Tutor profile - Sarah

Sarah currently teaches Maths to pupils aged 11-18 in a small independent school in Scarborough, North Yorkshire and also tutors students privately as often as she can. She is a self-confessed “Maths Geek” and is well known at the College for singing memorable mathematical songs to help her students recall key facts. Her tutoring sessions produce a fun and engaging environment, and she inspires her tutees to look beyond the syllabus and to explore the world of Mathematics for themselves. She has tutored regularly for 5 years, mainly preparing students for GCSE and IB examinations. She is also an examiner at GCSE for Edexcel and for the IB.

After qualifying as a teacher in 1996, she took the decision to experience the world of industry before entering a teaching role. She worked within Financial Services for HSBC, and then Aviva, before returning to her home town to work for the local building society. During the unease of the financial markets over the last decade she decided that she now had enough ‘life experience’ to make her return to the teaching profession a natural change. She has never regretted this decision, and has found the last 10 years of teaching to be immensely rewarding.

As a busy step mum to 4 children under the age of 16 her leisure time is often spent attending Sea Cadet events or children’s parties.