Philip

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Currently an A Level Examiner for Edexcel and AQA and Assistant Headteacher at a Berkshire Secondary School.

Hello, my name is Philip. I am 31 years old and I am originally from Belfast, currently living in Reading.

I was lucky enough to know from the age of four that I wanted to be a teacher and have never strayed from that goal since. In 2014 I completed my Teacher training at Stranmillis University College in Belfast, receiving my B.Ed (Bachelor of Education) degree in Business and Enterprise and since then I have gone on to be the Head of Department for the Business and Enterprise department at a Berkshire secondary school as well as Head of Year.

Tutoring Experience

• Current Assistant Headteacher at a Berkshire secondary school. Currently teaching GCSE and A Level Business
• Former Head of Business and Enterprise department at a Berkshire Secondary School (currently rated "Good" by Ofsted).
• Experience of teaching GCSE, BTEC and A Level Business and Accounting
• Currently serving as an A Level Examiner for Edexcel and AQA.
• Four years experience of one to one private tutoring of GCSE, A Level and University level Business students. This has included students who are looking for extra support in addition to enrolment at a School/College and students who are studying for a qualification independently at home.

Tutoring Approach

In general, I always endeavor to make Business as interesting and as accessible as possible! I try to fight the perception every day that Business is a 'boring subject'. With help from an enthusiastic teacher who is passionate about Business and lots of exam practice, I believe everyone find value in their Business qualification.

What separates myself from other tutors is the emphasis that I place on exam technique in my sessions. In my experience as a teacher I have seen students jump one or two grades ahead purely based on an improved writing style and improvement in their exam technique. With the new increasingly demanding A Level and GCSE qualifications now in place, this skill is now more important than ever. A student can learn their Business textbook inside out, but if they are unable to present their knowledge in the format that the examiner is looking for, they will not achieve their full potential in the qualification.

A Typical lesson of mine would include the following:

1. Memory Recall starter. Usually 4 minutes given to the student to answer 10 simple recall questions based on previous content. This is an excellent way to help students retain information they may otherwise forget over time.

2. Delivery of lesson content. A mixture of powerpoint slides, workbooks and other resources will be used here to deliver. I feel it is really important to have an example-heavy approach to delivery, backing up theory with real-life business examples that students can use in their own answers.

3. Exam Practice. This will typically include some modelling. Usually I will either model an exam answer and ask the student to complete a similar question afterwards, or a half and half approach will be used where I will complete part of the answer and the student will finish it.

4. Check exam answers. Together we will review the answers and suggest improvements to take forward.