Helen

I am a qualified Maths teacher with an Honours degree in Management Science from Swansea University and a PGCE in Secondary Maths. I live in Epsom. I have more than 10 years experience teaching Mathematics at Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, post 16, adults and also 1:1 tuition.
My biggest passion is teaching Foundation and Higher GCSE Maths and helping those students who have not yet achieved their Grade 4 or above to do so.

Unfortunately I do not drive so all tutoring is done in my kitchen in my own home.

Tutoring Experience

I gained my PGCE Secondary Maths qualification in 2007 at St Mary's in Twickenham during which time I trained at both Glyn School in Epsom and Cheam High. I joined Cheam High School in July 2008. Since then I have also taught Maths at Epsom and Ewell High School, Carshalton College and Nescot, and I have tutored in Carshalton Boys Sports College and in Glyn school.

In my own time I have tutored many students of all ages from local schools including Rosebery, Glyn, Downsend, Cheam High, Blenheim, Overton Grange, and St Andrews. This broad experience has equipped me with many superb resources, up to date knowledge of the different examination boards and their specifications and all the different exam papers and questions that students need to study to ensure they are successful.

Tutoring Approach

Whilst I genuinely enjoy Maths, I appreciate that for many students it is a 'Marmite' subject, and so often the biggest challenge many learners face is confidence and actually wanting to engage with the subject. I believe my strengths are being very supportive, patient, and showing them that they can do it by scaffolding the work, so they begin to believe in themselves again and so in time become successful . This is absolutely crucial for the majority of students who have so far achieved a Grade 3. (D)

I do a lot of work on Whiteboards to help build confidence and nearer the exam time we practise many papers, so student are confident going in to their exams.

I also believe in teaching students to understand what they are learning, rather than just learning a formula. When teaching a topic I try to make it interesting, relevant, approach it from many angles and provide the student with as many different types of questions and problems to solve, so they become confident when faced with unseen, new problems.

If you are looking for a GCSE Foundation or Higher Maths teacher, I would love to hear from you. If you have any questions whatsoever, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you.