Christine

I am a qualified teacher and mother of two daughters. I have worked as a home tutor for over 35 years in my own home. Since March 2020 I have changed to offering only online tuition using Zoom as a teaching platform. Using Zoom allows both the teacher and the student to see and talk to each other, access, show and annotate relevant webpages and our work and write on an online whiteboard. All teaching materials, homework tasks and screenshots taken during the lesson are saved for the student in a personal online Dropbox, One Drive or Google Drive folder. I can offer some face-to-face tuition but this may not be an option every week as I am sometimes travelling. I would then switch to online tuition for that time.

I have a first degree, a masters degree and a PGCE qualification in Modern Languages but retrained to teach Mathematics. I am a Level 5 Maths Specialist with a recently updated Mathematics qualification from Southampton University. I offer this subject to GCSE level. I also offer Functional Skills Maths up to Level 2, SATs and 11+ tuition and Adult Numeracy. Until recently I have been working as a Year 5 Primary School teacher, focusing on Maths, English, IT, French and German.

Tutoring Experience

I have worked as a home tutor for over 35 years, and have extensive experience in schools, colleges and adult learning. As a home tutor, I have taught Primary Maths and English, for SATs and 11+ entrance exams, lower secondary Maths, GCSE Maths, German and French and Adult Maths. I have taught ICT, English and Maths at college and to adult Learndirect learners and have also supported adults with specific learning needs, such as dyslexia and dyscalculia. I have worked in a number of different secondary schools as a teacher of German and French and also ran a successful German Department for 7 years. I have been combining my home tuition work with my part-time job as a KS2/KS3 1:1 and small group Middle School Maths Tutor, but from February 2020 I have been working just as a self-employed Home Tutor. Since March 2020 I have been offering only online lessons using Zoom as a teaching platform.

Tutoring Approach

Before I start to tutor, I will always find out what the parent and/or tutee hopes to achieve through the lessons with me, whether this is to pass an exam, improve in confidence, go up a set in school, understand a particular area of the subject, or all of these. I also find out what particular methods of learning the tutee prefers. For example, many students enjoy games and computer activities to aid their learning.

My students and I enjoy the lessons and they invariably gain in confidence, and most often achieve their targets.