About Me
I have loved mathematics since I was a child and I want to help others enjoy the subject. Or, at least, not fear it!
I am male and was born in 1953. I studied Pure Mathematics (BSc, Sussex University) and then Statistics (MSc, Imperial College), and am a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. I retired in 2008 from the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (previously and probably better known as the Department of Trade and Industry). At that time I was Deputy Director and Head of Statistics in the Industry Economics Directorate and had spent 30 years working as a statistician in Central Government. I have since been an independent tutor of mathematics and statistics.
I was drawn to maths tutoring partly through encouraging my three children to enjoy maths and partly through my close involvement with their first school where I was Chair of Governors for several years and remained a governor until Summer 2016.
I work on a one-to-one basis with pupils from mid-Secondary and GCSE (including Additional Maths as well as IGCSE), while with those doing A-levels I teach all modules, including the various options for Further Maths. These cover the curricula offered by the main boards (Edexcel, AQA and OCR). I have also helped undergraduates with statistical modules. For the latter, I can advise on questionnaire design, data collection, validation & organisation and statistical analyses and interpretation of results.
I work with pupils with a wide range of abilities and different aspirations. There are some who are confident of an A grade but are aiming for an A*; there are others who are not even sure of getting a Pass. Individual tuition enables me to help pupils across that range of abilities. Over the years, I have worked with over 250 pupils. In many cases I worked with younger siblings of former pupils - having established a positive and lasting relationship with the family.
I have a current Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).