Nicola

I am a practicing, fully qualified physics teacher registered with GTCS who is extremely passionate about my subject. My degree had a mix of physics and planetary sciences and was mainly focused on astrophysics, relativity and quantum mechanics with classical physics, astrobiology and some chemistry, finishing with a research project on exoplanets. I am always seeking to update and expand my knowledge and pass this on to anyone I teach.

Tutoring Experience

I studied my degree part time with Open University, allowing me to work full time along side this. In the last 2 years of my degree I worked as a teaching assistant alongside pupils with additional support needs which gave me excellent experience on how to differentiate teaching methods depending on the student. Now as a physics teacher, I have taught science and physics at all stages up to Higher level including crash National 5 and Higher courses and assisted with Advanced Higher classes. I have also tutored to Higher level privately.

Tutoring Approach

I initially work with the student to see where they need the most support. I aim to create a comfortable working relationship with the student to ensure they feel relaxed and confident in raising any issues as we work. My aim is to close any gaps in their knowledge and deepen the knowledge they already have. This is done by tailoring my methods to suit each individual student and topic as needed and ensuring that we develop longer term study methods as we work.