{"id":63,"date":"2021-09-21T12:47:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T12:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:01:34","slug":"tutoring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/tutoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Physics Tutoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_439\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-439\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-439\" src=\"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WIN_20220304_11_36_17_Pro-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Newtons Rings\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WIN_20220304_11_36_17_Pro-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WIN_20220304_11_36_17_Pro-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WIN_20220304_11_36_17_Pro-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WIN_20220304_11_36_17_Pro-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WIN_20220304_11_36_17_Pro.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newtons rings experiment<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>Is a tutor a good idea?<\/h1>\n<p>That depends.\u00a0 tutoring can be expensive.\u00a0 Have you tried all other supports available to you first?<\/p>\n<p>Most schools will offer some form of study support and that is a good place to start.<\/p>\n<p>Virtual Physics can help explain some of the concepts you might be experiencing problems with.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-sgoil.com\/\">e-Sgoil<\/a> have an excellent study support offering delivered free online.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.hw.ac.uk\/\">Scholar<\/a> is an excellent resource from Heriot Watt university available for free to anybody enrolled in a certificate course in Scotland &#8211; you just need your Glow log in.<\/p>\n<p>Some people will find that the existing supports arent enough or just benefit from 1:1 teaching rather than the group instruction that happens in classes.\u00a0 If that is the case, tutoring may be appropriate.<\/p>\n<h1>Tutoring<\/h1>\n<p>I offer online tutoring via Teams to students from anywhere in Scotland.\u00a0 I have 10+ years teaching Physics at National 3, National 4, National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher levels.\u00a0 I also have current experience of being a marker for the SQA exam and project.<\/p>\n<p>Rates are \u00a335 per hour.<\/p>\n<p>Please use the <a href=\"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/contact\/\">contact page<\/a> to get in touch for a regular weekly slot.\u00a0 If you wish to book a one-off session, you can do so through my\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/bookwithme\/user\/c9b5c944b9d345399af946163734136c@mlthornton.co.uk\/meetingtype\/2vQFE3Ek_UyLoHiYTqnF0w2?anonymous&amp;ep=mlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">booking page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you attend Forres Academy, please do not attempt to book tutoring &#8211; just get yourself along to one of the department study sessions.\u00a0 Details of current supported study sessions are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/my.glow.scot\/forresacademy\/home\">school website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is a tutor a good idea? That depends.\u00a0 tutoring can be expensive.\u00a0 Have you tried all other supports available to you first? Most schools will offer some form of study support and that is a good place to start. Virtual Physics can help explain some of the concepts you might be experiencing problems with. e-Sgoil [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[caption id=\"attachment_439\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-439\" src=\"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WIN_20220304_11_36_17_Pro-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Newtons Rings\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> Newtons rings experiment[\/caption]\r\n\r\nI offer online tutoring via Teams or Classroom to students from anywhere in Scotland.\r\n\r\nIf you are lucky enough to live in Moray, I offer a limited amount of face to face tutoring.\u00a0 I am based in the Forres \/ Kinloss area.\r\n\r\nRates are \u00a325 per hour (plus travel if appropriate)\r\n\r\nPlease use the contact page to get in touch.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-63","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4049,"href":"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions\/4049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forresphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}