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Experience

2003 - 2025
Computer science, Business studies and ICT teacher and tutor
Experienced with Cambridge International examinations iGCSE(0478), Business studies (0450)(0264), AS/A2 examination syllabi(9618)
United Kingdom, Ascension Island (South Atlantic), Stockolm (Sweden), Bucharest (Romania)

Mr Cooper is fully DBS checked, QTS/PGCE qualified, British Computing Society Computer science teaching certified and he tutors for several international online schools.

Mr Cooper is a Cambridge international examination assessment specialist (0450 Business studies igcse) and a highly experienced teacher and tutor that knows how to bring out the best in his students. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University and working for several years in the IT industry in London, he embarked on ICT specialist Teacher Training (PGCE & QTS), and later went on to achieve his Computer Science teaching certification (secondary) from the British Computing Society. Whilst in Stockholm, Sweden he was a 'Computing at school'(CAS) international school hubgroup lead. His teaching experience stems from a wide range of schools; from UK state comprehensive and high-performance comprehensive schools, independent boarding schools to several international and online schools.

Mr Cooper has also taught overseas in various British curriculum schools moving with his family initially to South Atlantic(Ascension island), then Stockholm in Sweden and finally Bucharest in Romania.

In his spare time he is training to be a chaplain, enjoys time with his family, sailing, paddle boarding, and also "tinkering", be it coding projects, woodwork, model making or electronics!

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2013 - 2022
International school experience
Experienced with Cambridge International examinations iGCSE(0478), AS/A2 examination syllabi(9618)
Ascension Island (South Atlantic), Stockolm (Sweden), Bucharest (Romania)
Mr Cooper gained valuable experience teaching in overseas schools, specialising in the Cambridge International Examinations syllabi specifically in the teaching of 0478 iGCSE Computer science, AS/A2 9618 Computer science and 0450 iGCSE Business studies
2018 - present day
Online school specialist tutor
Computer science & Business studies
iGCSE CIE 0478 Computer science; AS/A2 CIE 9618 Computer science; 0450 iGCSE Business Studies & AS/A2 CIE Business studies
Mr Cooper has gained valuable experience online tutoring with online schools and private tutoring, using a variety of pedagogies, to help students progress towards their examinations. Mr Cooper employes varied online teaching tools to aid engagment and interaction during tutorials, testimonials are available on the menu above to validate this.
2023 - present day
Online specialist private tutor
Computer science
Various examination boards iGCSE and AS/A2 Computer Science
Mr Cooper has gained valuable experience supporting students one-to-one, using diverse online tutoring tools. Mr Cooper is experienced with supporting students, folloiwing a wide variety of syllabi and is able to adjust support materials to suit varied computer science and business studies syllabi at iGCSE and AS/A2 level.

Education

2016-2017
British Computing society
Certified Secondary Computer Science teacher
BCS
Computer sceince teaching
Mr Cooper gained valuable expierence studying towards the qualification. For the research project, Mr Cooper focused on teaching the principles of programming using Arduino micro-controllers, combined with standard electronics I/O components, in the KS3 classroom.
2003 - 2004
Specialist Information Communication Technology teacher training
SouthWest Teacher Training
School centred initial teacher training
PGCSE & QTS
Mr Cooper gained valuable experience learning the theory and practical skills required to become a teacher, in the context of specialist Information Communication Technology teaching. Mr Cooper trained in various challenging and diverse school settings and gained a well earnt PGCE and eventual QTS in his first school.

Professional Skills & Certifications

Marketing
Computer science theory teaching
Computer science programming teaching
ATPL theory commercial flying examinations and training completed (PPL single & multi-engine, (IR) instrument rating completed UK & USA)
Online tutoring
In-person teaching

Languages

HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Python