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We are a group of high calibre tutors who are highly qualified A-level teachers with many years of subject and online teaching/tutoring expertise. Given the scarcity of A-level Chinese tutors, we now have Daniel our excellent A-level Chinese Mandarin tutor who, whilst not being teacher qualified adds both to our quality and subject breadth. All of us are part of the Online Tutor Collective (our tutor group) and whilst we each have our own independent tutoring businesses we agree to a set of common quality standards.
We recommend each other. I choose to promote my fellow tutors in other subjects as it provides both my clients and potential clients with options to consider that might better meet their needs.
Please note:
This Tutor Group, the Online Tutor Collective, has no direct involvement in, or responsibility for, tuition services of individual tutors. All arrangements are between the individual tutor and the client.
Here are the Online Tutor Collective’s common quality standards:
- Teachers – each tutor either has a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), PGCE and/or Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with the exception of Daniel our excellent Chinese Mandarin tutor as highlighted above
- Member of The Tutors’ Association: the voluntary, not-for-profit professional body that represents the tutoring sector, with a commitment to continuous personal development
- Enhanced DBS check and on the Update Service
- Safeguarding training
- Free-of-charge and without obligation initial student and parent/carer engagement.
- Student Plan to focus on the knowledge, skills and exam technique required to help the student achieve their desired objective
- Minimum number of lessons – a minimum of four hours of tutoring (subject to individual tutor practice)
- Recording of online sessions, subject to client consent, and retaining the recording for a minimum period of time for the student to access, subject to individual tutor’s policies
- 24 hours’ notice of cancellation or the lesson is fully chargeable, subject to the individual tutor’s practices, terms and conditions
- Provide a short progress report to student and parents
Dr Victoria Philpotts, BA (Double Hons), MA, PhD, PGCE
Victoria has over 25 years of teaching experience and teaches modern foreign languages (German, French and Spanish) and English (language and literature) at GCSE, as well as German and French at A level. She has taught in secondary schools and universities, and now runs her own tuition business.
You can find out more about Victoria’s tutoring at www.victoriaphilpotts.co.uk
Steven Smith BSc (Hons), MSc, PGCE, NPQML, QTS
Steve is a former Industrial Scientist with 15 years of classroom experience in a wide variety of Secondary School and Sixth Form settings, specialising in GCSE and A Level Chemistry. As a Sixth Form Head of Year for many years he facilitated successful UCAS applications. He is an experienced A Level Chemistry examiner and has been providing private tuition online via his business on a full-time basis since 2019.
You can find out more about Steve’s tutoring at www.onlinechemistrytutor.net
Lynn Harkin, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Lynn has over 25 years of teaching experience in the classroom, 12 of which were as a Head of Humanities. She has a strong track record of successfully teaching GCSE and A Level History. She runs her own tuition business and is committed to providing tailor-made tuition to meet the needs of her students.
You can find out more about Lynn’s tutoring at www.myhistorytutor.org/
Simon Hewitt BSc (Hons), QTS, NPQSL, FCollT
Simon tutors A level and GCSE Physics. Simon delivers high quality tutoring with over 19 years’ experience teaching at top-rated schools, plus FinTech software development experience. He has a successful track record in guiding students through the intricacy and beauty of Physics, both in education and in its value in careers. He was thrilled to receive the 2019 Physics Teacher Award from the respected Institute of Physics. Simon now runs his own successful tuition business.
You can find out more about Simon’s tutoring at: http://www.simonhewitttutors.com/
Sarah Borthwick BA (Hons), LLB (Hons), PGCE, QTS.
Sarah specialises in A Level and GCSE Law, Politics and Philosophy including Religious Studies with over 25 years of teaching and tutoring experience. Sarah has held Senior Leadership positions including Head of Sixth Form and Assistant Principal. She is an experienced examiner for a variety of subject areas at A Level and GCSE and runs her own successful tutoring business.
