Feedback from today

'I couldn't wait until Friday to share with you the brilliant news that Jake scored a C grade on his Module 1 Maths GCSE paper that he took in June. He scored 73 out of 80 which he is absolutely thrilled about.'

Another GCSE result

One of my students got a D in her first module in GCSE.

So she decided to take lessons with me.

In her second module, the score to get an A was 64, and she got 63 marks. So she was just one mark away from an A.

Congratulations to Beth on this excellent result.

Private Tuition and Grades

Here are the results of a survey into increased grades and private tuition.

I hope the owners of the site, where I am registered, do not mind an extract here.

New research has shown that private tuition does seem to improve grades at GCSE and A-Level. The survey, conducted by First Tutors, asked families with children taking exams this year whether they felt private tuition had improved their estimated grades. Results showed that private tuition increased results by an average of one grade, e.g. from D to C, enough to make a potentially crucial difference to university choices.


At both GCSE and A-Level, the biggest potential for grade improvement was shown to be at the lower end of the grade scale (grades U - D), where students improved an average of two grades.


Starting early appears to matter, particularly to GCSE candidates where those receiving private tuition for between three and six months lifted their results by an average of one and a half grades, versus just under one grade for those receiving tuition for less than three months.


But surprisingly, there was little correlation between hourly fees charged by tutors and grade impact. The average cost of tuition for GCSE and A-level among students surveyed was £22 per hour, with most families choosing one hour per week of private tutoring.




Asked whether they felt the grade improvement could be attributed to private tuition, 80% of the 150 families surveyed said they believed tutoring had definitely improved their results.

Improvement

One of my students got a D in her first module.

After lessons with me, she has now got a B in her second module.

She can resit the first module, and I hoping for a B overall for her.

New School Year

The new school year is about to begin and my diary is beginning to fill up with places for maths tuition on the Wirral.

I charge 15 pounds per hour. You can pay that at some web sites for what is basically a call centre in India.

Personal tuition is the best. If you sign up to a web site, it can be difficult for students to visit the web site often enough to make it worth while. Personal tuition means I can see instantly if the student has understood something.

Maths tutor on the Wirral

My name is Steven Carr. I am a maths tutor on the Wirral. I give maths tuition in Birkenhead, Wallasey, Greasby , Upton, Meols, Hoylake, West Kirby, Bebington, Bromborough and other places on the Wirral.

To contact me to discuss tuition please ring 0772 6 288 756