Ian

I am a personal tutor, tutoring Maths for GCSE and A Level. I am equally happy tutoring students who are struggling to get a pass grade at GCSE as those seeking an a star grade at A level.

I have extensive experience of working with young people as a trained youth leader, mentor for engineering students and as a personal tutor.

I am married with a daughter who is a secondary school maths teacher.

I tutor Maths and Additional Maths at GCSE level and have experience of all exam boards and syllabuses including IGCSE.

I also tutor AS and A Level Maths covering C1, C2, C3, C4, M1, M2, S1 and S2 - again for all exam boards.

I enjoy sharing my enthusiasm for Maths with others. There is often quite a fine line between hating and loving Maths, I try to help my students to cross that line. Generally, my approach is to help students to understand how to solve problems themselves rather than just showing them the solution.

I tailor my approach to the individual student. Usually, I start by asking the student to identify areas they have found difficult at school. Mastering something that couldn’t previously be done usually boosts confidence. I keep an eye on the results of school tests and homework to enable me to follow up on any problem areas or misunderstandings. As the exams approach, I use past papers to check understanding, identify areas of weakness and resolve issues.

I prepare some topics for each lesson based on known problem areas but I am always happy to be diverted to look at a current difficulty from school or homework.

It is very common to need to revise subject areas from earlier years where some basic principles have not been understood properly. I look out for these fundamental issues and resolve them in a way that schools just don’t have time to do.

I usually set a small piece of homework each week to reinforce a topic that we have been covering or a past paper to practice as the exams approach.

As an engineer I can often explain how Maths topics are used in practice and I try to make what often appear to be abstract topics come to life. Most of all, I try to boost confidence and make the lessons enjoyable.

Availability: Full-time tutor available day-time and after school but not weekends

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: I am an experienced full-time Maths tutor
I can provide references from previous or current students

DBS Check: Yes