked him to stop asking so many questions during lectures.

At university, Tim was the person that others came to for help.

Outside of academia, he pursues adventures such as traveling Around the World in 80 Ways, organising polar expeditions and completing a 15-hour triathlon to visit a friend on the Isle of Wight .

Personal Approach

I believe in letting people work things out for themselves, guiding them where necessary but rarely spelling it outright

I believe in courtesy, politeness and unconditional positive regard

I believe that study is like exercise - it's not about working hard, it's about working right

I believe in positivity over negativity

I believe that learning should be treasured throughout life and instilled as a privilege from the outset

What I do when I am not tutoring

I am establishing myself as someone who can help people undertake adventures and support expeditions whilst organising a few of my own and writing about them.

Much of this documented through my website: www.thenextchallenge.org

Testimonials

19/04/2012: Tim has been great. He’s very enthusiastic and very good at helping my son approach his Maths work in a more organised fashion. No doubt, he will continue to value Tim’s help as he approaches his exams! (Mother of 13+ Maths student)

17/10/2011: “Tim is very good and extremely nice. Our son gets on with him very well.” (Mother of GCSE student, Maths)

17/10/2011: "Tim has been absolutely brilliant" (Mother of GCSE Maths student)

26/07/2011: “Tim Moss has been a fantastic help.” (Maria, mother of 10-year-old, Maths)

07/07/2011: “The sessions with Tim are proving a great success. My son is thoroughly enjoying them and emerges feeling much more positive about his Maths. We are delighted with Tim's help.” (mother of 10-yr old)

07/07/2011: “Everything went smoothly with Tim. He is a delightful man and both of my children found him easy to communicate with.” (Alex, father of two, Maths)

References available on request from the following people:

- Prof Cliff Abraham (MSc Supervisor), University of Otago

- Su Thomas, (Employer), parent of child with autism that I tutored

- Will Taunton-Burnett (Employer), Executive Director, British Schools Exploring Society

''Tim was terrific and unfortunately worked his way out of a job! [Ad...] is quite confident now and does not feel the need for more tutoring. We were very pleased with Tim.''

''I just thought you'd like to know that thanks to you helping George in his maths gcse he managed to get an A* which he his very pleased with.

Thank you for All your help.''

''Ted said he wanted to get in touch with Tim to let him know. He was very pleased with himself as he got 2 B's in Drama and English, 5 C's in Maths, Science, History, D in RE and E in Media. Above the grades he needs for the course he has chosen to do. Pretty good for him I think and above his predicted grades so that's great. He says he thinks the tutoring really helped which I'm sure it did.''

'' I wish my teachers at school were half as fun as them.''

Passport: Keystone Tutors has a copy of Tim Moss's passport and therefore can confirm that Tim Moss is a UK / EU national or has the appropriate visa to be eligible to work in the UK.