I am a state secondary school teacher with 15 years experience in several schools around south London. Additionally, I have been building my tutoring experience for the last seven years, growing in number every year. I have worked with students who have a large range of abilities and across the board, independent of level, been able to significantly enhance their educational outcomes in science at both GCSE and A-Level.
For many different reasons secondary schools often struggle to find engaging, experienced and dedicated science teachers who have the depth of knowledge required to bring science to life, making it meaningful to students. They often can’t create a focused learning environment that students require for effective learning and deeper understanding.
We know science changes that.
In the mid 1980s I was fascinated by the first home computers and spent many hours learning to code.
In the 1990s I learned to build bicycles, renovate classic VW vans, collect geophysical data and build equipment capable of sampling the water column for rare earth elements.
In the 2000s I became a CAD expert, designed complex machinery and embarked on science teaching.
In the 2010s I ran a small manufacturing business and continued my teaching journey.
In the 2020's I achieved everything I wanted to achieve in secondary education teaching in a south London school, including launching an innovative material science project that won a Rolls Royce award for sustainability.
Now I am using all these skills to innovate in science and engineering education.
