Tom B
My Passion & How I Inspire
My seven years teaching experience drives much of what I put into my tuition. Heres just a few fundamental principles of my practice:
High expectations. John Hattie carried out a 15-year study of what has the biggest effect on learning outcomes. High Expectations topped the list. I have high but realistic expectations of all I teach and tutor and this not only drives rapid progress, but increases student self-esteem and self-belief.
Everything is tailored and bespoke. The joy of working one-to-one is that all activities and resources can be at best hand-designed, at worst hand-picked, for the individual student.
Detailed, target-driven feedback plays a key role in my assessment and is key to drives the very best learning outcomes.
I pride myself in being approachable, flexible and caring: qualities vital to developing a strong rapport and a relationship where the tutee wants to work hard.
Regular and effective use of ICT. As well as my face-to-face tutoring, I can also set and mark tasks online, record video-casts, and provide links for further research. In my teaching career I played a central role in developing pupils computer and tablet literacy, and so embedded it within much of my practice.
Finally, the very best tutors also know that what you dont do is just as important as what you do. Students can only fill the space we give them. I strike the right balance between active input, and knowing when to do less to nurture the students independence.
