George

I studied Mathematics at Cambridge University at both undergraduate and Masters level and in March 2023 I finished a PhD in London focusing on the mathematical aspects of gravity.

I started tutoring 10 years ago and have tutored every week for the previous 5 academic years with a total of 15 GCSE students, one FSMQ student, 27 A level students, 19 further maths students and 21 students I helped with their university applications and Cambridge/Oxford interviews for maths and computer science. The students had a wide range of abilities and I was able to accommodate to their various needs. I have been very lucky in that, despite not all of them enjoying mathematics, they have all been very eager to learn which has made them all a delight to teach.

A lot of people have the qualifications to teach mathematics, but the most important part of maths tuition is gauging how much the student is understanding and calibrating your examples such that they are pushed to a high standard without being overwhelmed. As well as this, it is important to be able to invent new ways of looking at things on the spot that you feel are best appropriate for how this particular student learns. I have developed these skills over my years of tutoring and have had a great deal of success with my students.

I aim to maintain a relaxed atmosphere in lessons in order to ensure the student feels comfortable enough to ask questions and most importantly say when they are not understanding something.

Availability: AVAILABLE SLOTS: Tuesdays 5-6pm, Wednesdays 6-7pm, Thursdays 4-5pm and 5-6pm.

I prefer lessons to be booked as weekly recurring lessons, though students may enquire if they wish to have ad hoc lessons e.g. to prepare for an exam. I can offer additional day time slots for students available during school hours. Please enquire.

If you require any details about how lessons work, do not hesitate to enquire. In particular, for STEP, MAT and CSAT, you may be interested in the opportunity to have work marked and rates are negotiable based on this.

Regarding entrance exams, I teach STEP and MAT mostly, but I am happy to teach TMUA or anything else that is mathematical in nature.

Willing to travel: 2 miles

Experience: Most relevant tutoring experience: (as of July 2023)

A level Mathematics (includes year 12 further maths students) - 770 hours
A level Further Mathematics - 350 hours (see above)
GCSE Mathematics - 190 hours
FSMQ - 10 hours
KS3 Mathematics - 15 hours
GCSE and A level science - 45 hours

University application mentoring - 180 hours
Oxbridge mock interviews - 70 hours
CSAT and CTMUA entrance exam - 15 hours
MAT entrance exam - 50 hours
STEP exams - 90 hours

University mentoring for first years - 15 hours

DBS Check: Yes