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Matthew completed his Bachelor\u2019s degree in Chemistry with Forensic Science in Leicester and, in 2015, earned his PGCE at Nottingham Trent University. Since then, he has taught Chemistry and Environmental Systems in six countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, and most recently, Japan. He has also worked as an A-level Chemistry examiner for the Edexcel exam board, using the insights gained from this experience to better prepare his students for assessments. <\/p>\n\n

Matthew is a passionate chemistry enthusiast who believes the subject plays a key role in developing students\u2019 ability to apply logic and reasoning in problem-solving.<\/p>\n\n

He firmly believes<\/strong> that learning is a continuous process and that there is always something new to discover. Mistakes are inevitable, but true failure only occurs when one gives up. Outside of teaching, Matthew enjoys archery and rugby, and he is also learning Japanese, German, and Spanish. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2337,"template":"","department":[92,93],"class_list":["post-3446","team-member","type-team-member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","department-grades-5-10-en","department-international-baccalaureate-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMatthew Downie | erudito<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chemistry teacher Matthew has taught in six countries, is an A-level examiner, and believes that learning is a continuous process where mistakes are a path to growth.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/erudito.lt\/en\/komanda\/matthew-nathan-downie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matthew Downie | erudito\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chemistry teacher Matthew has taught in six countries, is an A-level examiner, and believes that learning is a continuous process where mistakes are a path to growth.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/erudito.lt\/en\/komanda\/matthew-nathan-downie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"erudito\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-10T14:55:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/erudito.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_3417-scaled-e1753782987788.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/erudito.lt\\\/en\\\/komanda\\\/matthew-nathan-downie\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/erudito.lt\\\/en\\\/komanda\\\/matthew-nathan-downie\\\/\",\"name\":\"Matthew Downie | erudito\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/erudito.lt\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/erudito.lt\\\/en\\\/komanda\\\/matthew-nathan-downie\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/erudito.lt\\\/en\\\/komanda\\\/matthew-nathan-downie\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/erudito.lt\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/IMG_3417-scaled-e1753782987788.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-29T09:56:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-10T14:55:17+00:00\",\"description\":\"Chemistry teacher Matthew has taught in six countries, is an A-level examiner, and believes that learning is a continuous process where mistakes are a path to growth.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/erudito.lt\\\/en\\\/komanda\\\/matthew-nathan-downie\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/erudito.lt\\\/en\\\/komanda\\\/matthew-nathan-downie\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/erudito.lt\\\/en\\\/komanda\\\/matthew-nathan-downie\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/erudito.lt\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/IMG_3417-scaled-e1753782987788.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/erudito.lt\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/IMG_3417-scaled-e1753782987788.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":2560,\"caption\":\"Matthew Downie - 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