A-LEVEL FURTHER MATHS

Nick read for a Masters in Mathematics and Philosophy at Christ Church, Oxford, specialising in Ethics, Topology and Set Theory, before training as a teacher. He joined d’Overbroeck’s in 2010, teaching Mathematics to Years 7-13, before becoming Head of Years 7-11. He enjoys any area of Maths involving proof, and can usually be tempted to discuss Philosophy whenever circumstances allow. He is a keen runner and reluctant cyclist.

Nita received an AB, 2 MS degrees and a PhD from various universities in the USA, each in some form of mathematics. For (m>>n) years, she combined teaching undergraduate courses with research in applied mathematics and mathematical physiology. She has ((n-1)^(n-1)) diplomas in mathematics, wrote (n) theses, (n! + 1) peer-reviewed papers and has an Erdos number of (n+1). She relocated to the UK in (670n-1) and has been working at d’Overbroeck’s since (670n) where she is Director of Studies, maths teacher, Head of the d’Overbroeck’s Plus and Oxbridge Programmes, and co-runs the maths Plus group. Over the last few years, she has worked alongside Simon to develop the school’s academic enrichment programme to help spread the message that thinking critically and developing intellectual curiosity are both interesting and fun.

Nita particularly enjoys long walks off the grid with her family; her greatest joy is in raising and spending time with her (n) children all of whose names begin with the (n^n – 1)th letter of the alphabet.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Leon graduated from the University of St Andrews with a degree in Mathematics. At the end of his studies, he was elected as Director of Events and Services at the Students’ Association, serving a sabbatical year before going into brief stints in Finance and Sales. However, after finding that neither of these vocations suited him, he turned to teaching and found a career he was truly passionate about. Leon has taught at d’Overbroeck’s since 2017, teaching across our sites as well as coaching our school’s under 19s basketball team. Over that time he has become a Director of Studies and taken over as Staff Coordinator to the Student Representative Council.

Michael studied Maths and Computer Science at university, including a DPhil from Oxford in 2012. He grew up near Chicago in the US but has lived in the UK long enough now to say ‘maths’ instead of ‘math’. Michael joined d’Overbroeck’s in 2017, and thoroughly enjoys serving as a Director of Studies and teaching Maths and Further Maths to the diverse group of budding mathematicians in the Sixth Form. He is always keen to share his enthusiasm for proofs and patterns with his students—did you know that every prime number greater than 3 is either one more or one less than a multiple of 6 (and can you prove it?!)

Ian graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Mathematics in 2009. A four year career in the gas and power industry followed before he moved to Cape Town, South Africa and started teaching mathematics and physics. He joined d’Overbroeck’s in 2019 after taking four months out to explore southern and east Africa while living in a Land Rover Discovery.

Ian is passionate about teaching students to use mathematics and physics to understand the world (and the wider universe). His favourite moments in the A -Level maths and further maths courses are those when the application of an idea suddenly becomes clear.

When he’s not helping students achieve their ambitions and solving challenging mechanics problems, Ian can usually be found playing rugby or racing sailboats.