Summary
I am a qualified teacher, with a maths degree from Oxford and with lots of experience in helping pupils through the traumas of maths - its not really traumatic, its only maths after all.Qualifications
- PGCE in Secondary Mathematics (University of Nottingham)
- Mathematics BA (Hons) (University of Oxford)
Experience
I am a qualified teacher, with a maths degree from Oxford and with lots of experience in helping pupils through the traumas of maths - its not really traumatic, its only maths after all!I have taught for more than 10 years in both state and independent schools.I have taught pupils from primary age through to year 13 Further Maths Oxbridge entrance preparation and have a proven track record in achieving results. I am also a GCSE and A Level examiner, so ideally know what they are looking for..
I am especially good at breaking down maths into easy to understand chunks, whether it be number bonds with primary pupils, the dreaded fractions with KS3 or the scarily hard Furjther Maths topics. I take the view that you can teach anyone anything as long as it is approached in the right way. I have led a class of "sink" pupils in an inner city comprehensive through a lesson where they all "discovered" Pythagoras' Theorem (and still remembered it 3 months later!) and have had year 8 pupils working through Year 13 algebraic proofs using multilink cubes.
One year 13 further maths pupil once asked at the end of the course why I, as one of the best mathematicians in the school, had only taught them all the easy topics. One of her class mates spluttered, laughed and said, "she hasn`t, it`s actually been all the hard stuff, she just makes it seem really simple!"
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Reviews
We can highly recommend Andy because we have seen a marked improvement in our daughter's confidence and ability to problem solve over the last year. Andy is extremely knowledgeable, plus her friendly approach means our daughter feels at ease asking questions on any particular topic she might need help with. The support Andy provides has always been invaluable, but particularly now, as so much college face-to-face teaching has been lost during the pandemic, her lessons, explanations and guidance are essential!
Andy is very knowledgable and really helped my son understand both GCSE/A level Maths - helping him make the transition from GCSE to A Level. She is extremely good at finding where the difficulties are and helping him to also think for himself as to how these can be solved in a patient and easy to understand way - taking the fear out of the Maths! Andy has really taken the time to understand where he needs the additional support and he says that Andy also gives really good problem solving activities which he says really help. He enjoys working with Andy even though at the moment there is no school due to lockdown which is testament in itself!
Tags
Maths AS & A Level Maths IB Maths (Further) AS & A Level Maths (Further) IB DBS QTS