Ryan Haythornthwaite

I’ve had 2 years experience preparing children from the years of 1 and 11, for their SATs and GCSEs. The learning was mostly using programs on the computer with writing working out and answers in personal books. I would often go through a couple of written examples before letting the student go through similar structured questions independently, then I’d go though and mark the answers. If there were some mistakes I’d go over these with the child supporting them through where they went wrong and guiding them to the correct answer. If they managed to get all or most the questions correct then I’d move on and advance the questions further. This helped the students work through topics at a pace that they individually can cope and keep up with. Occasionally within lessons I’d add in some worksheet based maths that would be a nice mix between maths and a puzzle. This was to change the pace of the lesson and act as a bit of fun for the children. This kept them engaged and prevented them getting bored. Along with talking to the student about maths and school work I’d engage with the child about a topic they find interesting. This was usually something to do with a hobby they have. This allowed them to feel more comfortable and relaxed when communicating with me.