You can find out more about Sarah’s tutoring at www.helpfulhumanitiesandmore.tutorbird.com/
Peter Agnew BSc (Hons), PGCE
Peter is an experienced A level, GCSE and Key Stage 3 geography tutor and teacher with over 15 years of experience in education. Having been an Examiner for AQA and Edexcel, Peter provides insights that help students excel in assessments, giving them a distinct advantage. His expertise spans all education levels from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5 across various curriculums, including AQA, Edexcel, Cambridge, WJEC, and ISEB exams. His students often earn scholarships at prestigious institutions like Eton, Harrow, Winchester, and Wellington College.
You can find out more information about Peter’s tutoring at https://www.peteragnewtutoring.com/
Louise Burden BSc (Hons), PGCE, QTS
Louise is a biology specialist with over 20 years of classroom experience in both comprehensive and selective grammar schools. She is an experienced examiner for AQA, OCR, and EdExcel. Since 2018, Louise has been running a full-time tuition business, providing online A-level biology tuition to students worldwide.
Louise has a passion for biology and is eager to inspire curiosity in her students while preparing them thoroughly for their examinations.
You can find out more about Louise’s tutoring at: https://mrsburdenbiology.com/
Angela Taylor BSc (Hons), PGCE, QTS
Angela specialises in A Level and GCSE Psychology and Sociology with over 20 years of teaching and tutoring experience. Angela has held Senior Leadership positions including Curriculum Leader, Head of Sixth Form and Deputy Headteacher. She also adds international teaching to her repertoire, where she taught in the UAE and held a pastoral position as Head of Year 9.
She is an experienced examiner for A Level and International Baccalaureate and runs her own successful tutoring business, alongside teaching two days a week in a local secondary academy and sixth form.
You can find out more about Angela’s tutoring at: https://www.socialsciencetutoring.co.uk/
Jane Hughes BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS
Jane is an English specialist, with more than 15 years of classroom teaching experience and a background in national journalism, editing, copywriting and PR. She has an MA in Creative Writing and Publishing and now runs a successful online tutoring business for both A Level and GCSE students. She offers tuition for A Level students in English Literature, English Language and Lang/Lit across most exam boards.
You can find out more about Jane’s tutoring at: https://janehughesenglishtutoring.com/
Ashish Sharma, BSc (Hons) Mathematics, PGCE, PgDip in Educational Leadership
Ashish is a dedicated and specialist A-level maths tutor. With over 13 years of teaching experience and several years of examiner experience, Ashish brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to his tutoring sessions. Ashish runs his own successful Maths Tutoring business to support students in the UK and Internationally.
You can find out more about Ashish’s tutoring at: https://www.mathsflextutoring.com/
Daniel Sherwood-Clarke, BA(Hons) Mandarin and History 1st Class – Distinction in Spoken Chinese
Daniel is a full-time tutor of Mandarin Chinese A-Level, GCSE, IGCSE, IB, HSK and ISEB. The overwhelming majority of his students achieve A and A* in their exams. He has 13+ years’ experience as a private tutor and spent his younger years living in China. His students attend some of the UK’s leading schools, such as Eton College, Harrow School, Westminster School and Cheltenham Ladies’ College.
You can find out more about Daniel’s tutoring at: https://www.sherwoodclarke.com/
Dr Paul Meaney BSc (Hons), QTS, Pg Dip., PhD
Paul is an experienced Computer Science teacher with 8 years of experience in education delivering GCSE, A levels (AQA and OCR), T-Levels, BTEC (Levels 2 and 3) and AAQ qualifications. A former Head of Department in two schools, Paul was also an Advanced Skills Teacher (AST) responsible for improving teacher standards. Since 2018, Paul has been delivering high quality online lessons and he is now the most highly ranked independent Computer Science tutor on Google as well as designing and developing Computing qualifications for Pearson Education.
You can find out more information about Paul’s tutoring at https://www.thecomputingtutor.com/
