One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Matthew will be happy to arrange your first Physics lesson.
Matthew
One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Matthew will be happy to arrange your first Physics lesson.
- Hourly rate £140
- Response Time 2h
- Number of students 50+
£140/hr
- Physics
- PAT
Cambridge Natural Sciences graduate. 9 years' experience preparing students for primary/secondary school exams, and school/uni admissions.
Lesson location
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At Matthew's house: London
- 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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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Matthew will be happy to arrange your first Physics lesson.
About Matthew
Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
School/Uni Admissions
I am a full-time private tutor with over 8000 hours’ (9 years) experience, holding a BA (Hons) and MSci in Natural Sciences from Pembroke College, Cambridge. I support students both in person and online.
- All core subjects at primary school level in preparation for 7+ through to 11+ (including Common Pre-Tests, school assessments and interviews).
- Secondary school science and mathematics in preparation for 13+ (Common Entrance), 16+ (school assessments & interviews), GCSE/IGCSE, A-Level, IB and Cambridge Pre-U exams and coursework assignments such as the IB IA.
- University admissions to Oxbridge and Russell Group Universities (personal statement, interview, admissions tests inc. PAT, MAT, NSAA, ENGAA, STEP, TSA and BMAT).
- Foundation/university level tuition in engineering, physics and mathematics – and mathematical content of other courses such as economics, business and finance.
- Home-schooling: ranging from temporary support (e.g. online support while a student is quarantining) to full curriculum delivery over one or two years (where I am solely responsible for the child’s education in that subject).
Example schools my students have recently received offers from:
Westminster, St Paul’s Girls’, St Paul’s Boys’, City of London, Merchant Taylors’, Latymer Upper, Hampton, Godolphin & Latymer, Dulwich, Highgate, St Augustine’s, UCS, Brighton College, Alleyn's & Wellington (I collect details on exam and interview questions from every student, culminating in a very large and insightful database!)
I am currently the Oxbridge mock-interviewer for STEM subjects at Epsom College, and have formerly run PAT/MAT workshops at UCS.
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My background:
I graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge in June 2013 with a BA (Hons) and MSci in Natural Sciences. Having covered a mixture of mathematics, physics, chemistry and materials science in my first two years, I went on to specialise in Experimental and Theoretical Physics in my final two.
I developed my interest in education during my time at university through immersing myself in a wealth of educational projects. For example, through the Cavendish Laboratory Educational Outreach, I was placed part time at Coleridge Community College to act as an assistant physics teacher in my third year. I taught science, mathematics and English as a foreign language during my summer vacations in schools in India and China.
I am now excelling as a full-time private tutor and have established tutoring posts with many high-profile clients in and around London. I have been a tutor/educational consultant for 16 premier London agencies including Gabbitas and Oxbridge Applications and have acted as an agent myself for others. In November 2014, I was privileged to be invited to deliver Oxbridge Applications workshops to several of the top schools in Hong Kong including La Salle, German-Swiss International School and Harrow International. Currently, I am the Oxbridge mock-interviewer for STEM subjects at Epsom College, and have formerly run PAT/MAT workshops at UCS. I always strive to be the best tutor I can, and I am open to working with clients from all backgrounds and situations.
I am passionate about helping children secure a solid education, to lay the foundations for a successful career later in life. My Cambridge education has opened a wealth of opportunities and I too want to help children receive the best education so they can go on to achieve great things.
Outside the education sector, I have completed a prestigious geophysics summer internship at BP's North Sea Headquarters and worked for the Pembroke Development Office as a fundraiser as part of the Pembroke College Telephone Campaign.
In my spare time I enjoy travel and over the past decade have visited many exotic locations such as Australia, Southeast Asia, India, China and the Americas. I have taken an interest in algorithmic trading and have found it fascinating how tools learnt in A-Level/university mathematics and physics can be applied to the world of finance. I often share observations with students to inspire them and demonstrate how the skills they are honing are transferrable beyond the world of academia. Finally, I am a sporty individual having achieved a black belt in kickboxing and played badminton for my college at university.
