Alexander S

👋 Intro:
6 year experienced IGCSE & A-level Physics teacher delivering excellent pedagogy and examination results in the UK and in a top international school in Asia. My students perform far above global averages for the top grades (Edexcel, 29% vs 70% AA*). I am proud to be an excellent teacher that has helped shepherd dozens of young physicists to the world top world universities for engineering, astrophysics and theoretical physics at UC Berkeley, University of Toronto, MIT, Oxford and others. Let's lock in and ace physics IGCSE and A-level together!

🎓 Education:
Bachelors of Science in Physics & Philosophy (Joint Honors / Double Major)
Awarded 1st Class Honors
University of Leeds, United Kingdom
United Kingdom Qualified Teacher Status and PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate of Education), University of Leeds
DBS Checked (Safeguarding Trained, Certified)

👔 Career:
Ruth Gorse Academy - Leeds, United Kingdom (2 years)
Haileybury Almaty - Almaty, Kazakhstan (4 years)

I am a passionate, excitable and kind teacher. There is no such thing as a stupid question, and I love students that are curious. My vibe is casual yet concentrated on your success. I have deep knowledge of the exam markschemes and curriculum. We would work best together if you're willing to engage dynamically with me!

My Approach:
🌟 High Expectations - everyone can achieve top grades
🧩 Focussed - hardcore exam language and technique emphasis
🛡️ Safe - ask questions, be dumb, its no problem; full confidentiality
🤝 Personalized - we'll work together in the way you want
🎯 Targetted - we'll focus on any content you wish
🧠 Intuition building - spot patterns in markschemes and problems
💡 Socratic - questions-based exploration for deep understanding