Nicholas Robson's Tutor Profile (see if Nicholas is in your area!)

Maths
GCSE or Standards - £15.00p.h.
A-Level or Highers - £15.00p.h.

Personal Description: Currently a second year maths degree level student at Sussex University, I wish to become a maths teacher after I graduate. I have been told that I am a very likeable person, which helps as it is difficult to learn from someone on a one to one basis if a student does not like their tutor. I am very determined and see things through to the end as much as possible and am patient enough to last that long.

Please Note that due to my tenancy contract I will not be able to begin tutoring personally until 1st October, however feel free to contact me via e-mail if you would like help beforehand (I also have **Contact Detail Removed** should you want it)

Tutoring Experience: Last year I took part in the Sussex Aim Higher scheme to promote further education by assistant teaching at Falmer High School. This experience taught me a lot about how to help young people to learn maths even if it is not their best or favourite subject.

Tutoring Approach: Firstly I give a free half-hour consultation for the first session to assess the situation and prepare for the next one with appropriate materials and content.

After that my methods depend on what kind of student I have, for example a B student wanting to push themselves onto an A would get problems and exercises and my advice on how to tackle such questions (along with tricks that aided me to learn how to do such problems). Yet in my experience realising how to solve a difficult problem with minimal assistance from others not only helps the student learn how to solve similar problems, it is also a really great feeling of accomplishment to say 'I can do this'. Also for really difficult problems having each step explained in person is much better than looking at the answer in the back of the book which usually either only gives the answer or misses several key steps out of the method for solving such problems.

However this approach does not work for everybody and this is why I don't use this method for everybody. Sometimes problems seem so abstract or seem to have no practical purpose that students who don't consider maths to be very interesting may be tempted to just skip learning these problems (thereby hurting their grades). In cases like these I try to show how these are used in real life and make them more interesting.

Qualifications:

• A-level in Maths with Mechanics
• Aim Higher qualified Maths tutor

Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
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CRB Check: Yes