In Kent, maths results matter — they're a gateway to sixth form, university, and careers in everything from engineering to finance. For Sittingbourne students struggling with topics like graphs and functions or statistics and probability, our experienced educators provide structured sessions that target weak areas and build lasting understanding, not just surface-level tricks for passing exams.
What Your Child Studies
Schools in Sittingbourne typically use AQA or Edexcel for their maths specifications. Our experienced educators know both, and they'll match their teaching to whichever syllabus your child follows. This means practice questions, real exam questions, and revision materials are all relevant to the exact exam your child will sit — not generic content from a different board. At Borden Grammar School, we're familiar with how topics are sequenced and where students most commonly need extra support.
Getting Started
If your child in Sittingbourne needs maths support, we can help. Speak with us to discuss their current level and we'll suggest the right tutor and approach. No hard sell — just an honest conversation about what tutoring can achieve.
How Sessions Work
Each session lasts around an hour. The tutor works through concepts with your child, 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 real exam questions from AQA 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.
KS1 and KS2 Maths
Strong maths skills start early. For primary-age children in Sittingbourne, our experienced 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.
Independent Learning
The aim of tutoring is not dependence — it is independence. Working with Sittingbourne 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.
Common Maths Challenges
The most common areas where Sittingbourne students need maths support are graphs and functions, geometry and angles, and statistics and probability. These topics build on each other — a shaky grasp of graphs and functions often leads to problems with percentages later on. Our experienced 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 AQA papers.