Kevin
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 · Open University · Pass · 1998 Open University · Pass · 1998
- BA Classics · North London University · 2:2 · 1988 North London University · 2:2 · 1988
Teaching qualification
- PGCE Mathematics · University of Nottingham · Pass · 1992 University of Nottingham · Pass · 1992
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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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.
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Sarah
Kevin is reliable, my daughter is much more confident and has shown a marked improvement in her grades.
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Emily
Kevin was really helpful and went through areas that my daughter was struggling with in detail which has been a great benefit to her and helped her through her mocks. So pleased we found Kevin, just wished we had done it sooner
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Emma
Kevin is turning my son around from a reluctant learner to believing he can actually do Maths! Shame we didn't find him earlier!
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Martin
Good Morning First Tutors Thank you for the e-mail. I haven't heard from Kevin as yet, however and in fairness to him, I've just sent him an e-mail directly on the back of your 72-hour "prompt". That said, would you kindly send him a note confirming our wish to proceed from the Thursday 9th February onwards please. Regards Martin
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Natasha
Good tutor, very patient and gives clear explanations.
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Helena
Very calm, thorough and professional. Teaches both my daughters and they say "He explains things really well, gives good examples and writes things down so you can look back at work". Both daughters feeling much more confident about maths.
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Emily
He is very calm, patient, understanding and very good at explaining things.
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Harry
I have found Kevin to be a fantastic tutor, who is extremely patient. He explains each topic in an easy, understandable way and has given me past questions to consolidate my learning. This has helped with my confidence and understanding and I cannot thank Kevin enough.
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Khalid
1. Highly organised and punctual 2. Keen on keeping a clear track of the agreed teaching plan and successful in the timely delivering of the plan 3. Effective, capable and friendly teacher In summary: highly recommended
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Helen
So far very happy with Kevin. He has been away for 2 years working in an international school so he is very familiar with IGCSE which is what we needed. He is also now working in a local school doing GCSE and working with my youngest for that, so perfect. I would recommend him.
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Karen
Very happy with Kevin's tutoring. Our son is an able mathematician, but felt a little wobbly in a few areas in the build up to his end of KS3 test. His school maths teacher wasn't much help, however a few sessions with Kevin helped him immensely.
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Sharon
Kevin has been a great help to my daughter and we would recommend him to anyone needing more help and explanation for further maths.