University :
University of Cambridge
- Natural Sciences (Physical) (BA) [2:1]
- Natural Sciences (Physical) (Master's) [2:1]
School :
Desborough School
A Levels
- Physics [A]
- Maths [A]
- Further Mathematics [A]
- Chemistry [A]
AS Levels
- Biology [A]
GCSEs
- Religious Studies [A]
- Physics [A*]
- Physical Education (PE) [A]
- Maths [A*]
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) [A*]
- Geography [A*]
- French [A*]
- English Literature [A]
- English Language [A]
- Drama [A]
- Chemistry [A*]
- Biology [A*]
- Art and Design [A]
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
There are three roles I can take as a tutor. Firstly, I can act as a resource to help the child through homework assignments and explain difficult material in textbooks. Secondly, I can act as a teacher and deliver lessons in parallel to the school curriculum, tailoring a custom made course to target the child's interests. Finally, I can act as a mentor to help the child manage their own learning in order that they may maximise their potential. Usually parents request a balanced mix of all three and as the tutorials progress we can continually evolve the approach to exactly meet the interests of you and your child.
For university admissions, my services range from personal statement and interview advice to a bespoke course guiding the student through the entire UCAS application service right up to the final stages of interview preparation. It is advised to start early in order to ensure students have completed all the recommended extracurricular readings and activities to ensure a competitive application.
Being a car driver, I am in a unique position (compared to most London based tutors) to travel out to hard-to-reach places by public transport in the Northwest, West, Southwest and Central London areas and beyond into Surrey, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. I tutor all times of day and every day of the week which makes me very adaptable to each client’s schedule. Normally, I will have certain days of the week where I try to concentrate work to a particular area of London, but again can be flexible which is made easier by the fact I drive.
In recent times there has been a large-scale adoption of online teaching. Having already taught regularly over Skype/Zoom for international clients in China, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Russia, during the pandemic I was able to easily adapt my provision of lessons to meet government lockdown regulations. I have a dual webcam display which seamlessly transitions between my handwriting and my profile, enabling a very clear and effective delivery of lessons, including mathematics. Further, I also use a collaborative online whiteboard (BitPaper), compatible with tablets, which I find invaluable for teaching younger students where it is essential for both student and tutor to monitor every stage of each other’s working.
Review
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Perfect! Excellent lesson and Matthew followed up with a report to me and some homework. This is exactly what I've always hoped for in a tutor.
Perfect! Excellent tutor. Can't think of someone better for my son. My son has made significant progress in his preparation. Thank you
Perfect! My daughter really enjoyed the class and said it was helpful
Perfect! Superb
Matthew helped my son preparing for 10+ interview for CLS , he was fantastic and spot on. With a few sessions, my son gained a lot of confidence and Matthew was very professional and knowledgeable. As a result of the preparation with him, my son was offered a place at CLS.
Highly recommended!
Subject :
Outcome : Offer a place at CLS at 10+Perfect! Maths - Common Entrance
Matthew provided excellent tuition, talking our daughter’s maths knowledge to the next level, helping her achieve an offer from our first choice school.
Subject : School Entrance Exams
Outcome : Received the entrance offers we were aiming forPerfect! Great tutor. Fantastic results
Matthew tutored my son for the PAT and then the Oxford interview. My son found the tutor sessions to be incredibly useful for the exam and the interview. Just received his offer from Oxford to study engineering. We could not be happier with the help from Matthew
Subject :
Outcome : My son received an offer from Oxford to study engineeringPerfect! Matthew is a very good tutor. I will be too glad to recommend him
Subject : PhysicsPerfect! Superb
Matthew provided fantastic support for our son with the PAT working online. Our son now has an interview at Oxford and Matthew is providing invaluable help in preparing for the interview.
Subject :
Outcome : Interview at Oxford.Perfect! Excellent tutor
Matthew helped my son improve his GCSE level Chemistry and Biology for 16+ entry
admissions. He also provided practices for interviews and my son has successfully been accepted by both St Pauls and Brighton College.
Matthew is very professional and pleasant. My son enjoyed working with him a lot. We’d recommend Matthew without reservations.
Subject : School Entrance Exams
Outcome : Accepted by St Pauls and Brighton for 16+ entryPerfect! Brilliant tutor-highly recommend
My son really enjoyed the lessons with Matthew. He was efficient, engaging and supportive. My son found Matthew motivating and easy to understand. I wish Matthew all the best in his carrier .
