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Algebra
Trigonometry
Arithmetic
Geometry

Maths specialist with 16+ years’ experience | GCSE students commonly improve around 2 grades | A Level, 11+, 13+ & scholarship success

Maths
Algebra
Trigonometry
Arithmetic
Geometry

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About Matthew

I’ve spent more than 16 years specialising in one-to-one maths tuition and have taught hundreds of students. It is common for my GCSE students to improve by around two grades, whether that means moving from a 4 to a 6 or from a 7 to a 9. At A Level I regularly help students move from Bs to As and A*s.

My biggest GCSE turnaround was from a G to an A*. Another student started with me in the bottom set in Year 9 and went on to achieve an A* at A Level, finishing top of her school.

I also specialise in 11+, 13+ and scholarship preparation. One recent student received offers from all nine schools he applied to, including St Paul’s and Westminster 13+, and won the highest academic scholarship at King’s College School.

Over the years I have successfully prepared students for most of the leading UK schools, including Eton, Harrow, Westminster, St Paul’s Girls’ School, King’s, Sevenoaks, North London Collegiate and Godolphin & Latymer.

Earlier in my career, the Head of a London secondary school noticed the progress of the students I was teaching and asked me to build and lead its maths tuition programme. I recruited and trained 45 tutors, and the programme helped produce the strongest GCSE results in the school’s history.

I was later approached about taking on similar leadership roles elsewhere, but chose to make one-to-one tuition my career. It is the part of teaching I am best at and still the part I enjoy most.

I’m serious about getting results, but I’m not particularly schoolteacher-ish. Lessons are relaxed, there is usually plenty of humour, and I want students to feel comfortable enough to think, make mistakes and challenge themselves.

Underneath that, though, I am demanding. If I think someone is capable of a 9, I’m not going to quietly settle for a 7.

About the lesson

The goal is not to create a student who can do maths when I am sitting next to them. It is to create one who can do it without me.

To get there, my lessons start with three questions: where are we trying to get to, what is getting in the way, and how can we have some fun getting there?

I’m serious about results, but I’m not particularly schoolteacher-ish. There is usually plenty of humour in lessons, and I want students to feel relaxed enough to think, make mistakes and have a go at things without worrying about getting them wrong. We can have as much fun as we like, provided we are still getting where we need to go.

The first job is working out what the problem really is. Two students getting the same grade can need completely different things. One may have gaps in their understanding, another may know the maths but make too many small errors, struggle under exam pressure or freeze when a question looks unfamiliar. Sometimes confidence itself has become part of the problem.

Once I understand what is holding a student back, we can work on the right thing rather than simply doing more maths.

Sometimes there is a genuine gap in understanding. A topic never quite made sense when it was first taught, so everything built on top of it has become shaky. Then I go back and fix the missing piece properly, often using analogies, diagrams or a completely different way of looking at the same idea.

Other students know far more than their results suggest. They rush, make small errors or do not notice when an answer has gone wrong. I might tell a student there is an error without saying where it is, so they have to find it themselves. Gradually they become much better at checking their own work and less dependent on someone else telling them whether they are right.

Problem solving is another big area. A student might know algebra, fractions, percentages and ratio perfectly well when the questions are labelled, but freeze as soon as nobody tells them which technique to use. We draw things, simplify the problem, try examples, work backwards, make a guess and see where it leads. I want students to become comfortable not knowing immediately what to do.

An important part of that is knowing when not to help.

If a student is genuinely thinking, trying ideas and getting things wrong, I will often leave them there longer than they expect. Trying something, discovering why it does not work, changing direction and eventually finding a way through is how strong problem solvers are made. If I step in too quickly, I take that experience away from them.

But there is a big difference between productive struggle and a student who feels genuinely lost, anxious or embarrassed. I am very sensitive to that distinction. Sometimes the right thing is to push. Sometimes it is to slow down, remove the pressure and give them the space to start thinking clearly again.

One-to-one tuition also means we can move quickly. If a student understands something, we move on. If something important has not clicked, we stay with it until it does. We are not tied to the pace of a classroom.

Ultimately, I want students to become more confident, more independent and better at working things out for themselves. The best result is not just a better grade, but a student who increasingly knows what to do when they get stuck.

