Tutor Profile

Syed.

A First-Class graduate in Physics from Durham, Syed distinguished himself by ranking in the top 5% before pursuing postgraduate study in Mathematical & Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford. During his studies, he received awards for academic excellence in two consecutive years, as well as a subject prize in Mathematical Methods for Physics. 

Since beginning his tutoring career in 2022, Syed has been committed to making challenging concepts accessible for those who need strong foundations, while also pushing high-achieving students to reach ambitious academic goals.

Syed
Tutoring Experience

Syed began tutoring in 2022 and has since taught Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics at A Level, and all sciences up to GCSE level. His teaching experience spans an exceptional range of learner profiles—from refugee students with no prior knowledge, to highly advanced learners preparing for Olympiads. This has allowed him to quickly understand exactly a student’s needs and help progress forward in the most efficient manner possible.

In his lessons, Syed weaves together deep conceptual understanding, strong problem-solving techniques, and exam-focused precision. His goal is not only for students to master the content, but also to develop general analytical thinking and strong study habits that are vital for long-term academic success.
 

Education
  • BSc Physics – First Class Honours, Durham University
  • MSc Mathematical & Theoretical Physics (expected 2026), University of Oxford
Subjects/Exam Boards
  • A level Maths and Further Maths: all exam boards
  • A level Physics: all exam boards
  • GCSE Maths: all exam boards
  • GCSE Physics: all exam boards
  • KS3 Science
  • KS3 Maths
What families say

Syed is excellent at teaching, intelligent and very easy to understand. He prepares well-structured lessons that are exam-specific and comprehensive, breaking down topics for me in a very manageable way and made it much easier to practice them than when I was trying to get through tougher topics by myself.

Year 12 Student

Syed provided me with GCSE science and maths revision. He was a very good tutor who explained things very clearly to me.

Year 10 Student

My daughter used to be Syed's student. And he was an excellent Physics teacher. His explanations are very clear. We had several lessons with Syed, and my daughter got the highest Physics score in her College.

Parent of Year 13 Student

The lessons are well structured and based around the student. Syed is an excellent tutor and I leave the lessons each session with a great understanding of the content. I could not recommend him highly enough!

Year 12 Student