With Emma’s Maths Corner, you’ll always feel like someone’s in yours.

Are you or do you know someone who struggles with maths? Perhaps a college student who is retaking their GCSE exam? A high-schooler who learns at a different pace from their classmates or who has missed lessons due to illness?

You don’t even need to struggle with maths to want a little extra support and get your grade up!

School doesn’t work all the time and for everyone. Most teachers are trying their best, but they can’t cater their lessons to every single student in their class. Sometimes in the hurry to cover everything on the syllabus, individuals are left behind.

Some lack concentration. Some suffer from maths anxiety. Some need a little longer to understand. Some lack key foundational maths skills. Some lack motivation and structure.

My lessons are not only tailored to each student in terms of their mathematical knowledge and ability, but their general learning needs.

A student needs shorter lessons? Done. A student needs regular breaks? Done. A student needs more reassurance? Done. A student needs to go back to the basics first? Done.

All students need a little kindness, empathy, and patience to succeed.

I don’t expect my students to fall in love with maths—sometimes they simply want to pass their exams and get it over with, and that’s okay.

I tutor in the way that I wish I was taught at school. I strive to create a judgement-free, supportive, and collaborative environment where my students feel comfortable enough to tell me when they don’t understand, have a question, or need more practice.

Students have access to:
- a record of their progress (this can help with motivation);
- their lesson plans (they’ll always know what’s coming up);
- my GCSE mathematics ‘cheatsheet’ (the basics for each topic on the syllabus in one place);
- all worksheets and resources used during lessons, including mark schemes (to revisit at any point); and
- homework worksheets (there’s always something to do!).

While lessons are personalised and tailored towards each student’s needs, my lessons typically follow the same general pattern:
1) Completion of a recap worksheet, curated to revisit previously taught and revised topics, so as to promote active recall and the solidification of previously acquired knowledge and abilities. Depending on the student’s proficiency and confidence level, this may be a guided or independent activity, or a mix of the two. Full solutions are always given.
2) A concise instructional segment, wherein I teach or review specific concepts, often with examples, mnemonics, and analogies to aid comprehension and retention.
3) Completion of a few GCSE-style questions on the topic, with guidance and support throughout. Full solutions are always given.

Students can have as little or as much control over their tutoring as they like. Some students may need comprehensive support and prefer that I plan our lessons accordingly, whereas some students will have a clear idea of areas where they need support and ask for lessons that target these specifically, and many students will be somewhere in the middle.

My students will never be made to feel as though they have to move on without having a strong proficiency in and confidence with the current topic. Topics are practised until the student is completely happy, and then the topic will be revisited more infrequently.

My students also benefit from a clear sense of progression. Each student possesses a personalised topic checklist or lesson schedule, wherein topics are methodically marked upon completion, providing a tangible indicator of their academic journey. I never want a student to feel out of touch with their own education!

My hourly rate is £15 and takes into account the average time I spend on lesson preparation, resource creation, work assessment, and administrative tasks outside of our scheduled lessons—you won’t be charged for any more than the contact time I have with my student! I am committed to providing an affordable service while ensuring a high quality of education.

It’s important that students have tutors that are right for them. For this reason, I offer a trial lesson (with a maximum length of 60 minutes) at a 50% discount. We’ll be able to meet each other, discuss the student’s goals and challenges, and start on a little maths. After this trial lesson, if a student decides that I am not the right fit for them, they can just say ‘No, thanks’ to any future tutoring, no questions asked!

I have full professional indemnity insurance, I have undertaken certified safeguarding and child protection training for tutors, and I have a DBS check performed every year. Whether online or in person, your child is in safe hands.