Garden City Maths

My name is Tom Royall and I'm a maths tutor based in Brighton. I'm an experienced and friendly former secondary school maths teacher and tutor.

I immensely enjoy teaching one-to-one, and students and parents find me highly effective. I've taught privately over many years, and had extensive contracts for one-to-one work at many schools in Letchworth and, more recently, in Brighton (Kings Education).

Students often struggle with maths at school because of misconceptions that are particular to them, and difficult to rectify in a whole class setting, and which lead to the student losing confidence. One-to-one tuition can be an excellent way to address these misconceptions. and enable the student to re-connect with their enjoyment of the subject.

As a psychology graduate (before studying maths at university level), I have a fascination with how students themselves will approach a maths problem, and I'm good at allowing them to explore and develop their own ideas. I find they almost always have energy and enthusiasm for, say, a ratio or algebra problem, if they are allowed to explore it with cuisinaire rods or other easily accessible symbols.

Also I use written teaching materials, some of the best of which happen to be past test papers. I also have plenty of my own A-level resources (see youtube link).

I'm happy to supply references, and an enhanced DBS disclosure.

I teach all ages and levels, and charge £30 per hourly session. (Half price if qualifying for free school meals.)

Sessions can be either online, or coming to you (by bike, so within Brighton/Hove/Portslade/Shoreham).