Joanna R

I graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2013 with an MSci Chemistry and since then I have worked in the water industry in technical roles. Most recently I worked as a Pilot Engineer for a water technology company where I used maths in my daily work. I am now using the skills and knowledge from my studies and employment to help school students with online maths tutoring.

I have been tutoring since June 2020, and I am used to adapting lessons and explanations to suit each lesson depending on the needs of the student. I gained this skill whilst previously teaching children and young people as a swimming teacher.

I am very flexible as to how the lessons are, depending on the student. Usually I have a google docs page that I have prepared before the lesson that we can look through for explanations, and to practice some examples, or the student can bring some examples from their schoolwork. If there is a certain topic that you would like covered I can prepare lessons based on that. I am happy to set homework students if they would like.

The students I have tutored so far have mostly been studying for GCSE and National 5 maths.

All students I have tutored reported a great increase in their confidence in the topics we studied. For example, one primary seven student successfully improved his ability to work with and change between fractions, decimals and percentages with big improvements in his abilities and confidence after a few weeks of tutoring. Another GCSE student feels far more comfortable in the lead-up to his mock exams.