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Olena

Matt helped my son a lot when we moved to the UK from Ukraine and he needed to adapt to the British school system. At first maths was quite different for him and he needed time to understand what was expected, especially for 13+ exams.

With Matt he made very big improvement in maths and became much more confident. He was accepted to Westminster School at 13+ which we were extremely happy about.

My son always enjoyed lessons with Matt because he makes maths fun and they could joke together, but at the same time he learned a lot. He really looked up to Matt and was always happy to have his lesson. We are very grateful for all his help.
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Olena
Matt helped my son a lot when we moved to the UK from Ukraine and he needed to adapt to the British school system. At first maths was quite different for him and he needed time to understand what was expected, especially for 13+ exams.

With Matt he made very big improvement in maths and became much more confident. He was accepted to Westminster School at 13+ which we were extremely happy about.

My son always enjoyed lessons with Matt because he makes maths fun and they could joke together, but at the same time he learned a lot. He really looked up to Matt and was always happy to have his lesson. We are very grateful for all his help.
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Matt helped my son with his maths for over two years during the Middle School. His gentle approach gave my son the confidence he needed at school and continuous encouragement was the best approach to my son’s learning process. Matt was always very helpful with certain topics that needed more attention as well as helping our son with homework assignments that he struggled with.
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Matt helped my son with his maths for over two years during the Middle School. His gentle approach gave my son the confidence he needed at school and continuous encouragement was the best approach to my son’s learning process. Matt was always very helpful with certain topics that needed more attention as well as helping our son with homework assignments that he struggled with.
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Adriana

Matthew has taught both of my children Maths for nine years (from 11+ preparation through to A Level), and I genuinely cannot recommend him highly enough. He adapts his teaching style, giving encouragement and reassurance to one while stretching and challenging the other.
His explanations are a real gift, as he finds many ways to explain a concept until it clicks. He is patient, warm and fun to learn with. He keeps track of their progress and deliberately circles back to topics covered months earlier, so nothing is forgotten.
The results speak for themselves. One of my children has gone on to win Gold awards in Maths Olympiads, and the other performed brilliantly in her GCSEs.
Matthew is a tutor who will get results while making your child actually enjoy the subject.
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Adriana
Matthew has taught both of my children Maths for nine years (from 11+ preparation through to A Level), and I genuinely cannot recommend him highly enough. He adapts his teaching style, giving encouragement and reassurance to one while stretching and challenging the other.
His explanations are a real gift, as he finds many ways to explain a concept until it clicks. He is patient, warm and fun to learn with. He keeps track of their progress and deliberately circles back to topics covered months earlier, so nothing is forgotten.
The results speak for themselves. One of my children has gone on to win Gold awards in Maths Olympiads, and the other performed brilliantly in her GCSEs.
Matthew is a tutor who will get results while making your child actually enjoy the subject.
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Annabel

Matthew has been a tutor with my family for over a decade and i can confidently say he is the best maths tutor in England. He is extremely gifted at teaching, especially when you struggle with maths and feel as though you will never understand it. He will also greatly boost your skills if maths is one of your stronger subjects. Aside from maths he is extremely kind and funny and will make any math lesson enjoyable and less daunting. I couldn’t recommend him more!
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Annabel
Matthew has been a tutor with my family for over a decade and i can confidently say he is the best maths tutor in England. He is extremely gifted at teaching, especially when you struggle with maths and feel as though you will never understand it. He will also greatly boost your skills if maths is one of your stronger subjects. Aside from maths he is extremely kind and funny and will make any math lesson enjoyable and less daunting. I couldn’t recommend him more!
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Sandra

Matthew has worked with our daughter from year 8 - 11 in maths and subsequently further maths for GCSE’s. Matthew was very thorough and extremely conscientious. He is not only a great teacher but he gave our daughter the reassurance and the confidence to achieve her goal. We are thrilled with the results. Our daughter will now take maths and further maths A levels.
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Sandra
Matthew has worked with our daughter from year 8 - 11 in maths and subsequently further maths for GCSE’s. Matthew was very thorough and extremely conscientious. He is not only a great teacher but he gave our daughter the reassurance and the confidence to achieve her goal. We are thrilled with the results. Our daughter will now take maths and further maths A levels.
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