George Kinkead
Improving Mathematics education through innovative research, public policy and teaching.
About me
I am a PhD candidate on the Applied Public Policy course at Kings College London. After completing my undergraduate degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Manchester (2009-2012), I trained as a mathematics teacher on the Teach First program. Before joining KCL, I worked as Head of Department and Deputy Head of Sixth Form in schools in London and the Southwest, completing an MSc in Education and Leadership from the University of Bristol (2015-16) and an MRes in Sustainable futures from the University of Bath (2020-22). I love teaching and believe educators have three core purposes: to develop a love of learning in students; to equip students with an understanding of how they learn and to impart subject specific knowledge and skills. This website is the primary place to find my research interests and insights, driven by uncovering what works in education through applying behavioural science to improve wider educational systems.
I also provide tutoring services for students in the Bristol area, looking to progress in their mathematics, regardless of their level and previous experience.
PhD research
- Applications of Behavioural science to raise outcomes for GCSE mathematics resit students
- Mathematics education and public policy
- Applying Social identity theory to foster belonging in students
- The use of RCTs in mathematics education
Other research interest
- Motivational systems in learning
- Education for sustainable development
- Peer to peer influences in education
- Sustainable practices in school
Applications in Education
check out my blog to see how I try and translate academic research for those working in schools or in Public policy
Tutoring
I believe educators have three core purposes: to develop a student's love of learning; to help them understand how they learn and to impart subject specific knowledge and skills.
I have a wealth of experience teaching in secondary schools and colleges in Bristol and London. I am offering 1:2:1 tutoring to help students to progress in their maths at school or college.
Research
Here is where you will find my latest insights in academic educational research
Master's of research dissertation
Kinkead G. 2022 Enacting participatory research through a school Eco-Council: How students can lead and influence each other toward sustainable action in secondary schools. (MRes) UK: University of Bath.
Academic profile
TUTORING
Supporting progress in mathematics: for school, exams, and the world beyond.
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Mathematics Tutoring
ButtonI am offering 1:2:1 in-person tutoring to help students progress in their maths at school or college.
My Tutoring process
Step 1: Find out your desired outcomes.
Step 2: Assess where you're at, and what gaps exist.
Step 3: Create a learning journey from where you are to your end goal.
Step 4: Find out how best you learn and what motivates you.
Step 5: Teach step-by-step, plugging each gap in your knowledge
Step 6: Continually revisit material to make sure it has stuck.
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Blog
Insights from behind the frontline
week #1:
Help less: Why systems in school stifle our students
week #2
Help less part 2: How parenting culture inhibits independence and task mastery
Sustainability Education
Supporting educational movements and pedagogy working towards a sustainable future
Maybe three or so years ago, I became disillusioned with the narrow mainstream education offered to students in most institutions. More specifically, I felt a disconnect between how students were being prepared to engage with skills and knowledge without an explicit awareness of how those skills could help solve the grand challenges facing humanity, or that there even were grand challenges needing to be tackled.
