Rachel

Hi there! I am originally from Galway, Ireland and I moved to London in 2014. I have been teaching Maths in an Ofsted rated Outstanding secondary school in South West London since 2014 and I absolutely love teaching! I have experience teaching across all three key stages. With KS3 & KS4, I`ve taught many students ranging in ability. With KS5, I`ve taught Pure maths to Years 12 and 13.

I am available for online tutoring only.

I am extremely patient and enthusiastic about Maths, so if you want to be challenged and prepare for next years exams I am here to help.

Before the tutoring begins, I provide a free phone consultation to discuss what we would like to achieve during the Maths sessions, thus ensuring the sessions are tailor made to suit the needs of every student.

My approach to teaching is a belief that every student can achieve their full potential in Maths and my main focus is building confidence and resilience with students that have difficulty in Maths. I also work with students who need to be challenged further and are aiming for Grade 8/9 at GCSE, or A/A* at A-Level. I am extremely patient, kind, good humoured and tend to build excellent rapport with students in a short period of time.
With exam year groups, my slogan is that "every mark matters" when it comes to exams. When teaching students at GCSE & A-Level, the examples I work through will be model answers to exam questions, highlighting each important step of working in order to gain marks. I believe that having exemplar model answers and notes are an excellent revision tool to have in the run up to the exams so I will encourage students to have a "Model Answer Notebook" for our sessions.

Availability: Online only

Willing to travel: 20 miles

Experience: BA in Mathematics & Geography

PGCE in Mathematics & Geography

Fully Qualified Maths Teacher with 5+ years experience in an Ofsted rated "Outstanding" Secondary school in SW London.

Year 6-7 Maths transitions Coordinator - Involved supporting students in their transition from Primary to Secondary School.

KS3 Maths Coordinator - I was responsible for writing Schemes of Learning and tests for Years 7-9.

KS4 Maths Coordinator - Supported KS4 students in achieving/exceeding their target grades at GCSE through monitoring data, doing intervention after school, having mock exams on a fortnightly basis and supporting staff members in the department with their teaching. In this role, I was also responsible for writing the schemes of learning and exams for Years 10 and 11. This role gave me an in-depth knowledge of the GCSE 9-1 Maths Exams and the skills students need in order to exceed their potential in GCSE Maths.