Asad H
My Passion & How I Inspire
It was my Mathematics and Science teachers who inspired me to study engineering at university and make significant progress in that field for over 15 years. During that time I taught on a voluntary basis for over 7 years at a local after-school club as a means of giving something back to the local community. From this experience, I realised how much of a positive impact I could have as an inspiring teacher on the personal and academic development of my students. This sense of fulfilment and satisfaction was enough justification to make a radical career change and leave an extremely well-paid profession to qualify as a teacher. Since then, I have had many opportunities to help students develop their confidence and love for learning and ultimately excel in what I teach them by instilling a growth mindset. The outcome from every student I have tutored always reassures me that I made the right choice. I see students as individuals with great potential with the ability to excel in anything if they believe in themselves and taught the appropriate skills. I see myself as being the catalyst in bringing about that change in mindset.
My Experience
As a fully qualified QTS teacher and NCFE Level 5 TESOl teacher I have been teaching in main stream and independent schools for over 5 years in primary, secondary and higher education settings. I have spent the same length of time tutoring (online, face-to-face and in groups) students of different age groups and levels (including EAL and SEN) from KS1 to KS5 and adult learners across a range of exam specifications (including OCR, AQA, Edexcel and iGCSE)
My current and past teaching and tutoring experiences include:
Years 1 - 6: Maths, English, Science, Geography, History
Years 5 & 6: Preparation for 11+, SATs and private entrance exams.
Years 7 - 11: Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) and Mathematics
A Levels: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
Adult Learners: ESOL and Academic English to international university students.
Subjects That I Teach
- Biology
- Biology - GCSE
- Chemistry
- Chemistry - GCSE
- English
- English - GCSE
- Maths
- Maths - GCSE
- Physics
- Physics - GCSE
- Science
- Science - GCSE
My Qualifications
Fully qualified QTS Teacher
Chartered Engineer (CEng)
NCFE Level 5 TESOL Plus (220 hours)
Full Member of the Institute of Chemical Engineers (MIChemE)
Postgraduate (UMIST - University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology)
Environmental Technology (Dept of Chemical Engineering)
Graduate (Bradford University)
Chemical Engineering (Sandwich)
Postgraduate (University of Portsmouth)
TESOL and Applied Linguistics (30 Credits - Merit)
A Levels (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
Fun fact
Before entering into the teaching profession I worked as an engineer in the oil and gas industry in the Gulf which required me to service water injection wells in the desert. During one of the surveys I got chased by a scorpion and a dung beatle. Have you ever seen a dung beetle - they grow up to 1 and a half inches. Imagine one of those flying towards you!
