Blaine (Tutor)

 Maths (ks3, gcse, a-level)

I am a prize-winning maths graduate from Oxford University and A-level Top Candidate, offering bespoke maths tuition services.

I offer maths tuition with a difference to students at various stages of their academic career. To be exhaustive, I support those looking for help with KS3/GCSE/IGCSE/AS/A2/AEA/Oxford Entrance Exam/STEP maths.

Traversing the mathematical landscape is an art it can be a very uncomfortable environment for some. I find it so important to make my students feel at ease and to find confidence in their maths and so important to be friendly and patient. I am not a suited, booted assessor, nor old-school, to be frank! The feedback I’ve received indicates that I am very successful in creating a supportive atmosphere that encourages discussion, openness and good effort.

As well as engaging with students in this manner, my aim as a maths tutor is to get my students to ‘think mathematically’ to uncover the inherent simplicity in methods and concepts and to truly understand what is being worked with. It is my business to focus thought, prevent confusion and stimulate the development of good ideas. I employ illuminating explanations and navigate sticking points, and as a result maths should be considerably easier to handle under my guidance.

As well as offering support for those with difficulties or specific grade aspirations at standard levels, I can also challenge the very able as intensely as they could hope for, introducing them to the mindset, rigour and practice required for the more challenging AEA and STEP papers. At university I was lucky enough to find myself the one to whom my peers turned with mathematical difficulties: I have been depended on to explain advanced maths effectively for years. I am sure this accounts for two more areas of particularly positive feedback I’ve received: in explaining concepts and in effectively dealing with problems as they arise.

I am 25 years old and have now been tutoring privately, full-time, for two years I hold a recent enhanced CRB disclosure and I provide tuition either at my home in The Park area of Cheltenham, or at the homes of students within a 30-mile radius of it (dependent on particular location).

I am here to provide a complete teaching experience that in addition to ironing out difficulties and providing excellent exam preparation as matter of course, at no extra effort on the part of the student introduces them to the thought processes and insights of the professional mathematician. I have the STRONGEST sense of duty of care to my students and want every one who I work with to exceed their own expectations and the expectations of others and to walk away feeling truly proud of their achievements.

Availability: Monday-Sunday, 8:30am-9:30pm.

Willing to travel: 30 miles

Experience: I have a background as a software engineer and have been tutoring privately full-time for two years.

Qualifications: MMath Mathematics (First Class) University of Oxford

Notable special academic awards:
Anthony Nathan Prize in Mathematics (degree)
Top Candidate Notifications for....
Maths A-level....AQA
Further Maths A-level....AQA
GCSE Statistics....AQA

CRB Check: Yes

Has References: Yes

Will Tutor Online: No

Feedback from: Jessica (Ms)
Rating:
Date: 03/05/2012 11:44:13

Please contact me to view a email sent by this tutor. My son`s grades dropped dramatically. He didn`t give revision work or follow sylabus. They did a- level work when my son needed to follow gcse curiculum. I DO NOT recommend this tutor. He sent me a raving and rude email when he made a mistake on dates and came to our house during easter holidays when we were away. He refused to reply to calls and texts - A very unprofessional and odd boy.