Hayden Burke

My sessions will put the student first: they can approach me with a topic they find confusing or are struggling with and I build my sessions around that topic. This can be quite narrow focused, such as polynomials or solving for specific angles, or much broader areas of geometry, algebra, statistics, etc.

Sessions would normally follow a specific structure, starting with a short warmup to get the brain into "Maths mode", typically some questions that are on the easier side, with occasional "fun" versions like a numbers round from Countdown or some fun Maths I've encountered recently. Following the warmup, I'd have a discussion with the student about the topic they've chosen, primarily to establish some baseline knowledge and provide explanations that match their current level of understanding. From there, the bulk of the session would consist of questions of increasing difficulty either taken from past GCSE papers or other publicly accessible resources, such as Oak Academy or CIMT.

The end of the session would (typically) culminate in a more difficult question that aims to stretch and challenge the knowledge gained during the session, as well as a short reflection on that session and a topic request for the next session to allow for planning time.

My current teaching experience is at a primary school level through volunteer work locally, due to graduating recently I have not had much opportunity to gain experience, however from my time in school I was often assisting struggling students with their tasks and I was an approachable person for people who needed help at that time.