Kathyn

If you have recently finished your year 11 exams and are planning to take A level Mathematics in year 12, I can help you to gain a head start to your A level studies. Students often underestimate the jump from GCSE to A level Maths, not only in the depth of understanding, but the speed at which they will need to be able to apply their GCSE knowledge. I can help you to improve your understanding of the GCSE topics, which are integral to your understanding of A level Mathematics and also provide an introduction as to how these are now being examined.

Likewise, if you have recently completed your year 12 exams, I can provide you with an introduction to the A level course and work through recent examination questions, to supplement those in the textbooks, which do not always reflect the change in the type of questions which the exam boards are setting. To help you prepare for your public exams, I will prepare predicted papers based on the the most recent questions which each board has been setting.

I retired from teaching maths at an outer London Grammar School at the end of 2019 but returned to teaching part-time during the pandemic on a supply basis. Over the course of my teaching career, I have realised that students often do not share my enthusiasm for or interest in Mathematics and it is often their most challenging and least favourite subject. As a result, I have adopted a variety of different strategies, teaching styles and resources to engage all of my students’ interest, regardless of ability and so ensure that each student can attain their true potential.

To ensure that each student benefits fully from each tutorial, I ask them to let me know beforehand, which aspects of mathematics they need help with, so that I can plan and prepare resources in advance. If the student wishes, for a small additionaI fee, I will also set homework, which I will mark and then go through with them in a subsequent session. I also aim to improve their confidence by working on exam techniques and how to structure solutions to questions.

Availability: I can offer tutorials throughout the daytime, evening and sometimes the weekend using either FaceTime and an interactive whiteboard or Google Meet with and interactive whiteboard. I will also set up your own Google classroom so that you have a record of everything we have covered in the lessons as well as all the resources I have sent to you.You will then also be able to upload your work so that I can mark it.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: For the last 20 years, I have taught Mathematics in Grammar Schools and have extensive experience of teaching GCSE Mathematics and Statistics, the IGCSE and additional Maths to students of varying abilities. I have also taught all aspects of A level Maths, including Statistics and Mechanics, AS level Further Pure Maths and A level Applied Statistics and Mechanics, as well as both the Standard and Higher level International Baccalaureate. I was responsible for Key Stage 5 Mathematics for 3 years in one of the schools at which I taught. I also have 5 children, all of whom I tutored to pass the 11+, as well as helping them with their GCSEs and A-levels, not just in Mathematics but several other subjects.

DBS Check: Yes