Matthew Lloyd

I am a recent Physics graduate who has spent the past year working primarily in a SEND alternate provision at a school. This means I have experience working with students with a wide variety of need, in both one-to-one and group settings. This has been for a variety of subjects, but my primary areas of specialism are Maths and Physics. I have also spent the previous few years working part-time as a one-to-one tutor, primarily with GCSE students.

From this I've found that often there have been key gaps in a student's knowledge that have not been picked up in mainstream education. I feel very strongly that no student should be 'left behind' due to learning content at a different pace, as this can seriously affect their confidence in their own abilities down the line. I always try to reassure students that the best way to learn is by asking questions and that making mistakes are an essential part of learning, so there's no reason not to have a go!

Furthermore, I typically teach theory as it applies to exam-style problems that we go over together in lesson, but I have also taught purely theory if that's more useful for a particular lesson. I will ask in advance which topic the student would like to cover in the lesson, so I can prepare appropriate questions in advance. Most students usually request an hour slot, but I'm happy to offer longer lessons if there is a lot of content that they would like to cover.