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Ollie, 23
Specialist Online GCSE Maths & Science Tutor
Hi there, I’m Ollie, a secondary school Science and Maths teacher. After studying Biology at Oxford University, my love for learning quickly became a passion for teaching. With a PGCE, two years of teaching and 4 years of tutoring under my belt, I have a good understanding of how daunting exams can seem and how best to tackle them.
My students and I work together on clear, step by step explanations to the problems on their syllabus. We never move on before feeling 100% confident that everything is understood. We then take the time to repeat and practice the problems with challenging variations, until solving them becomes second nature. I expect a lot from my students, pushing them to think hard in lessons and work diligently in-between. They do not fail to rise to the challenge!
I currently tutor GCSE Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology alongside A-level Biology. If you have any questions please get in touch, I’d be happy to help.
Testimonials
John Roberts
“Ollie tutored our son GCSE Maths for almost a year, ahead of his GCSE exams. From the off, Ollie came across as a friendly, intelligent young tutor with high expectations for my son’s work and progress. He stretched Luke’s Maths ability every session and was definitely a major part of Luke’s GCSE Maths success. Ollie’s passion for the subject clearly rubbed off on Luke as he is now taking his Maths studies on to A-level. Ollie was very organised, planning a scheme of work and providing feedback to each session through a clear shared spreadsheet we all had access to. He set Luke challenging homework which he would then give detailed feedback on, leaving no stone unturned. I would highly recommend Ollie as a tutor, over the year we built up a strong relationship with him and hope to keep in touch long into the future. Worth every penny!”
Parent
Nia Osbourne
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“Ollie is helping me get prepared for my science GCSEs, specifically physics. He goes through how to work out everything very clearly and sets homework to allow you to try some questions on your own but also is there to help with anything you get stuck on, even on the homework. I am never usually confident answering questions in physics but from working with Ollie my confidence is growing enormously.”
Student
Ellie Sweeney
“Ollie was my tutor for over a year while I was studying for my GCSEs. He started working with me in January 2019 and continued working with me till March 2020. I always struggled in a science and Ollie made the subject a lot more clear and helped me understand it better. Not only did he make science enjoyable he taught me in a way which I would benefit better and help me understand a certain topic fully and he also gave me guidance on how to remember equations and experiments. Additionally, I was starting to struggle with maths and Ollie explained to me how to answer problem-solving and broke down how to answer difficult equations which helped me a lot. Without Ollie, I would have not gotten the grade I got so I’m very grateful for him helping me with science and maths. ”
Student
Margo Sweeney
“I was extremely fortunate to have Ollie recommended to me to tutor my daughter who was struggling in Science. My daughter, who was in Y10 at the time, was working towards her GCSE’s and she felt overwhelmed as well as out of her depth with a lot of the content across Chemistry, Biology and Physics.
From the very first tutoring session, Ollie’s approach and enthusiasm for Science was contagious. He managed to engage and instil confidence in her that she was then able to transfer into her learning. Ollie tutored her for well over a year but sadly it stopped abruptly due to Covid and the cancellation of GCSEs. During that year, it was rewarding to see the progress she made and to gain a passion for a subject that she disliked. Ollie made the sessions enjoyable, fun and most importantly she looked forward to her weekly tutoring sessions. Ollie created a “Success Sheet” and together they worked through specific areas that she needed support with and implemented strategies to assist her with her learning.
I would highly recommend Ollie as a Science tutor and from my experience, it was a pleasure to see my daughter grow in confidence and learn to love a subject she struggled in. He is an inspiring teacher and I am truly grateful to him.”
Parent
Emma Harris
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“Ollie has been working with my daughter Nia for over 3 months now helping her with her GCSE science specifically with Physics. We have been block booking 6-week sessions to enable Ollie to build a programme of study which is aligned to my daughter’s development areas. At the end of each 6 sessions, Ollie provides me with a detailed progress report. Working with Ollie has been fantastic for my daughter she looks forward to her sessions and is growing in confidence with her science. I would highly recommend Ollie as a tutor.”
Parent
Luke Roberts
“Ollie helped me so much with my maths GCSE. He tutored me maths two times a week for most of my year 11. I liked the way he would explain really clearly how to solve a problem, we would make a step by step method that I found easy to follow then we would practice the problem together until I got it right every time. I always felt good after a session with Ollie because I could see the progress I was making. At the beginning of year 11 I was getting 6s in my maths mocks but in the end I got an 8. When lockdown happened we did our sessions online but they were just as good as normal because of Ollie’s visualiser and webcam that meant I could see everything he was writing and him at the same time on my computer. I would definitely recommend Ollie as a tutor if you want to improve your maths.”
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Experience, Maths & Science Teacher
After studying Biology at Oxford University, with a particular focus on Mathematical modelling, I jumped at the opportunity to become a secondary school Science and Maths teacher through the Teach First program. For the past two years, I have been teaching these subjects full time to classes ranging from year 7 to year 11 as well as Biology to year 12 and 13, in a state school in south-east London. I have seen two classes of year 11s through their GCSEs and two classes of year 13s through their A-levels with many successes.
Teaching has drastically improved my ability to assess my learner’s weaknesses, plan great explanations and design purposeful practice worksheets. I have also gained an intimate knowledge of the GCSE and A-level exams through AQA conferences, examiner training and marking hundreds of mocks.
I completed my PGDE in 2019 with the Institute of Education at UCL. This got me thinking academically about how to maximise learning and helped shape the teacher I am today.
About Ollie
My passion for learning and sharing knowledge goes back to my school days, where I spent much of my GCSE study leave in school, helping friends get their heads around the seemingly complex Maths and Science that they had not understood in lessons. (I was a bit of a nerd!). The thrill I got from watching the ‘penny drop’ for those around me as I re-explained a difficult concept is one that I still pursue to this day in my teaching career.
I have been tutoring students in Maths and Science alongside my studies and career for the past four years. I particularly enjoy teaching students one on one since the explanations and work can be tailored to precisely meet the student’s needs. Progress is fast, students feel satisfied and a strong mentor-mentee relationship is formed.
Over the course of several years, I have invested time and energy in developing the online tutoring experience I provide. With a virtual whiteboard for written explanations, an HD webcam and easy document sharing, the experience is just as good, if not better, than face to face tutoring.
Qualifications
Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from UCL
University of Oxford (September 2015 – June 2018)
B.A. (Oxon) in Biological Sciences: 2:1
Caterham School (September 2013– June 2015)
A-level: Maths A, Further Maths (AS) A, Physics (A*), Biology (A*)
GCSE: 11A*
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Ollie's Calendar
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Here you can see all of Ollie's available time slots. To request a time slot you must be logged in. For an account please email Jonny at jonny@pyemaths.com.
- For individual lessons booked @ £55/hour immediate payment is required on the day of the lesson.
- For block bookings @ £495/10 hours please email Jonny directly at jonny@pyemaths.com about this inquiry. These lessons can also be booked through this online calendar.
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