FAQ's

Each 1-hour session costs £48 or half of that for a 30 minute session. Many students prefer shorter sessions where they can maintain excellent focus throughout.

Discover Tutoring was created by Adam Duhamel in 2020 and he continues to lead as the main tutor for Science and Maths. He is a dedicated professional with an excellent academic record, passionate about education with more than 5 years of 1-1 tutoring experience. Adam, along with all of our tutors maintains an up-to-date Enhanced DBS Certificate and we all operate according to professional safeguarding standards. See our Safeguarding Policy for more information.

We have created a space where parents can rely on tutors, because any tutors who work with Discover Tutoring are held to the same high standards as Adam, who holds a 1st Class Honours Degree and a Masters Degree with Distinction.

Sessions with Discover Tutoring are exclusively online, giving peace of mind to both your tutor and parents/guardians.

Your tutor will only communicate with parents/guardians, limiting contact with children to the duration of sessions.

Parents/guardians are welcome to be present during sessions and your tutor is happy to answer any of your questions outside of sessions.

Adam is an enthusiastic and capable communicator equipped with a Masters degree-level education and more than 5 years experience with 1-1 tuition. Adam works with students in a range of science subjects as well as GCSE maths.

All other tutors who work with Discover Tutoring are held to the same high standards as Adam and if you are recommended to work with a different tutor, that is because they have specialised backgrounds that make them more suitable for the subject, for example specialist maths teachers for GCSE.

Background:

Adam studied holds a 1st Class Honours Degree in Environmental Science (Climate Change) and a Masters Degree with Distinction in Marine Biology. Both of these subjects are broad fields in science that require knowledge from biology, chemistry and physics. Along with experience working with all major exam boards, he has a depth of knowledge that enables him to work with students for A Level Biology, GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics and GCSE Maths, though his specialist subject is A Level Environmental Science. 

Tutors may vary between fields in order to provide the best possible service, but you can be sure that your tutor is well-equipped to teach and guide students to better grades.

Mathematics is the language of science, with nearly all scientific research utilising a degree of maths along a continuum. All science disciplines rely to some extent on statistics which is a branch of mathematics that uses the power of numerical data to draw conclusions about the world around us. Some sciences such as physics are almost completely maths-based with the forefront of theoretical physics being nearly incomprehensible to those without a strong mathematical background. Studying maths and physics?

Knowledge and understanding of the world, along with the skills of scientific endeavour can provide an ability for problem-solving which is completely transferable to the workplace. Employers are looking for flexible workers who can think independently and come up with their own ideas. A strong foundation in science can show a potential employer that you are ready to work and capable of learning whatever it takes to complete the role to a high standard.

Your tutor will provide thoughtful, personalised and engaging online sessions, aimed at passing exams and encouraging independent learning. A typical student may expect to improve their grades over the course of a year with the more sessions undertaken, the greater the impact. 

Your tutor will use a variety of resources in a modern fashion to teach and revise concepts in preparation for exams. In some cases, students may need help with remembering key information. This is a core competency of your tutor who has experience with memorisation and can show students how they can remember dense amounts of information. 

In other cases, the student may be struggling to understand concepts and ideas. This is where a flexible approach by your tutor will make a difference and one-on-one tutoring shines. Students often struggle to grasp complex ideas when there are 25 or more students in the room, chatting, fidgeting and distracting each other. Teachers have no way to spend the time needed to help students on an individual basis and that is where your tutor can help.

In general, it is recommended to have at least one session per week in order to review each topic covered in class. Repeating topics is one of the most basic and effective ways to remember information and understanding it is even more important for memorisation. 

One session every other week will be beneficial as well, particularly for KS3 students but as the information gets more complex, more time is needed to make a difference. 

Discover Tutoring operates exclusively online for two principal reasons.

Number 1. Safety of your tutor and the student.

By maintaining only indirect contact, we are able to keep students and their tutors safe in these uncertain times. Also, there is always the possibility of changes in government guidelines and online tuition avoids the unfortunate risk of disruption to students’ learning. In the modern era, there is no need for tutors to be travelling to houses around a city in order to provide tuition. Tutors who do so are put at risk of incidents on the road and also in the homes of unfamiliar persons. We do not expect our customers to be hostile, but there are always risks that are completely avoided by keeping things exclusively online. Property risk is another factor that is avoided with online tutoring. Incidents involving accidental damage, although unlikely is not impossible and Discover Tutoring takes pride in reducing risk for both you and your tutor.

Number 2. Quality of tuition.

Discover Tutoring believes that the quality of tutoring online rivals that of in-person tuition and may even exceed it. Today we have an unprecedented amount of technological options to support online tuition, including basics such as video conferencing software as well as more advanced and specialist education software. By maintaining a consistent and comfortable environment for your tutor, they are able to build the most effective strategies to help students and in the end, achieve the best possible results. Today internet speeds are much faster and connections are more stable than ever before, increasing the suitability of online tuition.

If you have any more questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us by email, text or phone.