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What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁
Seeing students learning and applying knowledge that I have help them understand is always a fantastic feeling. I love seeing my students becoming more confident and happy with their new found understanding of the material.My Strengths as Tutor 💪
Having had lots of experience teaching and tutoring prior I am very confident with my methods of helping students of all ages and abilities. I am great at building a strong rapport with students and figuring out how I can differentiate my teaching in the best way to help them learn.Most important things I can do for a student 🏅
Helping students on their own journey by creating a positive welcoming learning environment. Making student realise their own potential, and by working together making that a reality.Tutoring students in 👦 👧
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About James
Engaging Maths and English Support with Real Classroom Experience
James brings hands-on experience as both an online mathematics tutor and a volunteer English teacher, where he led engaging lessons for students in classroom and virtual settings. He has worked directly with secondary students, designing lesson plans, explaining tricky concepts, and ensuring understanding through clear communication. His teaching internship saw him leading Year 7 and 8 maths classes, setting tasks, and helping students build confidence—skills that translate into tailored support for learners at any level.
Personalised Approach Backed by Strong Academic Background
With a degree combining Economics and Mathematics plus top grades in maths at A-levels and GCSEs, James offers solid subject expertise. His approach is proactive—he listens to the challenges students face, adapts his explanations accordingly, and revisits difficult topics until mastery is achieved. James draws on analytical skills developed during his studies to break down complex problems into manageable steps that make sense to each individual student.
Enthusiastic Mentor with Team Spirit
Beyond academics, James’s leadership on the football field and commitment to long-distance running reflect his perseverance and ability to motivate others. He uses this positive energy in tutoring sessions to keep students engaged and encourage steady progress. Whether supporting a struggling learner or extending a high achiever, James’s approachable manner helps young people feel comfortable asking questions while striving for their best.
Recent Tutoring Comments:
Fantastic work with fractions and expanding brackets, fully confident in her ability with this.
Fantastic work with fractions and expanding brackets, fully confident in her ability with this.
Simplifying and collecting lots of likes terms especially with negative terms and different coefficients of x.
Much better at simplifying expressions and really quickly picked up substitution.
Much better at simplifying expressions and really quickly picked up substitution.
Will find some harder algebra questions and continue testing her number skills from weeks past.
Really good effort at understanding what the question was asking for and what operations would be needed.
Really good effort at understanding what the question was asking for and what operations would be needed.
Still confusing a couple of concepts like multiplying letter when adding together terms and checking the whole equation for negatives, but with more practice im sure she can get there.
Generally very confident with converting and using FDP along with good problem solving techniques.
Generally very confident with converting and using FDP along with good problem solving techniques.
Still is getting a bit confused with the methods for fractions of amount and long division so will continue to practice this in future sessions.