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Mark
- Hourly rate £345
- Response Time 24h
- Number of students 9
£345/hr
1st lesson free
- Maths
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Other sciences
- Science
Inspiring and engaging tutor with over 21,000hrs experience over 22 years. Maths tutoring with Mark
Lesson location
- Online
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at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 50 km from London
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About Mark
I have been a professional tutor for 22 years and live in London.
Much of my work now involves working as a consultant, managing other tutors, and working with children who need some form of quick intervention to get them back on track. I do take on a few students for more traditional tutoring each term, as this is the work I enjoy the most!
I travel a great deal and am lucky enough to tutor all over the world. I work on a sliding pay scale and my clients range from royal families to children living in inner-city council estates. Over the last eight years I have spent an increasing amount of time working in schools where a substantial number of the children qualify for free school meals. I find this work hugely rewarding and many of my fellow tutors have found themselves doing the same thing as a result.
My main specialism is working in Maths and Sciences up to GCSE, as well as all subjects for school entrance (11+ and 13+) for both British and US school systems.
I wasn't a natural mathematician at school, and my maths reports would say things like "he's not even trying!". In hindsight, I see that my teachers may never have struggled in their own work, and thus found it hard to understand why I wasn't getting it. Those of us who became overwhelmed must have appeared to them as just being lazy.
My university lecturers (whilst studying physics) were so inspiring that I started to understand the areas I'd struggled in for so many years. In fact, I found myself getting a little annoyed that Maths hadn't been taught like this to me earlier.
I am also dyslexic, and although I have been able to overcome this, my own struggle ended up becoming a strength in my tutoring. I found it easier to empathise with my students, many who were in the same position as I had been as child. I began teaching them methods that I'd found useful myself.
After two years I moved over to studying a degree in Communications. I found this course hugely beneficial in learning to communicate more effectively with my students.
It is my belief that unless there is a more serious problem, any child can do well at school. They are inherently brilliant, proven by their ability to master a large number of skills that enable them to function as a human being in relatively short amount of time!
The job of a tutor is to unlock whatever it is that's blocking them from getting there. Sometimes you are explaining something in a way that they can understand, and sometimes you are functioning as a mentor to guide them through a tricky time in their lives. Once you can demonstrate that it's possible to master the skills necessary to succeed, most students start to make the leaps for themselves.
Nothing gives me more pleasure than telling a parent that their son or daughter no longer requires any extra help. Not only has this been good for personal recommendations, but it makes my own work a whole lot more fulfilling.
If I can help you find a great tutor, or you want to ask anything, please do get in touch!
Mark
University :
- King's College London - Physics with Computer Science [2 years]
- London Guildhall University - Communication with Audio Visual Production [Upper Second Class]
Other Qualifications :
Various courses including NLP, CBT, Resilience Training etc.
About the lesson
- Primary
- Secondary
- GCSE
- +1
levels :
Primary
Secondary
GCSE
AS Level
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
My lessons are primarily focussed on unblocking the learning of my students. Initially we start with an assessment of what's required, and then after developing a plan, I work with my students to help them achieve mastery of Maths, English and Science.
Whilst I never promise my students they will love the subject, they often end up enjoying the subjects we do together. I certainly wasn't a natural student, and over the past 22 years of tutoring I've come to love the subjects I teach. I've also found ways to help transfer my self-developed enthusiasm to my students.
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Perfect! Mark the Maths Wizard and a wonderful person
Mark is teaching my son for one of the top private school admission and my son is on his last stage of assessment for now. Mark is a fantastic teacher and above all - a wonderful person who goes to a great length to help above and beyond his regular teaching. I am really grateful to Mark and highly recommend him.
Subject : School Entrance Exams
Outcome : Passed the first and second stage of admission test and looking forward to the final stage interview for now.View more reviews
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My son came to Mark low in confidence and believing he could not grasp the subjects involved. Poor school teaching and fear had set into his brain. Mark took the time to get behind the psychology of the boy, find a way to connect with him, and then debunk all the previous mysteries , fears and phobias about the subjects. Excellent progress has been made . The disadvantage off Mark is that he is fairly expensive but you get what you pay for and now my son is reluctant to sit down with any other tutor as he feels he has found someone who gets the best out of him. I tend to agree.
