Ian

I am a graduate in Mathematical Economics from the University of Birmingham. My original career was as a Chartered Management Accountant but I always had the ambition to move into teaching. I have been tutoring children one-to-one since 2012. I also run a maths and English training centre for 3 to 14 year olds. I was a governor in a primary and then a grammar school for many years before entering the teaching profession. I was on the GTP training course for Secondary Mathematics at London South Bank University before deciding to go down the tutoring route. My aim is to help children become independent, confident learners who are not afraid of numbers. Everyone can do Maths!

I teach maths at the following levels:
GCSE
A Level
Adult Learners

Tutoring Experience

I have been tutoring for eleven years and have a lot of experience preparing studens for their exams. I make the fundamentals of the subject understandable and expalin that maths is not just remembering a long list of facts. If you can understand why you are doing something, it is much easier to learn how to do it.
I teach maths at all levels up to Further Maths in year 13. This includes Mechanics and Statistics.

I also teach adults who need to build up their core numeracy skills for work based exams or courses.

Tutoring Approach

My approach is to build confidence by always treating students with respect, praising good work, giving tips for improvements and valuing their opinions.

But don't take my word for it. These are the comments posted by parents. They demonstrate my approach to tutoring.

"Ian has been reliable and my son is happier with Maths than he was. He feels much more confident"

"Ian very good Maths teacher,is so polite, good explain, my daughter she is very bad with Maths, but now she understanding better than before.This is really helped,I recommend this teacher.
We are very Happy.
Thanks Ian"

"More than happy. Ian engaged and connects with my son with ease.Excellent tutor,Thoroughly recommended"

"Ian has been a fantastic tutor and really helped my son in his preparation for his GCSE's."

"My son was struggling in his first year at secondary with maths. In the few weeks he has worked with Ian has had a marked improvement at school and has grown in confidence."

"Enthusiastic and thorough in his teaching. My son actually enjoy the lessons with Ian."

"Ian is very patient and a good teacher. ****** is happy with the pace and content of her lessons. Would highly recommend
Thank you"

"My daughter and I are very happy to have Ian as her Maths tutor. Ian is punctual, patient and understanding. He has built
my daughter's confidence in maths."

"Punctual and polite, full of praise for my 10 yr old, she is happy we are happy!,, thankyou Ian."