Mel Tutoring Profile
Financial modelling professional and award-winning Mathematics graduate with nearly a decade of tutoring experience and a dedication to helping students excel in Mathematics.
About
Mel is a highly skilled financial modelling professional and Mathematics graduate with a Master’s degree from the University of Manchester, where he was recognised as one of the top students in his cohort. With nearly a decade of tutoring experience and over 100 hours of tutoring with The Profs alone, Mel brings a deep passion for Mathematics and a dedication to helping students excel. His journey in tutoring began in his teenage years and continued through his university studies, during which he developed a particular interest in Pure Mathematics. After earning his Master’s degree, he spent a year as a full-time online Maths tutor, where he honed his teaching and communication skills, making him an engaging and effective educator. Mel briefly pursued a PhD in Pure Mathematics at UCL before transitioning to a career in financial modelling, where he now works as an analyst at Operis, applying his mathematical expertise in a practical business setting. Despite his professional commitments, Mel remains dedicated to tutoring, consistently supporting students across a range of levels from GCSE to undergraduate, including preparation for entrance exams like STEP. With over 1,000 hours of tutoring experience, including work with charitable associations and in classroom settings, Mel has received excellent reviews from students who appreciate his supportive and effective approach. His academic accolades include the 2020 IMA Graduate Prize from the Institute of Mathematics & its Applications and the Czeslaw Lejewski Logic Prize from the University of Manchester.
Attended:
St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College
University of Manchester
Experience
- 1500+ hours of tutoring experience over the past 4 years, teaching maths and maths-based topics to students of various backgrounds and ages, including adults. Levels I have encountered include but are not limited to: GCSE, 11+, 13+, A-level, IB, entrance exams like STEP, undergraduate.
- 400+ hours of experience with the Profs tutoring over 30 students.
- 100s of hours working on behalf of several charitable associations such as Get Further, where I supported disadvantaged students to their GCSE retakes through the pandemic.
- 5-week internship as a teaching assistant at Chorlton High School where I have also taught full classes on several occasions.
- Received excellent reviews on the platform Tutorful and thankful acknowledgments from many students, stating they are enjoying the lessons, finding them helpful, or telling me about how happy they are to have gotten that good grade that they need.
- Completed a university course on mathematical education at the University of Manchester.
Qualifications
- St Francis Xavier Sixth Form; A levels: Maths (A*), Further Maths (B), Computing (A), French (A)
- The University of Manchester; Master's in Mathematics: Thesis mark 88%, Overall mark 89%