Mike

I am an enthusiastic and patient maths tutor with a number of years experience. I enjoy helping students achieve their full potential by demystifying the subject and building their confidence. I have a straightforward approachable manner and I am able to build bonds with students of all ages.

I also build good relationships with parents to understand their concerns and to ensure that they are fully up to speed with the student's progress.

I have experience of and happy to deliver online and face to face and happy to discuss the relative merits of both prior to engagement.

Tutoring Experience

I have been tutoring for around five years but come from a business background, my initial roles being in mathematical algorithm development in the software industry.

After a successful freelance IT career running my own company, I retired early and have been tutoring on a part time basis since. I have a university degree in pure mathematics and I only teach this subject. I have an up to date DBS Certificate.

Most of the work I do is at GCSE level and with a variety of students – from those struggling with passing at 4/5 at Foundation level to more able students at the top end of Higher level. I also have a lot of experience with other KS3 years and KS2 from Year 5. I undertake private tutoring in the local area, online and voluntary tutoring for under privileged children in inner city schools. I like to take on just a few students at any one time to ensure that I can give them the focus that they deserve and maintain my activities as a pleasure rather than a job!

Tutoring Approach

My approach with each student is bespoke, we can start off informally going through past papers or text book questions to identify weaknesses which need to be addressed or pick up on specific points on which the student wishes to focus, or indeed feedback from the school. I have a passion for the subject which I hope to pass on to the student but I also recognise that for some students the main focus is on passing the exam and the necessary coaching to do this.

I have had a large number of years tutoring maths both face to face and more recently online. I have been providing online maths tuition for over a year (not just as a response to the current situation). The teaching of Maths online presents unique challenges which need to be address to provide a immersive and satisfying experience for the student which adds value to their learning. Key requirements include not only the ability to communicate visually and verbally but also to provide for two way written communication. No one tool can cover all of these requirements and a selection of both computer hardware and software needs to be brought together to provide for this. I can help you to understand what is required and can, as part of the my service, provide the hardware necessary for full participation included in my rate.

If you would like a short trial online lesson I can do this foc or if you would like to discuss further please let me know.