Claire

I am currently in my eighth year of tutoring, exam marking and teaching mathematics having graduated from Imperial College in 2011 with an Engineering degree. My experience as a tutor, examiner and a teacher over the last eight years has given me many of the skills necessary to successfully tutor students of all ages. I hope to use this knowledge to further my commitment to providing all students with the opportunities they require to succeed.

Availability: Please message re. availability. I am also available for intensive holiday tutorials.

Willing to travel: 20 miles

Experience: I am currently tutoring online full-time alongside being a GCSE exam marker. My most recent teaching position was at St Paul`s Girls` School in Hammersmith.

I have a multitude of experience in various areas of the teaching profession. From being a Head of Year 12 to working in a high achieving school as the Lead of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics, I understand not only the academic requirements at all age ranges, but the social and physical wellbeing of my students. I use my character and personality to respond to the needs of students ensuring that high academic standards are met.

Another key role that I have undertaken is as my school`s KS5 Guidance and Extended Studies Coordinator. Here I was responsible for the promotion and creation of opportunities relating to careers and further education alongside leading the Extended Project Qualification. In this key role, I was also responsible for identifying and supporting students applying to Oxbridge and other Russell Group universities.

I enjoy participating in a range of sports activities in my free time from netball and cycling to skiing and volleyball. I also really enjoy reading a good book, ranging from historical fiction to dystopian thrillers.

Testimonials-

`Claire was an extraordinary tutor. My daughter had a few sessions before her GCSEs to cover areas she found tricky and she always came away singing and bright and optimistic. She said she was the best tutor she has ever had. She gained a 9 for her maths and an A* for further maths and look forward to using her again for maths A Level.` -IGCSE and FMSQ

`Claire tutored my daughter through her AS and A Level maths. After having tried a few different tutors, Claire immediately found a method of teaching that suited my daughter perfectly. My daughter got a grade that all of us were very proud of and that without Claire’s tutoring, she definitely wouldn’t have got. I’ve asked Claire to now tutor my other daughter for her GCSE maths. Thank you Claire.` -A LEVEL

`Claire helped our son achieve a Grade 8 result in IGCSE mathematics this summer. Her thoroughness and drive raised his enthusiasm for the subject immensely. Claire is totally reliable and committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for her students and matches their learning needs with an understanding of their temperament and personality. Our son was full of praise for his experience of being taught by Claire and will now be going on to study maths in the Sixth Form. Thank you so much Claire, he wouldn’t have done it without you!` -IGCSE

`My son fell seriously ill less than three months before the IGCSE exams took place. His school kindly arranged a scribe for him. Claire is a very experienced and professional maths tutor. Apart from revising the syllabuses with my son, she was very patient in practicing as a scribe for him so that he can get used to the arrangement as soon as possible. As a result, my son got the highest attainable grade both in maths and further maths. We can’t thank Claire more for her kind support and guidance during our son’s most difficult period in life thus far.’ -IGCSE

`Claire is a fantastic tutor, friendly and positive. Claire quickly built up a rapport with my daughter which was great, as initially she was a little nervous at the prospect of working with a stranger online. Lessons with Claire are fun and highly productive. My daughter`s maths improved very quickly to the point that she was considerably ahead of her year, and had gained the confidence to use her mental arithmetic skills where before she was afraid of being incorrect.` -11+

`Claire’s online sessions were certainly most enjoyable and enhancing! The fast-paced learning style resulted in my massive progress over the short course of a week. The prep set for me were effective, ultimately improving my arithmetic ability and enhancing my question processing skills! Claire’s patience and guidance make the sessions much more interesting and joyful to take part, I hope to have more sessions with her in the future!` -Year 9

`Many thanks Claire for your marvellous lessons, and for helping our son so much. He loves maths, partly to you. We will miss you, and wish you every success in both, your professional and personal life.` -16+

`Teachers like you are very rare & difficult to find! Take care of yourself & good luck for the future!` -IGCSE

`Claire has been tutoring our daughter, an A-level student. Once weekly lessons are delivered online as we live outside the UK. We are really impressed by her tutoring style, organization, and explanations which are very helpful for our daughter. She always contacts two days before the lesson to agree on the topic. Claire also provides email support as and when required. We are hoping to continue this tutoring until June 2019 when our daughter will complete her A-levels. We would highly recommend Claire for mathematics tutoring to any A-level student.` -A LEVEL

`She thoroughly enjoyed her lessons with you and although she was poorly, she was happy to carry on with the classes. She told me she misses your teaching and would really love to have you back! I hope you don`t mind us requesting you again and hope you`ll be able to take her back on, if that`s needed in the future after her exams. Once again thank you so much for your support, much appreciated. She feels that she has learnt a lot from your classes!` -16+

`Thank you so much for your kindness and teaching Claire. Our daughter had a comment added regarding her maths section on her 13+ entrance exam: ‘She performed very well across the paper. There were no gaps in her knowledge and her algebra and number work were outstanding. Her problem solving was also strong.’` -13+

‘My son achieved an A* in his mathematics this term. The level is very very high in his school and this is a great achievement. We think that Claire has contributed greatly to this, because she is teaching him so well and helping him to work out maths problems in a very clear way. We think she is a fabulous teacher!’ -IGCSE

`Claire has a lot of patience and understanding which enables me to learn maths at a pace that is suitable for me. Claire’s passion for teaching mathematics gives me the incentive to learn more about mathematics.` -16+

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