Teaching Experience

I trained as a teacher in 2012/2013 and did classroom teaching for 4 years. I started doing tutoring in my spare time and found I enjoyed it more than teaching in a classroom, so in 2016 I decided to become a full-time tutor. My work is all online. I have tutored all ages from school Yr 4 to Yr 13. Over the years I have also worked with adult learners wanting to achieve their maths qualifications.

Tutoring Approach

I have a flexible approach to teaching, due to the diverse needs of each student. Some student have a very clear idea of what they want help with, others are not so sure. I have an interactive website that allows students to work on their maths at any time. I encourage all students to do some independent work between lessons. The interactive website allows for every student to have their own personalised learning plan, so they know exactly what to work on next.

Qualifications

PGCE Secondary Education (Maths)

PGCE · University of Sunderland · 2013

C&G Understanding the educational needs of Adults

College · Tyne Met College · 2010

BSc(Hons) Mathematics

Bachelors · University of Northumbria · 1996

A-Level - Maths, human biology and computing

College · John Leggott sixth form college · 1993

7 GCSEs including Maths and English

School · Frederick Gough School · 1990

Reviews (8)

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AnthonyFirst Tutors

After my daughter failed her maths GSCE mock exam, I went looking for a tutor to help get her grade up before the actual exam. Long story short, with Clare's guidance, my daughter passed the final exam with a higher grade than she expected.

GreggFirst Tutors

Clare is an excellent tutor who has helped my daughter extensively. Clare’s tutoring style worked really well for my slightly introverted child. The best testimony I can provide is that my daughter is not a fan of many of her school teachers, so I was concerned she would not attend Clare’s tutoring classes. However Clare was very reassuring and my daughter never missed a class. She actually seemed to enjoy them, which was a big bonus. I have seen the improvement in the few months Clare has been working with her and I would highly recommend Clare to anyone looking for some Maths help!

LisaFirst Tutors

Claire has only been tutoring my son for a couple of weeks but has already made such an impact. In just 2 sessions they have managed to cover a number of different topics that my son was struggling with. Claire explains things really well and in a way which my son understands, and she is very organized which my son finds helps. Having had experience with another tutor recently I can honestly say that finding Claire has made us realize what a good tutor really is!

DavidFirst Tutors

Well organised and plans lessons well

PrasadFirst Tutors

Brilliant!!!, Clare is a very pleasant and approachable tutor, always available to help and consistently reliable, she has shown great patience and knowledge, my son has thoroughly enjoyed working with her.Absolute pleasure A**** tutor, I would recommend Clare to any parent looking for a Maths tutor without hesitation.

AngelikaFirst Tutors

Clare has great contact with the pupil and can convey her knowledge very well. I was doing a different specification to the one she teaches, and when I asked her for help on something she doesn't teach, she went away and found out how to do it and we worked through it together which was very helpful.

RosFirst Tutors

Clare continue to use Clare into next year when the A level course commences. has been tutoring my 15 year old son in prep for his maths GCSE. Clare has a lovely teaching nature and my son has had no issues working with her. She is very reliable and my son is saying he is getting a lot out of the sessions. We are intending to

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