Redmond Gurney

The most important thing about my lessons is flexibility. I know that no two students learn in the same way so I adapt my lessons to each of my students, responding to areas of weakness and preferred teaching techniques to create the most effective lessons.
I like to have a student work through a question out loud at the start of the lesson. There's no point in setting a student a question and just letting them get on with it on their own, that's not an effective use of tutoring time. Instead, by having a student work through a question out loud I can begin to understand the way that they approach questions and pick up on strengths and weaknesses. From there I like to create a model answer with a student, so that they have a useful revision aid. I will then aim to explain any concepts which I feel the student could use in their answers, and before the lesson is over ensure their understanding.

SInce my lessons are remote, I mostly use past-paper questions which are especially effective for students working towards GCSE exams, as well as my own resources and exercises to consolidate understanding.

I think that another important aspect of tutoring is working alongside the student's teacher so that the lessons compliment one another, so I will try and help with the subjects being taught in class, which allows students to catch up or even be ahead of their class, and maximises the effect of my tutoring sessions.