Indie Thalayasingam

I am an experienced and highly educated but accessible tutor, with over 2000 hours tutoring across all levels from secondary school entrance to university entrance. I specialise in engaging with students in order to help them connect with the work as I believe the role of a tutor is to create a learning environment that is different from a dry academic room. I love the opportunities to do this that tutoring provides as I myself have a keen passion for the subjects that I teach, so being able to use that to generate a new outlook on the subject for my students is immensely rewarding for us both
 
Having successfully sat both grammar school entrance exams and Cambridge entrance tests I am aware of the pressures students can be under and seek to alleviate these so that they can understand their topics and complete their tasks to the true extent of their ability. I enjoy tutoring trickier subjects such as STEP papers or 13 plus scholarship papers, to nurture confidence and creativity in problem solving, and bring this expertise to more mainstream courses also.

Outside my interest in the sciences and my training in 11+ subjects I have am heavily involved in music and various other activities. Throughout my school years I was a member of various orchestras and bands and I continue to play guitar and trumpet. I have also played cricket, and football but nowadays find myself spending more time on tennis and rock climbing. I prefer to be an active person, both physically and mentally, and I try to bring various skills and thoughts gained from my experiences to use with my students.