Outcome : PendingPerfect! Subject :
Perfect! Subject :
Perfect! Subject : School Entrance Exams
Perfect! Excellent Tutor (Chemistry A-level)
Matthew worked with me on A-level Chemistry between January and June 2020. I am a quantitatively inclined student, but still found Chemistry challenging. He was excellent at clearly and efficiently explaining difficult topics within the syllabus; he taught the content in an order that naturally lent itself to building up towards more complex concepts. As a result, learning the content became significantly more intuitive. In addition, one particularly helpful aspect was that the practice questions he created were challenging and required me to think about the Chemistry as a concept, to give the absolute upper level of difficulty that could appear on the A-level exam. Throughout lockdown, he also delivered high-quality tutoring remotely via Skype and even performed practical experiments for me.
Subject : Chemistry
Outcome : Outcome: Felt very confident about taking a Chemistry A-level exam (though exams were cancelled); admitted to the University of OxfordPerfect! Excellent first few lessons
Matthew is very organised, always well prepared and a very clear communicator. He is currently supporting my son with his gcse revision
Subject : Physics
Outcome : TBC - Gcse exams to take place this summerPerfect! 11+ Entry Exam
I found Matthew to be hard working innovative teacher, he worked very well with our daughter helping her gain entry to her 1st choice school. Latymer Upper.
We engaged Matthew late into our 11+ experience. Matthew covered a lot of work in a short space of time, lots of new papers, excellent lessons, also setting out work for the next lesson. Matthew helped her gain great confidence in both Maths and English.
We found him very accommodating with our daughter ever changing time table, also working with her on-line when away on holiday.
He is also very professional and knowledgeable, Highly recommended!
Subject : 11+ School Exam Preparation
Outcome : Entry to her 1st choice school. Latymer Upper. Plus another four other schools.Perfect! Fantastic tutor
Matthew helped me with my chemistry, physics and also biology. He is patient and doesn’t mind explaining things over and over until I understand.
Subject : School science
Outcome : Im offered a place at my first choice school. :)Perfect! Highly Recommend for 11+ Plus
Matthew covered a large amount over a short period in preparation for the 11+ plus exams. He engaged well with my son. The aim was to fill any holes in 11+ and he did that well, using new resources we hadn't previously encountered.
Matthew was polite and courteous. He challenged my son through the final hurdles of exam and interview prep.
Subject : 11+ School Exam Preparation
Outcome : Offers from Hampton, City of London, Dulwich, Whitgift and Tiffin.Perfect! Subject : Maths
Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Turned to Mattew in year 11 for assistance in preparing for City of London 16+ exams as well as the GCSEs.
For the City of London Application, we focused on Maths and Physics, which were 2/3 of the exams I was sitting. Mattew was extremely helpful in providing and helping work through other 16+ exams (as City doesn't release its past papers), engaging in problem-solving and helping with exam technique. My application was successful and I was granted a conditional offer, after an interview, he also helped me prepare for.
After this, we focused on preparing for the new (triple) science GCSE's. We covered most of the specifications together and did myriads of questions to develop exam technique. Also did a number of sample papers together. All in all, particularly the exam technique development was massive through the continuous working through and marking of questions proved quite useful. As a result, I got the grades needed and made the City of London offer.
Will add that Mattew, by his personality was quite a fitting tutor for me, though I can see how for some other students, like my little brother, his laid-back approach will not be ideal
Subject : Maths
Outcome : 9 in Physics, 9 in Biology, 8 in Chemistry (GCSEs)
Successful enrollment to City of London School Boys(16+(Perfect! Very disciplined and focused tutor
Matthew helped my son in preparation for Math, Physics, Bilology and Chemistry GCSE exams and entrance exams to City of London School. Mathhew is very focused, disciplined and systematic teacher, caring and sensitive to the students' needs. Matthew's teaching approach balances learning technics, content and building up confidence.
Subject : Maths
Outcome : Four "9"s and one "1" in GCSE, successful admission to City of London SchoolPerfect! Excellent
Matthew has taught our daughter biology online to cover some of the topics for IB school entrance exams. Although we had some reservation about learning online Mathew's capacity to focus on the essential was a great help. His knowledge and also his understanding of how to transmit knowledge make him an excellent tutor. We can only recommend him.
Subject : Biology
Outcome : still waiting for some of the exam results but our daughter has already been invited to the next stage of the entrance process , the interviews.Perfect! Subject : Thinking Skills Assessment
Perfect! Subject : Maths
Perfect! Subject : Maths
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Perfect! Subject : Physics
Perfect! Subject : Physics
Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Matthew worked with my daughter in year 11 and tutored her in both maths and double IGCSE science. At the start of the year, she wasn't achieving much more than D's in her sciences and C in Maths. She has just got B's in her maths and science GCSE'S!
