Experience
Graduated in Ireland in 2013 with an honours degree in Maths and Design Technology. Spent 4 years teaching Maths full time at GCSE level in London UK before moving to the UAE 7 years ago. Have taught the GCSE and IGCSE curriculums. During these years I also did tutoring. I helped a number of students achieve their goal for their GCSE exam and also helped children in younger years improve their knowledge and grades in the subject. I tutored a number of primary School children who were passed my way by parents of students whom I already tutored doing both Maths and English.
Tutoring Approach
I plan my lessons based on each individual students needs and requirements. Different students struggle with different areas of mathematics and as I get to know these strengths and weaknesses I can tailor each lesson to the appropriate level so that the student is challenged and makes the maximum amount of progress in each session. I aim to create a warm work orientated environment with no distractions and aim to build up a positive working relationship with each of my students based on respect and teamwork as we work together towards a common goal. I take feedback from each of my students and their parents from time to time after a session to get their ideas on what is going well and what they would like to be done differently. This has proved to be successful in getting the most out of my students.
I am writing to express my deepest gratitude and admiration for Stephen, an exceptional Mathematics teacher who went above and beyond to help my daughter prepare for her IGCSE Math exams. Stephen's empathy, straightforwardness, and unwavering belief in my daughter's potential made a significant impact on her confidence and academic performance.
Stephen's teaching approach is truly remarkable. He employs various methods to ensure that the material is comprehensively understood, adapting his style to suit my daughter's learning needs. His dedication to her success was evident in the way he patiently explained complex concepts and ensured she was thoroughly prepared for her exams.
Under Stephen's guidance, my daughter not only improved her math skills but also gained a newfound belief in herself. His encouragement and support were instrumental in her academic growth.
I wholeheartedly recommend Stephen to any parent seeking a math tutor who provides personalized attention, clear explanations, and a supportive learning environment. Stephen's exemplary teaching skills and genuine care for his students make him an outstanding choice for any child in need of academic assistance.
Stephen has helped me to progress very quickly in maths, especially in areas I struggle most. He has picked up on the areas that I find tough expeditiously and adapted to my preferred learning style. He was able to fit in extra sessions closer to my exam, and has made me a lot more confident when approaching my IGCSEs. It was easy for me to ask questions as Stephen explained how and why things worked. Overall extremely helpful as I can see major improvements in my grades and confidence in maths.
He helped me find new ways to figure out problems when I didnât understand and he let me decide and focus on what I felt I needed to look at, but he also encouraged me to work on specific areas.
My daughter worked with Stephen for three years. During that time, Hannahââ¬â¢s confidence in math grew immensely. Stephen is knowledgeable, always prepared and on time and developed a good relationship with Hannah. In fact as she moved back to the US, she feels well prepared and ahead.
Stephen is extremely patient and clear in his explanations. He allowed my children to develop their skills at their own pace and their grades started to improve at once.
I would recommend him to everyone!
Stephen was very familiar with how examiners would award marks in GCSE exam papers. Stephen showed me how to answer exam questions with some useful time effective short cuts, giving me past exam papers to work through which was really helpful. Stephen showed patience with me & really boosted my confidence in my ability for my GCSE studies.
Stephen understands the GCSE maths requirements so he tailor makes each tutoring session accordingly and gives my daughter extra work to do independently. I'm already seeing a great progress with my daughter's maths grades.
He's very nice and helpful, an all-round good tutor.
Our daughter was in year 10 and totally new to the British Curriculum when we met Stephen and were looking for tutoring to prepare her for the GCSE Maths exams. Over 2-year period Stephen has been an excellent, reliable and knowledgeable teacher. He explains really well and our daughter was able to adapt easily thanks to him and Maths has become one of her strongest subjects. With Stephen's guidance and outstanding educational support, she has had a successful GCSE Maths exams and met all the expectations. We highly recommend Stephen.
Stephen tutored my son in preparation for his GCSE exams, the progress my son made with Stephen was fantastic. His planning and understanding of the curriculum was of a very high level. He was always on time very accommodating to our needs. I would highly recommend hiring him.
Stephen tutored my son for 2 years. He is the main reason my son got the grade he wanted in his GCSE maths exam. Stephen helped him to understand concepts and procedures to complete different types of questions, he made the work more interesting as maths went from a hated subject to one my son really enjoyed! Stephen was always dedicated, motivated and punctual for each session and I would have no hesitation in recommending him for any position.