I like to meet other online tutors/teachers who are committed to continuously developing their own teaching practice. The following online tutors, schools and companies are ones I personally trust and would recommend to clients/parents.
Catherine Rooke : Dyscalculia, primary maths and English
Catherine is one of the most experienced and versatile tutors I know of. Based in Australia she is one of the rare Dyscalculia teaching specialists who was teaching it well before the pandemic of 2020. Expert at bespoke home-schooling programmes with clients all over the world.
Catherine’s website
Darren Elgar : Dyscalculia with autism, primary maths
Darren spent 9 years teaching in Primary and 4 years in a Secondary special school for autism working with dyscalculic pupils. He is also a former home-schooling parent and has been an online tutor for 2 years. Check out his YouTube channel for actual teaching videos. Contact Darren on elgarmaths@outlook.com
Nigel Straney : Chemistry A-Level and IGCSE
Nigel has over 20 years teaching and tutoring experience and is an exam marker for one of the major England exam boards. He taught at an international school in Kuwait for 16 years. One of the pioneers of online tuition he’s been tutoring full time online well before 2020. Nigel has very well organised and meticulously prepared notes available as pre-recorded video lessons.
Nigel’s website
Paul Morgan : Chemistry A-Level
Paul has been tutoring full time online for a few years. A fully qualified and experienced teacher of Chemistry he was also a former nuclear waste research manager for the atomic energy authority in Sellafield. I chat to him every week on video calls and have got to know him very well indeed.
Paul’s website
Alex Vearey Roberts : Maths and Physics A-Level/GCSE/SAT/ACT
Alex has a PhD and degree in Physics from the University of Aberystwyth. He has 14 years of experience tutoring, and he also tutors online. He is based in Hampstead in London.
Alex’s website
Liz Pywell : English and Drama
Liz is based in York, she already has extensive experience of teaching at some top schools around the York area in North England. She is now a private tutor tutoring from home and one of the few English online tutors out there.
Liz’s website
Daniel Coward : Peak Tuition: 7+ and 11+ Independent School Specialist
I’ve known Daniel Coward for several years. He tutors regularly himself and has a small team of tutors that are very carefully selected. One of the most professional and committed tutors that I know of. His company is based in the Peak District in Derbyshire, UK and he is based near Manchester. He provides a premium service to clients all over the world and has mastered how to teach online very well. Contact him through the Peak Tuition website.
The Profs
The Profs are a tutoring company who I work with closely. They select only the best tutors and are very thorough with who they hire (my interview with them was 1.5 hours long!). Pioneers of online tutoring and founders of BitPaper (used by thousands of tutors worldwide), Education technology and tutoring community, they have some amazing tutors on their books who I personally meet at their tutor events.
The Profs – Website.