Maths Tutors Guernsey
Tutoring Heroes has provided first-class maths tutoring in Guernsey since 2019. Check out some of our online reviews to see our maths tuition track record in Guernsey.
Our very first maths tutoring classes were held at Cobo Community Centre, Le Guet. We started small, supporting groups of three students at a time, for weekly sessions. We didn’t anticipate the demand for maths tuition in the area. Parents of children began coming to us for more classes so we moved to a bigger venue in St Peter Port.
Just like so many small businesses, the Covid-19 pandemic forced us to rethink our operations. Keen to avoid disruptions to our students’ learning schedules, we stopped our in-person maths tutoring in Guernsey and moved to online lessons.
The move to online learning wasn’t something we’d planned for, but students reported that their tutoring experience improved.
The primary reason for this was that changing over to online tutoring also marked the move from supporting students in small groups, to offering much more personalised lessons in the form of 1-on-1 tutoring. As such, each individual student now benefits from seeing a private tutor every week and receiving support tailored to their specific needs and range of abilities. From start to finish, online sessions are built around each pupil’s learning style.
Online tutoring has also allowed us to broaden our talent pool. Now, not only can we connect students with the best maths tutors in Guernsey, but with exceptional and highly-qualified tutors from across the UK. Fast-forward to 2023 and our expert maths tutors have supported primary level and secondary school students from practically every school in Guernsey. We’ve worked with a broad range of students from Vale Primary School in the north, to Ladies College and Guernsey Grammar School in the centre, down to St Martin’s Primary School in the south!
Our exceptional tutoring services have helped over 250 students in Guernsey to reach their true potential in maths. We provide each student with a bespoke online tuition programme. The one-to-one tuition we provide ranges from helping primary school children with the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), to helping GCSE maths students with quadratics and trigonometry…and crucially, to achieve several grades higher than their predicted GCSE maths grade!
Since we first started giving tuition to students – and since making the switch to 1-on-1 tuition in 2020 – the response we have received from students and families has been unanimously positive. Parents love not having to travel to sessions, and being able to schedule tuition around home life and other activities. Plus, they love seeing their children flourish, gain confidence and learn to enjoy maths!
Our team of expert tutors looks forward to sharing their extensive knowledge with the students of Guernsey well into the future.
Why trust Tutoring Heroes for your child’s maths tutor?
We focus on the following 3 crucial ingredients which together create that winning formula for academic success in maths:
Increase skills
We are highly selective in our recruitment process as we know how important it is for our maths tutors to possess that rare combination of in-depth subject knowledge, great communication skills, and the ability to empathise with and inspire young people. Being paired with a passionate tutor who excels in these areas allows a student to master key skills and understand complex topics.
Share enjoyment
A fun approach to teaching creates a more engaging environment. We believe that tutoring maths through active participation and fun activities geared to each specific student’s personality is more likely to help them find a passion for maths. Practical skills are important but so is creating a positive association to subjects that can be tricky.
Boost confidence
Many students struggle with confidence in maths and their school progress suffers. Maybe they’re not receiving enough 1-on-1 time from their maths teacher in school due to large class sizes. Private tutoring can help students overcome their challenges. Sometimes they just need extra resources or specific support on a certain complex topic; on other occasions they just need the opportunity to ask questions about their exam preparation. Our tutors give every child the opportunity to master their maths skills in any given topic so they can excel.
Success breeds confidence, which is why our tutors give students regular opportunities to ‘be successful’ by demonstrating the progress they have made. As students become more confident in their abilities they begin to enjoy their success, and will seek out new opportunities to experience it. Some parents have remarked that they no longer have to encourage their children to study or revise after a few months with Tutoring Heroes, as they’re already doing so – willingly!
Meet some of our tutors
Alex is passionate about her teaching career. Upon gaining her Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Teaching from the University of Winchester she joined our team managing our maths tutoring group sessions at Cobo Community Centre prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.