I strongly believe that without Matthew's help, she wouldn't have achieved these grades.
Matthew is patient, flexible and creative in his approach to tutoring. I would highly recommend him and already planning to use him for assisting my son as he moves into year 10.
Subject : School science
Outcome : B in Maths GCSE and two B's in double IGCSE Science.
More than was ever expected!Perfect! Fab tutor
Learnt a lot in my first lesson. Really pleased that I got a slot with Matthew. I cannot wait for my next lesson
Subject : Maths
Outcome : Amazing! Super! Fab!Perfect! Expert, efficient, encouraging.
Matthew tutored my son in A-level Maths and Chemistry. Matthew is analytical, organised, and very well-informed on matters relating to syllabus/format/exam board. He has an effective teaching style that ensures the student is always challenged at the right level, combining encouragement of independent learning with expert support.
Subject : Maths
Outcome : Immediate increase in confidence and motivation, which increased student's revision efforts. A-level results awaited.Perfect! GCSE Maths & Physics
Matthew tutored my son in year 11 in preparation for his GCSE Maths and Physics. These subjects were causing him some concern and I thought he needed a confidence boost for them.
Matthew accommodated our requirements very well, self driving and arriving on time. He awas also very flexible on the few occasions when we asked for a different time slot.
He is a pleasant young man who spent a lot of time explaining the subjects and focussing on areas of weakness before setting some homework type tasks ahead of the next lessons.
My son never had any issue with Matthew's approach and was always enthusiastic about the thought of the lessons.
Whatever the final outcome, I still would maintain that my son is much better prepared for these subjects should he take them at A Level
Subject : Physics
Outcome : August will tell.............Perfect! AS level Chemistry
Matthew was kind, calm and patient. He helped me with all the topics I didn't understand and made me feel so much more confident with chemistry! He was very enthusiastic and gave me lots of helpful advice. I would highly recommend him to anyone struggling with A level chemistry!
Outcome : Awaiting resultsPerfect! AS level Maths + Physics + Chemistry
We initially asked Matthew to tutor our son to improve his Maths, and that was very successful. Matthew went on to prove himself also an excellent tutor of Physics and Chemistry. He is analytical, very well-prepared and well-informed, so we had real confidence that he knew what the student needs to achieve. Our son felt inspired by his clear, skilled and incisive tuition.
Subject : Maths
Outcome : Awaiting results.Perfect! A very experienced and understanding tutor
Matthew is a professional tutor who clearly knows what is required to do well in the subjects and exams he covers. Having established a good working relationship with my daughter, Matthew helped her increase her understanding of the subject, her ability to get the marks available and her confidence.
Subject : Physics
Outcome : Matthew’s teaching was transformational. My daughter was predicted a C; she got an A.Perfect! Extremely helpful
Matthew was fantastic in covering the issues that most students (including myself) were having in the exam. He correctly assumed all the type of questions I was having problems with and made sure I was able to understand them while keeping the explanation simple.
Definitely recommend.
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Outcome : PendingView more reviews
Recommendations
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At different times Matthew has tutored my two sons in preparation for their iGCSE and A level exams. Both boys agree he is extremely knowledgeable in the subject matter he teaches and also in the exam system in general. They were both thoroughly prepared for their exams and achieved excellent results.
Matthew has tutored all 3 of my sons for both GCSEs and A Levels and has been a major factor in their securing great grades and places at their first choice of university. Despite the complexities of the subjects taught, they have enjoyed their sessions with Matthew and his help has been invaluable.
Matt tutored my son in A level Maths, Physics and Chemistry.
He was consistently excellent. He was able to quickly identify areas that needed working on, and then efficiently addressed them.
He has a good understanding of the exam requirements/techniques and structures the lessons accordingly.
He was punctual, well prepared and my son got on well with him.Matt tutored my son in A level Maths, Physics and Chemistry.
He was consistently excellent. He was able to quickly identify areas that needed working on, and then efficiently addressed them.
He has a good understanding of the exam requirements/techniques and structures the lessons accordingly.
He was punctual, well prepared and my son got on well with him.Matthew is a great tutor. He engages with the student and the sessions are therefore fun as well as educational. My son enjoyed his sessions and his confidence and progress in Maths were significant.
Matthew is a great tutor. He engages with the student and the sessions are therefore fun as well as educational. My son enjoyed his sessions and his confidence and progress in Maths were significant.
