I am an experienced practitioner offering tuition in Mathematics, Economics and Business Studies, I obtained my Honours degree in Economics and Politics at the University of Leeds and my Postgraduate Diploma at the University of Birmingham Business School.
My professional background is in the world of finance, I worked for over 30 years in a number of roles for large financial institutions.
In recent years I have learned to enjoy the challenge of helping younger minds come to terms with the principles of mathematics/economic theory/the world of business, from KS2 to postgraduate level.
I work as an Associate Lecturer in the Business Schools at both Nottingham Trent and Birmingham City Universities teaching finance related modules to both undergraduates and postgraduates, and through Arlen am now well into my second year tutoring Maths to secondary school students.
I am an FA qualified junior football coach, and have coached local teams for a number of years. One of the key things I have learned in that time is that youngsters learn faster and better with a smile on their face, I try and work on this basis with my tutoring, I like my students to enjoy the time we work together, in a relaxed and friendly environment, with the aim of altering the sometimes daunting impression they have of a subject or topic and allowing them to discover solutions for themselves, with careful guidance as needed.
I firmly believe confidence is the key to learning and improving, I encourage students to take risks, be brave enough to have a go at answering to the best of their ability, and to not be worried if they aren’t totally correct first time, but to learn from any mistakes, not be disheartened by them.
Mathematics is a very like a language based not on letters but numbers, and like all languages different people learn it best in different ways, I am happy to keep trying different approaches with a student until we find the one that works, then we capitalise upon the momentum as understanding grows.