I am a qualified teacher in England (PGCE with QTS) and currently teach science at secondary school.
I started TutorAnt in November 2014.
I'm originally from South Africa (although I can trace my family tree to York, UK) and started tutoring while in secondary school in Zimbabwe. During my 'A' levels a group of volunteers would teach GCSE subjects to school workers and their families in the evening. The lessons were entirely up to us to prepare and organise. I was responsible for teaching Biology, this proved to be a challenge as not only can Biology be a daunting subject to teach but I was also finding that I would spend a great portion of the time helping them with their basic reading and writing skills. They all were learning Biology in a foreign language but I enjoyed the challenge and helping others reach their potential. After completing my BSc in Chemistry, Biochemistry from the University of Cape Town I continued tutoring chemistry at 1st year university level for 4 years before arriving in the United Kingdom. Since then I have worked as a cover supervisor, support trainer and teacher by providing intensive GCSE Math, Science and English revision courses at numerous secondary schools within Yorkshire and County Durham.
I have also volunteered my time teaching key stage 3 and 4 students from Eritrea (age range from 11 - 16). This encouraged me to complete a CELTA (Cambridge ESOL; teaching English to speakers of other languages) qualification. I have since successfully taught English to students from Brazil, China, Greece, Italy, South Korea, Spain and Turkey in levels ranging from Elementary to Advanced.
Teaching is my passion and I look forward to helping you learn.
Tony
