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“We are very grateful for having had Sophie teach my daughter over these past years. Please do express our sincere gratitude to her.”

Parent

I started tutoring maths and science in 2018. I joined Keystone in 2022 and have since taught over 1500 hours with them.

From my work in private tutoring, I have experience with the specifications covered by AQA, OCR and Edexcel and am familiar with the grading scheme implemented in 2016 for GCSE qualifications. Through setting work for my students I have graded work against mark schemes and am proficient in using standardised marking criteria.

Furthermore, I have worked one to one supporting disabled students, affording them the same opportunities to access higher education as their peers. I attended lectures, recording comprehensive notes in manual and electronic formats. As well as note taking I have provided practical support including study support and sighted guide support for the visually impaired.

I have worked with students from many of the country's top independent schools. Some of the schools that I have worked with are listed below.

Wycombe Abbey
Francis Holland
Habs
Downe House
Malvern College
Channing
St Paul's
Eton
Harrow
Millfield
Uppingham

The subjects and specifications I have worked with are:

GCSE Physics (AQA, Edexcel and OCR including iGCSE specifications).
GCSE Chemistry (AQA and Edexcel including iGCSE specifications)
GCSE Biology (AQA and Edexcel including iGCSE specifications)
GCSE Maths (Edexcel GCSE and iGCSE specifications)
A Level Physics (AQA, Edexcel and OCR)

I completed my secondary education at Queen Mary's High School for girls (a grammar school in the West Midlands). I obtained A levels in Physics (A), Biology (A), Spanish (A) and General Studies (A). After completing my A Levels, I studied for a Bachelor's degree in Experimental Physics at the University of York, in which I achieved a First Class Honours with Distinction.

Following my undergraduate study I wanted to use my scientific ability to make a positive difference so I completed the Scientist Training Programme with the National School of Healthcare Science. As well as registration with the Health and Care Professions Council, I completed a Master's degree in clinical science at the University of Liverpool; for which I received a pass with Distinction.

From 2019-2021 I worked as a medical physicist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and acquired over a year of experience working part time as a tutor in Mathematics and Physics. Over this period, I also provided study support for students with disabilities to assist them in achieving their goals within their university education.

I found my work with students to be very fulfilling and I enjoyed supporting student's to achieve their full potential. For this reason I made the decision to make tutoring my priority. I now work full time as a maths and science tutor and since joining Keystone I have taught over 1000 hours.

“Sophie has supported my daughter from Year 9 through Year 11, initially in Maths and later also in Physics. Our experience with her has been extremely positive. She has shown great dedication, consistently encouraging and motivating my daughter while helping her build a solid foundation step by step. Thanks to Sophie’s guidance, my daughter has gained both confidence and strong problem-solving skills, which ultimately inspired her to take Maths as one of her A-Level subjects. We are truly grateful for her commitment and highly recommend her as a tutor.”

Parent

“Sophie has been a significant help in helping our daughter to prepare for GCSE maths and physics. Sophie’s patient, kind and child led approach has paid dividends over the preceding months, giving our daughter the support and confidence she needs to navigate these topics. We thoroughly endorse Sophie as a kind, responsive and expert tutor.”

Parent

“My daughter has always struggled with maths. She had got to the point of panicking so much about having a maths lesson that she wasn’t leaning anything. We have been so lucky to find Sophie. Sophie teaches maths but she also cares. Sophie works at my daughters pace and my daughter isn’t afraid to ask her questions. Sophie is professional and she communicates brilliantly with me. I always have an email with regards to the lesson Sophie has had with my daughter.We are so relived and we can’t thank Sophie enough.”

Parent

“I think Sophie will be a great fit. My daughter liked her a lot and found the first session really helpful.”

Parent

I provide online tutoring in which I employ an interactive approach to keep the sessions engaging and place the student at the centre of the work we do. I also adapt my online tutoring style to accommodate the technology and resources that each student has available to them.

Every student is different and I tailor my communication and tutoring style to suit the individual student’s needs. My tutoring sessions include a variety of activities to improve focus and engagement. Throughout our sessions I ask questions to encourage independent thought and discussion. I also use plenary activities to help embed knowledge and practice problem solving skills. Furthermore, I incorporate exam questions in order to get students accustomed with how to maximise their marks based on the requirements of the mark scheme. This also builds confidence in approaching exam style questions.

Above all, I aim to build confidence and esteem in subjects that can be challenging for students. I take a positive and patient approach to my work and I believe that when a student’s confidence in their ability grows, the results naturally follow. I find that my students feel at ease in our sessions and have had positive results working with students with anxiety.

When I am not tutoring I enjoy painting, drawing and most of all walking my spaniels.