Mark has been tutoring my son for the past 2 years in order to prepare the Harrow entry examination as well as the common entrance exam. Mark has been an amazing tutor for him, his dedication to Julien was impressive and Julien didn't not only improved his math but has "learned how to learn". He can now apply what he learned with Mark on a daily basis at school.
It was challenging for Julien because we are living in NYC and the curriculum is completely different than the English one. They were doing their session via Skype. Julien was afraid he would have too much to catch up but Mark also gave him confidence and was actually more of a mentor than a tutor for him.
Mark and Julien have also developed an amazing relationship during this process which was also very important and extremely beneficial for him. He trusted Mark. I will always be grateful for the dedication that Mark demonstrated during the application process. Thank you so much for 2 amazing years!Thanks to you I've improved from 57% last year to 85% this year !!!
Thank you so much. I'm really happy now I'm one of the top in the class.I have 5 children, Mark has worked with the oldest 4 so far.
Mark worked with my oldest daughter who has exam panic. She would do amazing mock exams but arrive at the actual exam feeling physically sick and she'd fail. Mark came in and re-organised her life. He put all her subjects in boxes to help her quantify everything. He made a huge map on the wall and helped her understand what she had to study and how. He really helped her to understand what she wanted and how to get there. Similarly for her A-Levels, SATs and university applications - he'd calm her down and help her divide up the work for each day. Mark played a huge role in her life, in this case it was not about teaching skills but all about calming a child and working on the self esteem. She got 9A* and 3As, brilliant SAT grades and was accepted into Penn, Darthmouth, Harvard and chose Brown.
My second child was a totally different story. She is confident and sporty, a daring ambitious polo player, bright, but not always focused on her study. With her he had to teach. From a low base he told her she would learn maths to the point that she would enjoy it and do well. It was intensive 5 hours a day over holidays and very last minute. Whenever she wassn't concentrating he'd focus her, go for a walk, have a quick chat and get back to work. With her at boarding school I couldn't be on top of the game. The school predicted her Cs and Ds and Mark rescued her and she got 5As, 3A* and 2Bs. She now Majors in maths and teaches others, which she loves.
The 3rd, was very confident but has exam panic. The Headmaster recommended we apply for St Pauls, Westminster, Kings, Latymer, and Eton for boarding school. He didn't get into Eaton, Kings, or Westminster - due to exam panic. When Mark started working with him, he saw that our son hadn't been prepared for the exams. The school hadn't picked up his dyslexia and he wasn't getting the extra time and proper support he needed. St Pauls has an interview instead of a computer based test. His interview was with a Chemistry teacher - he loves Chemistry - and he got in. I had ask the school why it was the tutor who found the dyslexia not them. Mark supported me and encouraged us to do the dyslexia tests. Mark provided invaluable mentoring and teaching.
4th child aged 9, very calm a bit cocky, likes school and isn't stressed, and he got into Kings. He didn't need much help but when he wants it, he asks for Mark. He moved to Kings when he was 8 and it was immediately a lot harder than his previous school. He asked for Mark once per week.
The problem with giving Mark's number is everyone want's him. People send me flowers and call me in tears to say thank you. He changed our lives with his tutoring - a real super tutor and top of my list for everything.
Academics have never been so important for me, I grew up on a beach so when we moved to London friends had to hold my hand as a mother to navigate the English exam system. Mark was our headmaster. He says languages are not his thing, but he has found us many language and other tutors when he didn't cover the subject. His specialty is to organise a child's mind.A fantastic maths tutor. Mark has worked with us for many years and is a guiding light in maths. A really great motivator, and especially helpful for exam technique! Our daughter sat her iGCSE a year early and received 97%! She is so happy to have had his support.
Similarly with science, Mark really stretched the children, providing great extra knowledge and testing practice. A great motivator and cheerleader.View more recommendations
Rates
Hourly rate
- £345
Pack prices
- 5h: £1725
- 10h: £3450
online
- £290/h
free lessons
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