Mark Brown Private Tuition

What subjects do you teach?

Subject	Levels Offered
Physics	GCSE, A-Level, IB, PAT Undergraduate
Mathematics	KS4, GCSE, A-Level, IB
Computer Science & Python	KS4, GCSE, A-level, Adult

If a qualification or requirement is not listed, please drop me a message.

What is your experience?

Whether you are looking for a tutor to help with exam preparation or homeschooling an entire subject, I am the tutor for you. I have completed over 4,000 hours of tutoring across hundreds of students both inside and out of the classroom. I have prepared hundreds of students for A-levels in Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science.

Additionally I have three university degrees completed between 2006 and 2016. My first, a degree in Physics (MPhys) from the University of Manchester, completed in 2010. The second degree, in Photonic Systems Development (MRes) from the University of Cambridge, obtained in 2011, and a third, my PhD, from University College London in the Timing Resolution of Scintillator Detectors, completed in 2016.

I began tutoring part-time in 2009 whilst studying for my first degree and since then I have gained extensive experience across a wide range of students both in-person and online. A decade ago, in 2014, I transitioned to full-time tutoring. In that time I have catered to different UK and European academic qualifications; including but not limited to GCSE, A-level, IB and Pre-U. I specialise in preparing students for A-level examinations and have successfully tutored and home-schooled students in this capacity.

Since 2015, I have taught classes both in-person in the UK and abroad as well as online.

What is your methodology?

Younger students, such as GCSE, are encouraged to notice their mistakes and to learn about their weaker areas of a given topic. Each class focuses upon recent topics a student has covered, a topic the student has expressly requested or a topic determined as difficult for the given qualification by me.

Older students, such as A level, are strongly encouraged to improve study habits and lay out useful work for our sessions. Weaker students will initially be led through this with an intend to build to improve self-study. For most this leads to the student being in charge of their own education. The topics we cover are based upon their needs. In many cases this resolves to misunderstood questions, topics poorly remembered, specifics they would like to revise as well as referencing to further materials as required.

For home-schooled students I typically focus on consistent progress through a chosen book or books with assessment every 3 months or so. Usually there is a stronger focus on homework in these classes to ensure students are spending enough time on a given subject per week.

How do Online Classes Work?

Classes take place using Google Meet. Before every class, I'll contact you (the parent or the student directly) with a link to join at the scheduled time. In class, I use a variety of tools, including bitpaper (a collaborative whiteboard), etherpad (a collaborative text editor) and replit (a collaborative coding environment).

What is your availability?

I'm available for classes starting 8am to 8pm weekdays British Standard Time. Please contact me for current availability.

How are classes paid for, and how much?

Subject	Price (GBP)
Physics	£75 per hour*
Mathematics
Computer Science

Classes can be paid for via bank transfer on an ongoing basis or monthly via invoice.

*Additional charges may apply for exam paper marking and in-person tuition. Discounts are available for regular clients. Please note that I operate a 48 hour late cancellation period - any classes scheduled that are cancelled within 48 hours will be charged at the full rate.