Andrew

I am Maths Teacher with over 20 years of experience including teaching all secondary school ages including GCSE and A-level and holding a middle management position at a leading independent school in Greater London. I am currently at an award winning independent school in Surrey. I have also got experience teaching in comprehensive schools and with dyslexic and dyscalculic students. I have a real passion for one- to - one learning and have had the pleasure of successfully tutoring well over 100 students to date. I really enjoy helping students learn and see the rapid increase in progress and confidence that can be achieved from one-to-one tuition.
As a current teacher, crucially, I am familiar with all the changes to the syllabus for both GCSE and A-level and have the relevant materials to assist. The content has increased for both as has the type of questions. In order to prepare my students fully I ensure they have as much exposure to the problem solving style of questions in the new specification. It is hard for them to get enough of this in school time with the extra content they have to cover so this is where tutoring can be very beneficial. Please see my latest 5 star reviews in the reviews section under my profile.
Feedback / references from recent tutees :
"Thank you for supporting Alex over the last few months with his maths. He felt very confident with his recent statistics paper, which is encouraging. His confidence in maths has definitely grown over the last few months and he is busy revising for C3 and C4 with a positive approach."
Reference from previous A-level + GCSE tutee :"Andrew has been tutoring my son, Michael, for approximately 2 years . Andrew's input has been very helpful to Michael. Andrew is always pleasant and punctual. I would recommend Andrew as a maths tutor "
Michael went on to achieve an A at GCSE and I continued tutoring him for A-level.
Darcey wrote "Just wanted to send you a quick email to let you know that I achieved a level 8 in maths!!! Thank you so much for all your help over the past year I could not have done it without you. "

Tutoring Experience

I have successfully tutored many pupils for Maths GCSE and A-level (Both pure and applied modules) as well as younger secondary aged pupils. I can provide help with exam preparations or more general support with secondary school maths. I have also helped prepare pupils for the maths part of 11+ exams. /entrance test for grammar or private schools. I use my knowledge of examination board mark schemes to ensure that students present their answers in such a way as to maximise their mark. I am currently teaching full time in a private school and have over 20 years of teaching and private tuition experience. I have an excellent track record of results at GCSE. More recently I have developed my skills in delivering effective online sessions and currently most of my tutees are taught this way.

Tutoring Approach

I am currently only offering online tuition (unless you are in Dorking itself where I may be able to do in person). I have the equipment to tutor online effectively and feel that it is just as productive as in person tuition , ideally during weekdays after school or evening (also during school holidays if required).. I am very punctual and reliable. I can provide materials such as past exam papers or text books if required. I have tutored many pupils to achieve great success in both GCSE. This includes sample questions from the new syllabus for both GCSE and A-level. can also help with the maths part of common entrance exams and supply materials. My approach is to get the student to think things out for themselves and enable them to gain confidence as they realise that they can answer questions successfully . I encourage students to tell me if, after an explanation, they still are not sure, so that I can try to explain it in a different way.
I have taught all secondary school ages including A-level. At A level I have taught all the pure maths modules and have taught mechanics, decision maths and statistics. I have also many years experience in one to one tuition whilst teaching..
I specialise in exam preparation for GCSE and A-level and am fully familiar with the types and style of questions, the exam board mark schemes, how to maximise effective revision and performance in the test.
I use a writing tablet so that students can see me writing a solution to a question or explaining a topic. I also have resources which can be used for online tuition via Zoom. I can set tailored homework (if desired) to target areas of weakness that can then be reviewed in the next session. This is an effective way to consolidate the learning and advance more rapidly.