Paul

I am a friendly, outgoing maths teacher. I currently work in a mainstream secondary school as Autism Provision Lead. I have worked with school refusers and in special schools in the past.

Tutoring Experience

I have been a maths teacher for almost 10 years. In addition to this I am a GCSE Examiner, which I have done for the past 3 years and counting. I have mainly taught to the Edexcel GCSE 9-1 specification, although I am able to teach to other exam board specifications on request. For example, I have tutored the Edexcel IGCSE spec. I have tutored many students in the past who have all been pleased with my tutoring.

I understand the skills and knowledge that students need to pass the 9-1 GCSE. I currently work day to day as the Lead Teacher of a mainstream Autism provision; previously I have also worked in special schools, and with school refusers. I am therefore confident working with a wide range of students of differing abilities and improving their maths skills.

I specialise in helping students sitting Foundation tier although on request I can help with Higher tier students too.

I have a PGCE in Secondary Mathematics in addition to QTS.

Tutoring Approach

I strongly believe that everyone is able to do maths when it is calmly and patiently explained to them and they are given enough time to take the new information on. Maths is an important skill for life, and so I aim to boost student's confidence as well as equipping them with new skills. I know lots of different methods for teaching the same content, and lots of little tricks which help students remember key content.