Matthew was incredibly helpful during my a level studies especially when I struggled to grasp topics which had been dealt with too quickly in the classroom. He was patient and explained problems I struggled to solve in a clear manner
Matthew tutored my daughter for A level Chemistry. He was consistently excellent and made even the most complicated topics accessible. I would highly recommend him.
Matthew tutored my daughter for A level Chemistry. He was consistently excellent and made even the most complicated topics accessible. I would highly recommend him.
Having tried a few tutors, my daughter was really happy with Matthew's approach and his detailed knowledge of Chemistry and the specifications for her board. She was struggling to get through the huge volume of learning and was finding it difficult to organise her revision, partly due to issues with dyslexia. Matthew helped her plan the topics that needed to be covered, was great at explaining concepts that she did not understand and would get her to do questions during tutoring sessions and for homework so he could monitor her exam technique and ensure she could apply the knowledge. She might have failed her Chemistry A'Level without his help. He was very patient, polite and friendly. Definitely worth the money we spent as my daughter ended up with a B, which seemed pretty unachievable before Matthew started tutoring her.
Matthew really helped me with my FP2 which secured my final A* (since I didn't do too well in the S2 last year), he answered all my questions regarding the text book contents and taught me a few useful tricks which weren't included in the text book. In addition to Maths, he also assisted me with numerous topics (especially electromagnetism) in physics, which turned out to be crucial for the A grade requirement in my UCL offer.
We engaged Matthew initially as a coach to assist our son prepare for his gcse physics exam since his grades had dropped. While Matthew is expensive he is reliable, understands the syllabus well, developed a good rapport with our son who is a reluctant student. Since we saw an improvement in our son,s physics grades over the year we engaged Matthew for chemistry as well.
Matthew has taught my son A level further Maths in Year 13 especially differential equations which was a hard module for him to grasp. Matthew is very easy to talk to and my son understood how he explained the various topics. Thank you Matthew
Matthew gave my son six tutorials which were worth their weight in gold. Daniel is studying Physics IB at the Higher level and was feeling very unsure about some of the Physics topics as he neared the end of the summer holidays. After one two hour session with Matthew, Dan went from being nervous about returning to school to being much more chattyand relaxed with the family. Matthew put him at ease immediately, and was teaching him from the start. After four sessions Dan was starting to help some of his friends who had compulsory resits at the start of term, and after six was quite keen to get back to school, having told me earlier in the holidays the he was thinking that he might not go back to school for his final year. I would not hesitate in approaching Matthew to help Dan should the need arise, nor recommending him to anyone else who needed a first class tutor. Thank you Matthew. You are a star!
Matthew gave Kawita a broader a deeper appreciation of physics as well and identifying and remedying areas of weakness. Under Matthew's guidance Kawita has become more confident in A2 maths and physics and is better able to provide the sorts of answers and explanations that earn good marks in a test.
Matthew has been the most fantastic and reliable tutor. He is organised, highly professional and ensures each child is able to reach their true potential. I would highly recommend him.
Knowledgeable and enthusiastic teacher of all 3 science subjects. Good rapport with my daughter and made things clear and understandable. Always on time and flexible when we needed him to be. My daughter was well prepared for her IGCSE's in all 3 science subjects thanks to Matthew.
The tutoring with Matthew was fantastic and it was very useful as I gained a lot of confidence for my interview during the session. He is also very professional and knowledgeable; as a result of the preparation with him, I was offered a place at my preferred school.
Highly recommended!I firmly believe that Physics becomes enjoyable when one actually understands the concepts in Physics, but not many people fall into this category because they usually get overwhelmed by Physics and don't even try to understand it, or they do not wish to ask a lot of questions in the fear of looking ' stupid'. Matthew Shaw has a very rare talent in that he can explain Physics in simple English. This means that he can take a complicated topic in Physics and explain it with words that an art student would comprehend. An almost ' Physics is for everybody' approach. Most people who seek Physics Tuition struggle in Physics and the reason why they struggle in Physics is probably due to the way Physics was introduced at school. Matthew almost washes away all the confusion from school and builds new foundations. I know this to be true because during my Physics Pre-U, despite how i knew absolutely nothing about superpositions and the behaviour of waves through slits and was completely confused by all of it, Matthew tunneled through the entire topic in a matter of hours where it may have taken two weeks at school and he really does make it simple. Simply because it is, really. Matthew specialises in A-Level, but the fact that he was capable in adapting to a much more demanding Pre-U syllabus not only tells you that this guy is the real deal, but that he understands the subject externally as opposed to internally. What i mean by this is that he is not a walking Physics Textbook, he can look around the room and relate physics topics to the surroundings, quite remarkable.
