Toni W

My Passion & How I Inspire

From a young age, I had a love for knowledge, specifically how the world and humans work. I believe this is where my interest in sciences and history stemmed from. As result, a degree in Psychology integrated with neurological underpinnings of behaviour, was an obvious choice. But my greatest passion is working with young people. The reward of seeing students achieve their personal goals means a lot to me. Therefore, teaching/tutoring is so important to me, as I am able to integrate the two.

Being able to communicate effectively, hold young people accountable and encourage them beyond their self-doubts are the skills I use to help students. Using these skills has enabled to be part of their success in a range of ways; from mentoring, to education to singing and so on. Making students see the beauty in the what they are learning and their capacity to understand it is how I inspire.

My Experience

'- Science teacher at Totteridge Academy (Year 7 to Year 11) (AQA)

- Science teacher at a primary school in Nottinghamshire (Year 6) (KS2)

- 1-to-1 peer mentoring a Year 10 IntoUniversity in History & Religious Studies (Edexcel)

- Teacher at Harvest Church of biblical teachings and principles

For the last year and a half, I have been a science teacher at The Totteridge Academy. As a result, I have acquired a wealth of knowledge that enabled me to understand how to teach a range of students with different educational needs. Using clear concise instructions and diagrams, assessing learning through engaging activities and challenging students with difficult yet scaffolded questions has proved effective.

Having taught every year group from Year 7 to year 11, with a range of abilities, my subject knowledge in KS3 and GCSE level science is vast.

To further my development as a teacher/tutor I used the resources available within the departments in my school to acquire strategic understanding of the nuisances of History and Psychology syllabi.

Subjects That I Teach

  • History
  • History - GCSE
  • Psychology
  • Psychology - GCSE
  • Science
  • Science - GCSE

My Qualifications

Graduate (University of Nottingham):

Bachelor of Science Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience - 2:1

A2 (St Albans High School for Girls):

History, Biology, Chemistry - A*, A, B

AS (St Albans High School for Girls):

Biology, Chemistry, History - A, A, A, A (Highest grades achievable)

Fun fact

I am a singer/song-writer and have been in a music video.