I’m the kind of teacher who doesn’t just want a student to pass their exams, but to really understand the ideas behind what they’re studying: I have a genuine love for mathematics and I do my best to pass on a little bit of that.
It’s not about getting the right answer; it’s about the journey we take to get there.
I only work with students who genuinely want to develop themselves further in mathematics – whatever level they are currently working at, and wherever they want to get to – and that means taking responsibility for their own learning: private tuition can only work if it’s in support of (rather than instead of) self-directed, independent study.
Our focus will always be on understanding why something works rather than just remembering what to do.
Book a one-off maths tuition session
Fees for one-off maths tuition sessions are based on how soon you need one, and whether you’re available during the day or you need a session in the evening or at the weekend.
Note that providing more, clearer information before the session means that we’ll spend less time diagnosing what you need during the session, and therefore more time doing maths.
What information should I provide?
Anything that will help me to target our session to your needs, such as:
- Your age or school year and stage
- Whether you’re working towards a qualification (such as a GCSE), and the exam board
- Which topics you’ve identified that you need to work on. The more specific the better: ‘increasing and decreasing a quantity by a percentage‘ or ‘understanding what the word ‘percentage’ means‘ will help me to help you much more than just ‘percentages’, for example.
Once you’ve booked a session you might want to send some resources, such as:
- Some example questions that you’ve struggled with. These are even more helpful if they include your attempted solution.
- Any questions from a mock exam paper that you’re still struggling with after you’ve had it marked and returned.
It is not appropriate to use materials that you have been set as an assessment, e.g. for homework or class tests, for this purpose unless it is after they have been submitted, marked, and returned.
How soon do you need a session?
URGENT: In the next 4 days
Daytime weekday: £95 | Evening/Weekend: £120 (Minimum 12 hours notice)
Within the next two weeks
Daytime weekday: £[COMING SOON] | Evening/Weekend: £[COMING SOON] (Minimum 4 days notice)
Within the next month
Daytime weekday: £[COMING SOON] | Evening/Weekend: £[COMING SOON] (Minimum 2 weeks notice)
For anything labelled as ‘coming soon’, or to book a regular private tuition slot, contact me.
Private Tuition Terms & Conditions
- By submitting a tuition session request OR agreeing to a tuition session verbally or via email you indicate that you:
- agree to these terms & conditions
- are willing and able to pay the indicated fee
- I cannot guarantee availability at any time, even if it appears to be available in my booking system, until I have explicitly confirmed the booking
- Tuition sessions are not officially booked until confirmed by me and I have accepted the entry in my calendar
- If a tuition session is cancelled by me at any time you will not be charged.
- If a tuition session is cancelled by you:
- with more than 24 hours notice you will not be charged
- with between 24 hours and 12 hours notice you will be charged 50% of the fee agreed to at the time of booking
- with less than 12 hours notice you will be charged 100% of the fee agreed to at the time of booking
- Any tuition session will end one hour after the agreed start time unless the start is delayed by me, in which case you will be given the option to delay the end of the session by the same amount (if my schedule allows), or to reschedule the session at no extra charge.
- You may choose to have a tuition session of less than one hour, but the minimum charge will be for a one hour session.
- You may book tuition sessions that last more than one hour, charged in one-hour increments at the rate booked. If you wish to book a session that lasts more than one hour, please book a one-hour session and then get in touch to discuss extending it.
- The more clear and specific the information submitted prior to a tuition session, the better use we will be able to make of the time that you are paying for: the less time I spend diagnosing your needs during a session, the more time we can spend doing maths.