Paul Downey

Personal profile: Teacher member at The Royal Statistical Society since Jan 2016. Experienced at teaching Mathematics and PE enjoying wonderful results for a wide range of different but special students. Strategy for success based on compassion, sound subject knowledge, exam techniques, enthusiasm, fun, building confidence, hard work with a smile and always a hint of luck.

I like to create relevant and subject orientated quiz formats via Microsoft Forms to allow students to practice exam style questions on their phones so that they are able to get the result of each maths quiz as soon as they submit their answers. For all 1-1 or group maths sessions that I teach, I like to make the experience of learning maths fun and relevant. It is important to recognise that every student is different and every student is special

My career so far has been a combination of IT development and management as well as teaching Maths.

Relevant skills and experience:
• 30 years of teaching Mathematics part time for students seeking GCSE Mathematics and A-Level Mathematics qualifications, 5 years of developing strategies to teach Mathematics for students diagnosed with severe learning difficulties.
• BSc Mathematics (Division 1) – University of Salford 1984
• The Royal Statistical Society – Inducted into the Society by Professor Ray Hill as a Teacher Member in Jan 2016, membership number 128096.
• Sports Coach - 10 years as a volunteer coaching junior football at Great Wakering Rovers FC, 5 years as a volunteer coaching golf to juniors at Southend-on-Sea Golf Club. UK Footgolf Senior Tour Player.