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Connor
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Connor

University of Oxford
Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE)
2nd Year
Teaches subjects 7

About Me

My name is Conor, I’m from Northern Ireland and I’ve always loved learning. I have always been fortunate to have great teachers and it allowed me to get my 11+ and a good set of GCSEs and A-Levels, eventually ending up at the University of Oxford, reading “the degree that runs Britain”; PPE.
My particular strength is humanities, I have always found them to be intuitively easy to learn and be able to retain information. In my mind those subjects are all about practice; familiarising yourself with the content and the specifics and committing it to memory. That’s the first step. The second is making yourself comfortable with the style of exam question and acquainting yourself with the exam format. Thus, in my mind, the process is split into two halves, the first being the content and the second being past-papers, lots of them.
It is also worth saying that I’m not picky about how someone revises the content. In school I used many formats to do this, including mind-maps, linear notes, flash-cards, verbal exercises and more, so I would work with whatever is best for my students.
This has always been successful for me and I’m sure it can be for you too!

My teaching style

My teaching style is divided into two steps, the content and the exam preparation.
Particularly with humanities subjects like history or politics, committing the key prices of information to memory is, with additional, stand-out, if-not-quirky pieces of information to ensure your examiner is in no doubt that you’re confident with the material.
Following this it’s all about past-papers, getting as many done as is wise to do. Starting with non-timed to get used to the question-style and format and then under exam conditions.

My Proudest Achievements

I am most proud of being a working-class boy from a deprived and troubled region of the world (Northern Ireland) and ending up at the world’s best university.
Similarly, I am immensely proud of having opened my own confectionary business during the pandemic to sell ice-cream and coffee. I seen an opportunity and went for it, and it’s been a real success.

I teach

  • Oxbridge Interview
  • 11+
  • TSA
  • Economics
  • History
  • Politics
  • Business Studies

My Results and Achievements

  • A*A*A* at A-Level
  • Attained 7 A*s and 4 As at GCSE
  • Self-taught 2 GCSE subjects - A* in both
  • First place in Northern Ireland for GCSE history
  • Received an offer from the University of Oxford

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