Matthew has the ultimate recipe to tutoring, mixing together both Fun and Focused Learning as that is how the subject should be taught. It's ... awesome ( excuse the overused word)
I would go on but i'm afraid i have a life too and i wish to stop the review. Give him a go, he's worth it.When I first started my tutoring sessions with Matthew Shaw, maths was my worst subject both in terms of grades and interest. Having sessions with Matthew and using the only service to help me in between sessions was invaluable. He not only helped me understand concepts better, but he also got me to become more interested in the subject as a whole.
Matthew has been instrumental in preparing my daughter for the Physics Aptitude Test required for entry to Oxford University and I am delighted that she has been offered a place at St Hughes College, Oxford. We shall be retaining Matthew's services to ensure that she makes the required 'A" Level grades for entry to Oxford. Matthew has been an absolute delight to know, he is completely reliable and has helped our daughter to realise her dream of going to Oxford.
We engaged Mat to support our daughter during her Physics AS Level. With Mat's support she achieved full marks in Physics. Mat then went on to provide support with the Physics Aptitude Test required for entrance to Oxford University. The support was invaluable and our daughter was subsequently called for interview at Oxford - the result of which we now await. We highly recommend Mat - he is totally reliable and his knowledge and expertise in respect of entrance to Oxbridge has been a great help!
I left an excellent review for Matthew some time ago, before results were released - I managed A* in Physics IGCSE.
Thanks, Matthew.Matthew helped our son prepare for his GCSE excam in all 3 science subjects.
Matthew is a great teacher and made the subjects much clearer to our son, who consequently managed much better grades than predicted by the school.
We plan to use Matthew for our younger son and will highyly recommend Matthew to anyone looking for a science tutor.Matthew has been helping my son with his Further Maths A Level course and as a direct result of his help my son has gone from struggling to understand certain elements of the course to obtaining 100% on all practice papers done before the "proper" exams. Matthew has also provided my son with some help in certain of his "regular" maths modules and elements of his physics A Level and, again, his tutoring was incredibly beneficial. My son has found Matthew easy to get along with and his advice and has said that his assistance has always been presented in a relaxed and almost enjoyable manner
Matthew helped me a lot in learning Physics, although it is a hard subject and it is so difficult to understand what's going on! he helped me a lot with simplifying everything with using examples from real life. Learning with Matthew is really fun and useful at the same time. He will actually make you love the subject you're studying even if you don't!
The quality of teaching was high. Matthew was friendly and showed a great interest in his subject; an interest which is passed on to the student as well. Having worked with Matthew, my confidence in Physics grew a lot, which was very valuable just before the start of the exam season.
We were so grateful that we found Matthew to tutor our daughter. Matthew takes tutoring to a whole new level - Matthew was able to pinpoint areas of weakness and tailor the tuition accordingly. Matthew challenged our daughter and was able to provide explanations above and beyond the required material when she asked for it. His knowledge of the Oxbridge application process was also extremely useful. I would recommend Matthew for Physics tuition 100%.
Matthew is a very reliable and dedicated tutor, he prepared my son for his AS exams. He made my son love maths. We are very happy with him and will continue to use him as my son's tutor.
We engaged Matt to tutor our daughter for GSCE maths and physics. Matt was a very engaging and knowledeagble tutor, who made the subject understandable and interesting - indeed they both seemed to be enjoying themselves in the tutoring sessions. We would recommend Matthew without reservation.
My son is 17 and was struggling in maths so we called upon Matthew, from day 1 I saw my son's ability and enthusiasm for maths increase. Matthew was able to explain everything my son threw at him in an interesting and informative way. Even after my son finished a 4 hour non-stop maths session with Matthew he told me that he had enjoyed it and learnt a lot.
I really enjoyed the sessions I've had with Matthew. He was enthusiastic and passionate about A level physics, having read Natural Sciences from Cambridge University.
He was very friendly and was patient. He didn't mind repeating topics a few times until I grasped the concept.
He was organized and was always prepared for each session.
I would strongly recommend Matthew to anyone studying physics.Matthew helped my son improve his A level Mathematics grade enabling him to get into his first choice of university. We are delighted. Matthew is very patient and my son enjoyed working with him on a one to one basis.
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