As a qualified and experienced school teacher Alex has taught maths in many different professional settings including working at both St Martin’s Primary School and St Mary and St Michael Primary School. Her mathematics tuition is highly valued and suited to a wide range of student ages. She always finds time to pass on her experience to children in a supportive and enthusiastic manner.
Alex’s adventurous nature has led her to gain a wide range of other invaluable teaching experiences, including: being a group music teacher in Australia and acting as a carer to children with special needs. She also has experience as a Staff and School Leader at a missionary training school for adults in Canada.
In her free time, Alex enjoys paddle boarding and sea swimming in Guernsey’s many lovely bays, playing the piano and rock and roll dancing! These activities help fuel her creativity and passion for teaching, which our students benefit from enormously.
Lewis holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Sussex and is now completing a Master’s degree in Mathematical Finance at the University of York. Whilst enjoying and excelling in maths since his formative years spent at St Martin’s primary school in Guernsey, Lewis’ dyslexia made it hard for him to make progress and find enjoyment from other more reading and writing based subjects.
Lewis’ first-hand experience of struggling at school means he can readily empathise with students he supports for whom maths does not come easily. In-line with the Tutoring Heroes ethos, Lewis believes that every tutoring session must support each individual student and their unique learning abilities and preferences, therefore he tailors his teaching approach to meet their needs. He is skilled at breaking down complex concepts into simpler, more manageable steps, ensuring that students grasp the fundamental principles before moving on to more advanced topics.
Lewis enjoys playing and watching rugby, socialising with friends at the many pub quizzes in York and when back home in Guernsey, going for sea-swims in his favourite spot at Fermain Bay.
Sarah is an experienced tutor who works hard to create a supportive and engaging learning environment; her teaching approach ensures students always feel comfortable asking questions and exploring mathematical concepts.
Since achieving an A grade in A-level maths during her studies at Guernsey Sixth Form Centre, Sarah is now completing a BSc in Mathematics at the University of Bristol. With over three years of experience tutoring, Sarah has helped numerous students unlock their mathematical potential and achieve their academic goals. Whether a student is struggling with basic arithmetic or preparing for GCSE maths or A-level exams, Sarah is committed to guiding them through the learning process, building their confidence and fostering a pupil’s self-development through her creative approach to tutoring.
In her spare time Sarah enjoys watching and playing a range of sports, completing sudoku puzzles and, when home in Guernsey, going for long walks along the beautiful coastline.
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Academic levels that we support
Our private tutors are available to offer maths tuition from Key Stage 2. A primary school tutor can help support what a student is learning in school with their qualified teacher, in line with the maths curriculum.
Even the best primary school teacher can struggle to cater for every child’s needs but the help of a private tutor can prevent a pupil from falling behind.
Our supporting and caring online maths tutors understand that primary school students are often nervous when faced with their first exams. Whether they need help preparing for entrance exams, 11+, 13+ or SATs, or just require private sessions to learn about certain topic areas our online tutors are ready to help with their extensive experience.
Secondary school student in years 7, 8 and 9 (Key Stage 3) are often quite overwhelmed with a new influx of subjects, extracurricular activities and many other distractions. One problem in the teaching profession is that although an experienced teacher can develop incredible lesson plans and excellent resources for their students, they are short of time and can struggle to tend to the needs of individual students. We find that some students require additional learning support to keep them on track.
Starting their GCSEs in year 10, juggling different subject requirements, coursework, exam preparation and confusion about their future can all culminate in frustration and a drop in confidence. Maths tutoring can help with exam preparation support for all major exam boards, exam techniques, time management tools and help mastering complex topics. These elements can make all the difference in gaining the right exam grades.
A-level students require high-quality teaching to grasp complicated mathematical concepts. The added pressure of meeting required grades to get into their first university choice can cause a lot of anxiety. A private tutor can build the required confidence with sessions specifically designed for each student’s mathematical and personal needs.
The Tutoring Heroes team is already giving private tuition to many students in Guernsey. Whether they are in primary education or secondary school maths students, get in contact today to see how math tutoring can help you.
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Le Guet, Guernsey GY5 7PN, Guernsey
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