John

I specialise in providing tuition, guidance and support for A-Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics, including Sixth Term Examination Papers (STEP) and Mathematics Admissions Tests (MAT), and Undergraduate Mathematics. I am particularly interested in working with A-Level students who wish to go on to further university study in Mathematics.

I have worked as a full-time self-employed mathematics tutor since 2012 providing one-to-one tuition, both in-person and online. I have wide experience of tutoring for GCSE and IGCSE Mathematics, A-Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics, Sixth Term Examination Papers (STEP), and Mathematics Admissions Tests (MAT) and Undergraduate Mathematics; however, now I concentrate on A-Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics and Undergraduate Mathematics.

I am very enthusiastic and passionate about mathematics; I continue to develop my own knowledge and understanding of the subject so that I can be provide the highest-level of tuition for every one of my tutees. I am particularly interested in the history and philosophy of mathematics, language learning and linguistics. I aim to pass on my enthusiasm for learning and mathematics to those that I provide tuition for and to help all of my students achieve their true potential.

Tutoring Experience

I have thousands of hours of experience providing tuition for hundreds of students of A-Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics, and Undergraduate Mathematics. I have first-hand experience of providing tuition for Sixth Term Examination Papers (STEP), Advanced Extension Award in Mathematics (AEA) and Mathematics Admissions Tests (MAT). I have experience with tutoring for various exam boards including Edexcel, AQA, OCR and MEI.

I am pleased to have provided support for many students who have gone on to further study in Mathematics and other subjects at Russell-Group Universities including Oxford, Bath, Durham and Warwick.

Tutoring Approach

I am very flexible with my approach and pay close attention to the specific needs of each of the students with whom I work. I am able to explain concepts in detail, going beyond the strict requirements of the syllabus or specification where this is required and appropriate.

I am very patient and will take the time to carefully explain concepts and work at a pace that the students is comfortable with. I am always happy to provide clarification or to explain things in several ways to give different perspectives. My style of tuition focuses on developing depth of understanding of mathematics and problem-solving skills rather than rote-memorisation and routine calculations.

I take the development of my students very seriously. It is right for my students to have high expectations of me, but I also have high expectations of my students; my expectation is that my students put in the necessary work, time and effort so that my instruction can be effective, so that they can make sufficient progress in order to achieve, and even exceed, their learning targets.

Please note that my particular approach to teaching mathematics is NOT suitable for students wanting to 'cram' in the weeks before an exam.