As a tutor I like to meet other online tutors and am deeply involved in organising tutor meetups and online communities of tutors.
Following is a list of online tutors, schools and companies who I know and trust to be the very best in delivering online tutoring and education out there. Every tutor here is a full time professional.
Catherine Rooke : Primary maths, English and Dyscalculia
Catherine is one of the most experienced and versatile tutors I know of. Specialising in teaching primary maths and English, she is one of the rare Dyscalculia teaching specialists. She is expert at tailoring bespoke homeschooling programmes and has clients all over the world. I have various collaborative projects with her, including maths videos.
Catherine’s website
Paul Morgan : Chemistry A Level
Paul has been tutoring full time online for a few years now. 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
Richard Glascodine : Maths, Foundation Engineering, computing and music
Richard has a background as a qualified maths and music teacher and tutors both subjects online. He also trains apprentice Engineers and has a very practical, application way of tutoring maths and Engineering using manipulatives and picture methods. Based in Brighouse, Yorkshire he has mastered online tutoring in a matter of just two years.
Richard’s website.
Nigel Straney : Chemistry A Level and IGCSE
Nigel has nearly 20 years teaching and tutoring experience, and is also an examination marker for one of the UK 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 for 3 years. Nigel has very well organised and meticulously prepared notes which are also available as pre-recorded video lessons.
Nigel’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 12 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.