For students in Finchley who find maths difficult — and it's one of the most commonly struggled-with subjects — targeted individual support makes a measurable difference. Topics like number work and percentages trip students up year after year. Our dedicated educators break these concepts down, fill gaps from earlier years, and build towards exam-ready confidence.
Tracking Progress
Most students who work with a tutor weekly for a term see a noticeable improvement — typically one to two grades at GCSEs level. We track progress through regular topic tests and past-paper scores. But it's not just about grades: students also develop better problem-solving habits, stronger mental arithmetic, and the confidence to tackle questions they'd previously skip. For parents in Finchley, that shift from "I can't do maths" to "I worked it out" is often the most valuable outcome.
KS1 and KS2 Maths
Strong maths skills start early. For primary-age children in Finchley, our dedicated educators focus on number bonds, times tables, fractions, and the reasoning skills tested in Key Stage 2 SATs. A child who arrives at secondary school without these foundations will find it increasingly difficult to keep up. Our approach for younger students balances structured practice with engaging activities, building confidence without pressure.
A Typical Session
Each session lasts around an hour. The tutor works through concepts with your young person, sets practice problems, and reviews previous work. There's no one-size-fits-all script — sessions are shaped by what the student actually needs that week. For students preparing for GCSEs, we use past papers from OCR to build familiarity with the format. For younger students, we focus on number confidence, mental arithmetic, and problem-solving strategies. Progress is shared with parents so you can see improvement building week by week.
Independent Learning
The aim of tutoring is not dependence — it is independence. Working with Finchley learners always includes helping them develop effective study habits: how to plan a revision timetable, how to use active recall instead of passive re-reading, how to break large tasks into manageable steps. These meta-skills are as valuable as the subject knowledge itself, and they serve pupils long after tutoring ends.
Topics We Focus On
The most common areas where Finchley students need maths support are number work, percentages, and statistics and probability. These topics build on each other — a shaky grasp of number work often leads to problems with equations and inequalities later on. Our dedicated educators identify exactly where the chain broke and work forward from there. For GCSEs students, we also focus heavily on answering approach: showing working, time management, and understanding how marks are allocated on OCR papers.