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Rebecca K

£59/hr

Enthusiastic Teacher of Mathematics & GCSE Examiner

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A bit about Rebecca K

Hi I'm Rebecca. I have been a fully qualified Mathematics Teacher for 10 years, and I am also a certified examiner for AQA, marking GCSE papers over the summer periods, meaning I am fully immersed in the specifications and changes to GCSE's. I hold a PGCE in Secondary Mathematics with Qualified Teacher Status from Edge Hill University. I qualified as a Teacher of Mathematics in Secondary Education (with QTS) in September 2014, and worked at a school as a full-time teacher until January 2019. I then became an Assistant SENDCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) for a further two years. I have tutored small groups and students for the past 10 years and added online tutoring to my repertoire since 2020! This has linked in superbly with marking for AQA over the last two summers as well ever since the GCSE's were up and running again. Having worked in education for nearly 10 years, creating a sense of excitement about my lessons is something that I am very passionate about. I feel that the most successful way of achieving this is to always have a positive, energetic and enthusiastic approach in my lessons. Furthermore, I believe that if I expect students to work well and be dedicated to the subject, I too must demonstrate that I will work well to plan engaging and stimulating lessons. To ensure this, I have continuously created differentiated and challenging work, learning tools and various resources. These have been specific to meet the individual student needs and requirements. I always demonstrate a friendly and helpful attitude and ensure I talk to pupils with respect, thanking and praising them for positive contributions and high quality work. I consistently strive to create an atmosphere in which students feel they can evolve at ease whatever their ability as Mathematics is an essential area of education and I would like the opportunity to make learning for others as enjoyable and fulfilling as mine has been. As a Tutor, my role is to provide the tools for learning, regardless of ability and to ensure that all students are making positive learning progress. I understand different assessment for learning strategies and I am confident that I can and will use them effectively to help continue to raise attainment levels. Through continued use of praise, inclusion and by effective questioning I successfully create a positive learning environment in my sessions. As a practitioner, it is my responsibility to conduct both summative assessments within lessons and to ensure this, I will regularly give feedback to pupils. I specialise in Secondary Mathematics, specifically Key Stages 3 & 4, and have experience working with AQA, Edexcel, WJEC examining boards. Since 2021, I have been tutoring mature/returning students completing Functional Skills Mathematics for their Apprenticeship schemes. I have also previously taught Entry Level Mathematics within schools. Being able to make such a difference in a short space of time has been the most astonishing part of private tutoring and online tutoring for me. It is amazing the impact 1:1 tutoring has on a student in an hour compared to how much can be made in a whole class setting. Being able to address needs and difficulties as soon as they arise, means that habitual errors aren't able to take growth and are 'nipped in the bud' early so to speak. Having the ability to praise and see development so quickly, has really demonstrated the impact that tutoring has on the confidence of students, and I am really proud to be a part of this process. During the initial introduction, I would meet with the student and typically their parent/guardian to discuss the students' needs and what they would like to get from tutoring. From this point, a plan is put in place, completely guided by student and/or guardian. This may be, a weekly basis of planning where by a student tells me at the end of a lesson, what they would like to focus on the subsequent session and I will plan this to suit their needs. Alternatively, some prefer to follow their maths department at schools' scheme of work, which is essentially the list of topics and the date they will be approached in school. This means I follow a week behind the school to consolidate, check and strengthen those areas.

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Teaches

Subject Rate
Maths
Level
Primary
 £59/hr
Maths
Level
KS3
 £59/hr
Maths
Level
GCSE
 £59/hr
Functional Skills
Level
Level 2
 £59/hr

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