Hi! My name is Louise. I am a maths teacher who likes to read, hike and one day dreams of going snowboarding again!

I used to use First Tutors but wasn't aware that if closed so have lost all of my reviews from there!

I became a qualified teacher in 2013. I am currently working in a secondary school and am the KS5 (Alevel) lead for the department. I am also an examiner for the Edexcel/Pearson exam board and have been since 2016. Examining for the GCSE, IGCSE, Further Maths GCSE and Alevel Pure.

I have been tutoring on and off alongside teaching since the start of my teaching journey. Tutoring students from year 4 to year 13 as well as an Alevel resit and 2 adult learners needing help with numeracy exams (one for teaching and one for midwifery)

As a teacher, istarted teaching taught KS3-KS4 in the UK for three years , then went abroad and taught in two international schools (Tokyo for three years, teaching the MYP, IGCSE and IB DP and San Francisco for 2, teaching an equivalent of KS3/GCSE content as well as some IB DP content.) I took a few years off, working in a hotel and a children's home. Whilst continuing to keep up with curriculum changes through exam marking and tutoring. To then come back and teach again because I missed it!

I want to make sure that the understanding of a topic/subject is rooted deep and not just for the sake of passing exams. For me success isn't just the best grades, it's the ability to communicate thinking, the enjoyment of making connections and the confidence that gets built in a person when they finally overcome a hurdle they've been struggling with!

I like to explore with the students to understand their way of thinking and make sure methods align with those; following a set method doesn't work for everyone!