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Vanessa

Private Maths and Business Related Tutor in Dursley

I am a friendly, approachable, and highly qualified educator who believes that building a strong partnership between the student, parents, and tutor is the true foundation for exam success. With a proven track record, I specialise in boosting student confidence, simplifying complex concepts, and reducing exam anxiety by adapting every session to each student's unique learning style.

Specialist Experience with Learning Needs (SEN)As a qualified teacher and assessor, I have extensive experience supporting students with diverse learning needs, specifically Autism (ASD), Dyslexia, and Dyspraxia. I understand that neuro-divergent students process information differently. I adapt my teaching methods by breaking down complex multi-step instructions, using highly visual layouts, and creating a patient, predictable, and stress-free environment where students feel safe to learn at their own pace.

Subjects I Specialise In: • A-Level Accounting: I bring genuine real-world corporate clout to this subject. I qualified as a UK Chartered Accountant in 2003 and spent my first career working in corporate finance with international businesses. I translate dry financial theories into practical, visual concepts, making balance sheets and ledgers easy to master. • GCSE Maths: I use my advanced numerical background to turn math anxiety into confidence. I focus heavily on structured problem-solving, breaking down equations, and mastering specific exam board question styles. • GCSE Business Studies: Drawing from my international corporate experience, I help students understand real business structures, operations, and marketing. I teach students exactly how to analyse case studies and structure their 6, 9, and 12-mark answers to pick up maximum marks.

Teaching Experience

• Online Tutoring: 15+ years of experience delivering highly effective distance learning. • Classroom Teaching: 10 years of formal experience as a qualified school teacher and assessor. • Industry Qualification: Qualified UK Chartered Accountant (ACCA).

Tutoring Approach

I reject "one-size-fits-all" teaching. Every program is completely individualized based on the student's unique goals and learning style. To make distance learning highly interactive and engaging, I utilize cutting-edge digital whiteboards and integrate a wide range of resources, from traditional textbooks to modern online revision platforms. Crucially, all lesson content and notes are fully saved and made available to students, giving them an invaluable, personalized resource for future exam revision.

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Qualifications

Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement

Professional · City&Guilds · Qualified · 2013

Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Sector DTLLS

PGCert · City&Guillds · Achieved · 2013

ACCA Chartered Accountant

Professional · ACCA · Qualified · 2010

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EmmaFirst Tutors

My daughter's confidence has really improved since working with Vanessa. She is also understanding more of her topics. Thanks!

Tutor response

I’m glad the sessions are helping! Many thanks for the feedback Emma.

JasminFirst Tutors

Vanessa was so helpful, her teaching style worked great for me. Quickly picked up topics I’d been struggling with for a few weeks. Highly recommend. Exam passed after 3 sessions

Tutor response

Many thanks Jasmin! Great exam result.

KarenFirst Tutors

Vanessa worked with our daughter in year 11 to help her prepare for her maths GCSE. Our daughter was struggling and received a grade 5 in her mocks even though in the past she had been receiving 8s and 9s. Somewhere along the line she had lost confidence and missed some key elements in her learning. We turned to FirstTutor and found Vanessa who worked at rebuilding our daughters confidence and filling in the gaps in her knowledge. Vanessa has a patient, kind and practical approach that worked brilliantly for our daughter. In her recent GCSEs she received a grade 8 which far exceeded our expectations. We are so grateful to have found Vanessa as a maths tutor for our daughter and can highly recommend her. She is professional, always on time and very knowledgeable.

Tutor response

Many thanks Karen. It is a well deserved grade as your daughter is a very determined and astute student.

MartinFirst Tutors

I would highly recommend working with Vanessa, I am really happy to of discovered Vanessa through first tutors having online tuition which has really help me accelerate my learning and have just recently completed and passed my level 2 AAT bookkeeping I will be continuing my studies with Vanessa doing my Level 3 AAT bookkeeping, Working with Vanessa is a pleasure and makes the learning really enjoyable and is a lovely person, Vanessa helps with finding course work and study notes on areas to study to do in my spare time to get more ready for the next lesson and helped me so much getting me ready for my exam, Vanessa is full of knowledge and understands and makes an effort for yourself to figure it out as much as possible , I have progressed so much faster through Vanessa than trying to do it alone I would highly recommend working with Vanessa.

SamanthaFirst Tutors

Our son has been studying Functional Level 2 Maths and Vanessa has been amazing, our son has dyslexia and Vanessa assisted him to break the questions down so that he could work on the question in parts and not be confused by the complicated wording of questions. Vanessa also built his confidence and belief, and ensured he had practise papers between lessons. We can’t recommend Vanessa enough for support with Functional Level 2 Maths, our son and we really feel her support have enable him to pass with such a high grade.

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