Sean

As a professional tutor (and former teacher) specialising in Maths and English, I will help your child take his or her skills to the next level, achieve exam success, and truly fulfill his or her potential. I pride myself on my ability to discover what each student truly needs in order to reach their goals. I also understand firsthand what it means to want your child to have every chance to succeed, as my wife and I are fortunate to be the parents of a wonderful daughter.

My own academic record is of sterling quality, including graduating university with highest honours during my studies, I received many academic awards (full CV available on request). My background as a classical musician has helped me become a good listener, collaborator, and communicator, skills which I apply in my tutoring. Furthermore, it has given me insights on how to focus my mind and hone a craft in a disciplined way over time - insights I am always working to convey to my students. My diversity of life experience also helps me to connect with all kinds of people. I have lived in a variety of interesting places, from Los Angeles to Paris to Boston to London and beyond!

I am very focused on assessing the needs and goals of each individual student, as well as on inspiring students to be lifelong learners. I want each student to feel the same joy of new knowledge and skills that I feel. I like to think of my approach as balancing friendliness with honesty and realism - being both encouraging and direct. I am constantly evaluating myself to assure that I am effectively communicating concepts and skills to the student.

I appreciate that if you`re looking for a tutor on this site, you`re likely considering at least several options. What I can offer you is only partially captured by my academic credentials and profile I encourage you to contact me to discuss your or your child`s goals and how I might help in achieving them.

Note: Please be advised that I reserve the right to request a supplementary travel charge.

Availability: Flexible!

Willing to travel: 20 miles

Experience: I have extensive experience as a tutor and teacher, including as a lecturer at the University of California at Santa Barbara, teaching calculus during my own university years at the University of Rochester, and through tutoring a wide variety of private students in English, Maths, Science, Geography, and Music, both in the UK and US.

I can also advise on test-taking techniques more generally, having had considerable success myself in that area as just one example, I received the highest possible score on the American SAT (university aptitude exam.)

Selected Recent Case Studies:

Oscar, English GCSE preparation: helped Oscar improve in English Language from a 3 on his mock paper to a 6 on actual GCSE, and from 1 on mock to 5 on actual English Literature.

Omar, Maths GCSE preparation: Omar was aiming for a B (old grading system), but with my tutoring achieved an A on the Higher paper.

Damien, Maths GCSE preparation: Damien was advised by his school to sit the Foundation paper, but with my tutoring, instead pursued the Higher paper, achieved a result of 6.

Anya, Maths GCSE preparation: Anya had failed the Maths GCSE 3 times before beginning work with me, but with my tutoring, she successfully passed her next resit.

Milla, KS3 Maths: helped Milla turn Maths from an area of concern into her strongest subject, achieving higher marks at school

Antony, KS3 English: helped Antony improve his writing and reading comprehension and achieve higher marks in English at school, with a particular focus on spelling, vocabulary, sentence structure, and punctuation