Paul

A private tutor for 24 years, I am a professional. Tutoring is my passion. I'm very aware of the issues that students have when they come to me and I am able to identify problems very quickly. This has led me to help students regain their confidence, achieve higher grades than expected, identify strong mathematicians that school have missed due to their one-size-fits-all structure, and allow students to reclaim their self-respect.

Normally, private tutors can teach the same way that the school does. But since the school method has not worked for you or your child, more of the same won't work! So I tutor in a completely different way.

Having taught hundreds of students in 24 years, I have a lot of experience with students who have lost their confidence, don't understand what their teacher is saying anymore, or can tackle questions in class, but not in the exam, or just feel lost. Although these are often the most common reasons my services are required, I am also able to help advanced students and push them further by testing their understanding or showing them new ways to look at ideas. I take a patient and more advanced approach, which has led to a very high success rate amongst my students.

GROUP TUITION: (£9)
Whether home-schooled or in a mainstream school, you may wish you could offer your child some extra lessons at a reasonable price. If you would like your child to have a fun, weekly maths lesson in a small group of 4 students maximum, I also welcome you to contact me them to join the group. The groups are set by year and ability, to ensure your child feels comfortable. For home-schooled students, it's an opportunity for some socialising too! The lessons cover GCSE topics for years 9-11 and A-level for years 12-13. If your child is resitting a paper, if I have sufficient students doing this I'll host a separate group.
Because the groups are run online with four students maximum, I can offer a very low price.
The classes are run in the evenings for school students and during the day for home-schooled students.
Contact me for further details to get started as soon as possible for:
- Year 9
- Year 10
- Year 11
- Year 12
- Year 13
With your preferred day, home-school or mainstream school and grade aspirations.
Look forward to hearing from you.
[Fees are taken 4-weekly and are not refundable if not attended.]

How I am different is that I have developed my own method for doing maths far more easily. Every concept that is learnt at school is taught by me in an easier way, making for interesting lessons and ideas that put it into context. Everything is explained WHY it is, rather than being told 'it just is'. This new method has also been published by the UK's largest publisher and is also in Kindle edition form on Amazon. I get messages from people all over the world who tell me their method has 'finally' helped them, as they've struggled for years until they read my book. I have also created an online video channel for students to be able to revise a method as many times as they like!

Tutoring maths is my passion as well as my profession and it still gives me a buzz when a penny drops for a student. One of the joys of my method is that not only do you excel at maths, no matter where you start from, you begin doing things that are far beyond the abilities expected, and you lose any feeling of shame and reclaim your self-respect. Parents recommend me often and I can provide many separate glowing references on request.

As a mathematician, I am also able to detect and realise latent mathematical ability in students, as well as push those who have already been identified as being gifted and talented.

Apart from lessons on a weekly basis, I offer a 7 day intensive GCSE course and a 14 day intensive A-level course. These have worked extremely well and every student I have taught this way has got the grade required. These are bespoke packages tailored to you. The location can be your choice, materials required are provided by me and I guarantee the grade requested. The fees for these are dependent on a few factors, such as your location and level. Please contact me for more details.

I offer a free 30 minute sample lesson. We can meet and I can give you an idea of how I teach and whether you feel your son or daughter (or yourself!) will progress.

However, it's difficult to tell just from this blurb what I'm like. The best thing to do is for us to meet each other. Once you've paid the fee for my details, I will refund you if you don't feel I will be right for you.

Qualifications:

Degree in engineering (B Eng Hons Open)
Degree in maths (BSc St Andrews)
and:
Junior Certificate Maths - 1994
A* at GCSE Maths
A at A-Level Maths
Level 3 Award in Teaching and Education - 2016

Associate Member of the Institute of Mathematics & Its Applications
NVQ in Aeronautical Engineering - (2018)
AND
NVQ in Aircraft Avionics (2019)

Current Projects:
MSc in Space Science & Mathematics
Learning Polish languages

Tutoring Experience

24 years as a private tutor of all ages from 10 upwards and 2 years in secondary schools in Lincolnshire. I've tutored in Lincoln since 2005, with some work in London, Surrey, online (I currently have a student in Australia!) and secondary schools in Lincoln and Cumbria. I have also published many books on my method to positive reviews.

Tutoring Approach

My approach is to first identify any issues the student has via an assessment. From this I can develop a strategy for the student to understand maths more easily, with which they can take on board to increase in confidence, knowledge and ability. The student will begin to find maths much more easy than they had previously thought. The normal pattern is that the student has failed by using school techniques, so repeating more of the same won't work! My methods are logical, easy and intuitive.