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Which subject(s) do you teach?
Maths KS3, KS4, A Level, IB

Tell me about your qualifications.
BSc Maths, PGCE Maths

What kind of experience do you have?
20 years in schools teaching KS3, GCSE and A Level. 3 years adult classes and 3 years tutoring including IB.

How much do you charge?
Introductory lesson £15 at all levels. £25 an hour for KS3 and GCSE. £30 an hour for A Level. Small groups 2-3 £40 per class of 1 hour.

Where do you teach?
I usually teach at my home.

When are you available?
I am taking early retirement this week so I am flexible between day time and evenings. I am generally around during school holidays with normal (about 4 weeks away) per year.

Which ages and levels do you teach?
KS3, GCSE, A Level and IB. I teach from 11 years to adult.

Which qualifications do you prepare your students for?
KS3 SAT's, GCSE, A level also 11+ and 13+ if required.

Do you have an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure certificate?
I have a CRB check at school but it is now 5 years old.

Describe your arrangements for online tutoring.
I have Skype so that I can communicate directly. I have a number of PowerPoints to explain work. I also scan in solutions and communicate with tutees via e-mail. I have created interactive Excel resources so that students can answer work on-line and send in for marking.

Do you belong to any professional organisations?
GTC

Where and with whom did you train?
University of Wales Aberystwyh B Sc
University of Reading PGCE

Tell me about some of your current students.
This year as well as teaching full time I have had 12 regular students.
IB 1 student face to face and on-line
A Level 3 students face to face and on-line C3, C4, S2
I also ran a revision class for these students.

AS 4 students Covered C1, C2, S1 and M1 ( 2 attended together)

GCSE 1 student Edexcel Higher
Year 10 1 student OCR Modular
Year 8 1 student was close to exclusion but is now making good progress
Year 7 1 student needed confidence boosting

Do you have a personal message for students?
I really enjoy tutoring. A number of tutees have introduced their friends or relatives. I try to teach in a way that suits you using a variety of styles.

Articles

'Algebrix'
Subject: Key Stage 3 Maths
Tags: algebra, data handling, ks3 maths, number activities, shape and space
Created: 04/07/2011