Ramsey

I'm a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, where I earned a Master of Informatics, First Class. For my dissertation, I adapted a neural model of the insect brain to build a dung beetle biorobot -- yes, you read that right! I even received a grant to pit my creation against real dung beetles in South Africa. The robot rolled away victorious, but rest assured, no beetles were harmed in the making of this story.

Tutoring Experience

My teaching skills were first sharpened in the battle trenches of the university classroom, where I was trained and employed to tutor 1st- and 2nd-year informatics courses: in total, 11 groups of up to 20, plus ~50 hours for those who needed more 1-on-1. My teaching achievements were rewarded with 3 nominations for the university's Best Student Who Tutors Award, plus a shiny Associate Fellow badge from the UK's Higher Education Academy.

Since 2019, I've been spreading the joy of programming online like a digital Santa Claus. To date, I've helped 50+ GCSE / National 5 and 60+ A-Level / Higher students ace their courseworks and final exams with AQA, OCR, Cambridge, Edexcel and SQA. I've also helped 40+ university students with general programming, OOP, web development, databases, data science, functional programming, assembly programming, and certain topics in algorithms and data structures, theoretical computer science, artificial intelligence and machine learning. My languages of choice are Python, Java, C#, SQL, PHP, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, MATLAB, Haskell, and C/MIPS.

Tutoring Approach

My methodology is simple: practise what you'll be tested on. Whether it's wrangling through exam questions or throwing down with a programming project, I'll be by your side, nudging you forward with hints, examples, explanations, and encouragement. Plus, I've got a treasure chest brimming with study skills, revision techniques, and time management secrets just waiting to be found. But don't worry, our sessions are 100% pressure-free. If you find yourself stuck in a coding conundrum, I'll always throw you a lifeline. Gradually, you'll find yourself relying on me less and less until -- bam! -- you're doing it all by yourself.

Overall, I have a track record of improving student's confidence and grade outcomes, and you can usually expect to gain around 1 grade per 3-4 months of weekly tuition (so long as you do your homework!). Still, at heart I'm just a fellow traveller on this grand learning journey, so you can bet I'll arrive to every lesson prepared and ready to tailor the session just for you. Whether you're a beginner who still thinks Python is a snake, or already a code conjurer in the making, I'm here to help. I firmly believe that every skill in computer science can be learned by anyone, even you! It's my mission to show you that however big the problem, you can always break it down into "byte"-sized chunks, and yes, even have fun while you're at it!