I'm an experienced teacher, tutor and performance coach specialising in A-Level Psychology, PE, Sports Science and sport and exercise related subjects.

I've spent two decades teaching students with very different abilities, personalities, learning styles and additional learning needs, so I've learned pretty quickly that there isn't a single formula for getting the best out of someone.

I'm also a Senior Examiner, which gives me a perspective that goes beyond simply knowing the specification. I understand how answers are actually assessed, where students lose marks and what turns a basic response into a high-level one.

Alongside education, I'm a qualified Personal Trainer with a strong background in strength and conditioning, performance enhancement and corrective exercise.

My work brings together education, psychology, coaching and performance, allowing me to connect Psychology and Sports Science with what happens in the real world rather than treating them as subjects that simply have to be memorised.

I have taught Psychology extensively across secondary and post-16 education throughout a career spanning almost 20 years, including many years of A-Level teaching and examination preparation.

Alongside this, I have worked internationally as a private tutor for more than 15 years, supporting students from a wide range of educational systems, backgrounds and abilities. But experience only matters if it makes a difference to the student sitting in front of you.

I am particularly good at working out what is actually getting in the way of progress. Sometimes it is a lack of knowledge. Sometimes it is exam technique, application, essay structure or simply not understanding what the question is really asking. For other students, the problem is confidence, motivation, previous negative experiences with a subject, or learning needs that have never been properly recognised or supported.

I have worked extensively with students who have been overlooked, lost confidence, struggled to engage, or simply haven't responded to the way they have previously been taught.

This includes students with diagnosed and undiagnosed additional learning needs, as well as students who are already achieving highly but want to push themselves further.

My aim is not to simply teach more content. It is to make the student better at learning, thinking and answering independently. A focused session can often unlock problems that a student has been struggling with for weeks or even months. It is not unusual for us to identify the real issue, rebuild understanding, practise the skill and make significant progress within three or four hours that previously felt completely out of reach.

My experience also extends beyond Psychology. I have worked as a PE Cover Teacher and have taught A-Level PE and Sport Science for nine years. This gives me a particularly broad understanding of how students learn, how motivation and confidence affect performance, and how to translate complicated theory into something that actually makes sense.

As a Senior Examiner, I also bring first-hand knowledge of how examination responses are assessed. I know the difference between an answer that sounds impressive and one that actually earns the marks. I therefore focus heavily on application, analysis, evaluation, essay structure and extended-response technique, helping students understand not just what to write, but why an examiner rewards it.

With experience across multiple exam boards and specifications, I am comfortable adapting quickly to the individual student rather than expecting the student to adapt to me.

Ultimately, students do not need another person who simply tells them what they got wrong. They need someone who can work out why they are getting it wrong, explain it in a way that makes sense to them, rebuild their confidence and give them the tools to do it themselves. That is what I aim to provide in every session.

I don't see tutoring as simply delivering information for an hour and sending a student away with a pile of notes

The student should leave the session better equipped than when they arrived.

Sometimes that means finally understanding a topic that has never quite clicked. Sometimes it means completely changing the way they approach exam questions. Sometimes it's rebuilding confidence after a disappointing result, and sometimes it's pushing an already strong student to think at a much higher level.

I keep sessions relaxed, personalised and purposeful. There will probably be some humour along the way, learning doesn't have to be miserable but there is always a reason behind what we're doing.

My goal is for students to become more knowledgeable, more confident and more independent learners, while developing the skills to turn that knowledge into the grades and performance they are capable of achieving.

This is the philosophy behind my work, bringing together education, psychology, coaching and performance to help people understand what they are capable of, develop their abilities and move forward. It's a mindinmotion.coach philosophy.

Sessions, packages & Cancellation Policy

All sessions are paid in full at least 24 hours in advance.

Packages :

6 sessions paid for in advance equates to 110 per session

10 sessions paid for in advance equates to 100 per session.

Cancellation:

Sessions cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice, or missed without notice, are charged at the full session rate. Sessions cancelled with at least 24 hours' notice can normally be rearranged, subject to availability. Package sessions are non-refundable once the package has commenced.