Maths tutor · Harborough
Kevin
A level GCSE IGCSE KS3 Maths tutor - 35 years teaching experience - 50+ reviews
Hourly rate
£40/hr
Maths tutor · Harborough
A level GCSE IGCSE KS3 Maths tutor - 35 years teaching experience - 50+ reviews
About
I am a patient and highly experienced secondary mathematics tutor with over 35 years of successful teaching in schools. Throughout my career, I have taught across the full secondary age range and supported students of all abilities, from those needing confidence-building and consolidation to high achievers aiming for top grades. I have taught in a wide variety schools in the UK and overseas, so as well as KS3, GCSE and A level experience, I have also taught international courses including Edexcel and CIE IGCSE. I have been Head of Mathematics in two schools in the UK; one a state grammar school and the other a small independent school.
Alongside classroom teaching, I work as an examiner and team leader for Edexcel, OCR and AQA. This gives me in‑depth knowledge of exam specifications, mark schemes, and what examiners are really looking for. This allows me to help students develop effective exam technique, avoid common pitfalls, and maximise marks.
I pride myself on my calm, supportive approach and my ability to explain mathematical concepts clearly, in simple ways and step by step. My tutoring focuses on building confidence, understanding, and independence, helping students approach mathematics with clarity and assurance. For online tutoring I prefer to use Bitpaper which is an online interactive whiteboard with video and audio. I find this platform user friendly and effective, particularly when we are focussing on past paper questions. I have over 50 reviews from parents of tutees.
Subjects & pricing
Languages
- English Native
Qualifications
Higher education
- BSc Mathematics Certificate checked · Open University · Pass · 1998 Open University · Pass · 1998 Certificate checked
- BA Classics Certificate checked · North London University · 2:2 · 1988 North London University · 2:2 · 1988 Certificate checked
Teaching qualification
- PGCE Mathematics Certificate checked · University of Nottingham · Pass · 1992 University of Nottingham · Pass · 1992 Certificate checked
Reviews from Tutorperch
- 26/05/2026 · Verified
Alexandra Cimbala
My son has been attending maths tuition with Kevin more than one year, and the improvement in his confidence and understanding has been amazing. Kevin explains everything very clearly and makes even difficult topics easy to understand. The lessons are always well organised, engaging, encouraging, which have helped my son enjoy learning maths much more. I highly recommend Kevin to any parent looking for someone who is knowledgeable, supportive and excellent at teaching maths.
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- Feb 2026 ·imported from First Tutors
Amy
Very pleased with our choice of tutor. My son is enjoying his maths lessons with Kevin, and it is reassuring for me to know he is on track.
- Jan 2026 ·imported from First Tutors
Claire
Kevin is an excellent tutor and I would highly recommend him. My daughter finds that he is very flexible and explains complex topics in a simple manner. His calm approach means she feels confident asking questions to further her understanding.
- Nov 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
Angela
My son is home educated and he needed some support with specific IGCSE textbook questions. Kevin was exactly what we were looking for. He is efficient, professional, very knowledgeable and flexible. He made sure that my son had the understanding and he also uses software which enables you to go back and view the whiteboard at a later date. This is very useful as Kevin provides clear, methodical explanations, which are broken down step by step. We are extremely delighted to have found Kevin and I would highly recommend him. Thank you Kevin!
- Sept 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
Shazia
Kevin was really good at explaining difficult concepts. He helped my daughter achieve A* in her resit. He was also flexible with timings.
- Jun 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
Sean
Kevin is highly recommended. My daughter decided to take S1 and S2 last minutes, she only had around two months to prepare. Kevin was very kind to accept the challenge and be her tutor, teaching her the whole syllabus, going through past year questions, and getting her fully ready for the exam. He also went through P3 and P4 with her. My daughter finally scored A in A-level mathematics! Well done Kevin! Many thanks!
- Jan 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
Bernadette
I highly recommend Kevin as a tutor. He is patient, professional and very knowledgeable.
- Nov 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Kalpna
Kevin is an excellent tutor. His knowledge and method of teaching is 'perfect' and my daughter is progressing very well with his help. He is very flexible and understanding and I would highly recommend him as a Maths tutor!
- Apr 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Natalija
Kevin has been helping my son with A level maths. He explains methods very clearly and has really helped embed my sons learning in some really challenging areas. Kevin is very thorough and we are delighted that we found him. We would highly recommend Kevin based on our experience. Thank you Kevin!
- Jan 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Tracie
Kevin Has Been absolutely brilliant with our son…
- Dec 2020 ·imported from First Tutors
CHris
He works well with my son and has helped him enjoy and understand maths. I defiantly recommend him to any struggling students.
- Sept 2020 ·imported from First Tutors
Sami
Tutoring was okay, however tutor didn't introduce himself making it seem a bit awkward and I would encourage a bit more enthusiasm in teaching.
Kevin replied
I had a bad feeling about this tutee from the start. No contact from the parent just the tutee. He also asked if the introduction fee could be avoided. He mentions that I did not introduce myself in the first lesson – before our lesson we exchanged 31 messages. I felt a long introduction in the lesson was not necessary and it would be better to get stuck into the maths (since he wanted to go through all of year12 first and then onto year 13 in one lesson per week!). He also mentions enthusiasm – in his messages to me he said that he wanted a simple, carefully explained approach, hence not all singing, all dancing. That is what I gave him. Despite this, after only one lesson he gave me a rating of 3 out of 5. I guess he was expecting me to take him from an E grade to an A grade in 60 mins – sorry 60 mins minus the time for introducing myself.
- Mar 2020 ·imported from First Tutors
Damian
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Polly
Kevin spent two 2-hour sessions with my daughter before her first GCSE maths module (we had left it a bit late!), which definitely helped her feel better prepared for the exam. I will use him again if she needs help once she's got into the next topic and would certainly recommend him.
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Jack
Enjoying my tuition with Kevin, very straightforward and easy to understand. We have managed to get through a lot of the syllabus very quickly and am hoping to get good results for my AS and A2 Maths exams because of these sessions.
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Lee
Kevin - Thank you for your prompt reply - I really look forward to meeting you and studying under your guidance - Cheers Lee
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Isabelle
No doubt about it I can see a massive improvement in my Maths, thanks to Kevin. Before his help I was recieving marks, in the practice papers I was doing, that were C grade standard, if I was lucky B, however after having a number of sessions with Kevin I have not recieved any grade lower than an A! :) Thats amzing for me! I actually have my Maths GCSE tomorrow and im feeling very confident (and am actually quite excited) thanks to Kevin's clear explanation of topics and patient approach which has helped me to understand everything. I am very thankful, and highly reccomend Kevin as a Maths tutor.
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Rosie
Very nice man and very amenable - very calm and measured and explained things clearly - would recommend without hesitation
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Elle
I am a mature student doing a PhD and Kevin is teaching me some elements of GCSE and A level probability and statistics. Kevin presents the subject matter in a clear and easy to understand format that makes even complex ideas or calculations appear easy to handle and grasp. He is a very personable individual with a nice manner and I am very happy to recommend him.
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William
Thank you Kevin for moving Wills from being unsure and apprehensive about his additional maths exam to being confident and up for the challenge ! Will says what really worked for him was that you didn't just tell him how to do the questions, you ensured that he understood the theory so that he could confidently apply it to any question he was faced with on an exam paper. Fingers crossed for August !
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Colin
Kevin helped our son achieve a pass on his resit first time. He is an excellent tutor and has a very practical and understanding attitude. His skill in developing the confidence needed to tackle the concepts and exams is superb and genuinely works at a level and pace that made a huge difference!!! Thanks so much Kevin - you did a great job.