Liam Elsom

I strongly believe in allowing students their own weaknesses. I often ask my students what they think their weaknesses are and how they think we can address them. In doing this, I reinforce positive learning habits that will allow the student to continue to academically flourish outside of my tutorship. Outside of exam season, a session typically consists of a recap question testing the student's retention from the previous session, followed by a fundamental testing of a topic via some basic questions. I then gradually increase the complexity of questions given until the student is unable to complete it. At this stage, I give the student a clear step by step breakdown on how to answer the question. Then after this demonstration, I ask the student to answer a similar question using the knowledge that they have just learnt. During exam season, sessions often become more frequent and exam practice heavy. For students aiming to pass their GCSE's, the focus is often on the first 10-12 questions of the exam, while for higher achieving students, I will deliver a variety of challenging questions, deepening their mathematical knowledge while also teaching them valuable critical thinking skills and exam technique. The overall process of continual exam practice as the "real" exams approach often makes the GCSE a lot less intimidating for the student, meaning that when the time comes to sit their exam, they are more confident than other students, allowing them to exceed their own expectations and achieve their desired grade or even better!