Core Maths tutor & more · Cheltenham
Sandra B.
Maths to GCSE, IGCSE, A Level, IB (International Baccalaureate)
Core Maths tutor & more · Cheltenham
Maths to GCSE, IGCSE, A Level, IB (International Baccalaureate)
About
Who is Sandra B?
I am SANDRA B - with over three decades experience of tutoring Maths, I've prepared students for the various evolutions of the GCSE, IGCSE, A-Level and IB exams and their exam boards.
Student focused
With one-to-one tutoring, the student is the focus so we go at the student's pace and interest in the moment (rather than the class' pace at school):
Something not understood?
Let's rewindapprehensive about moving onto difficult questions?
Let's stick to the level we're atwant to explore the topic from a visual perspective?
Let's sketch the scenario of grab some cool graphing software
... I could go on. Flexibility is key.
Why Sandra?
My particular skill is in helping develop confidence in Maths students who get stuck on 'Wordy Questions' so can't get 'beyond the staples' - meaning that they find the wordy questions in the second half of past papers unfathomable. I combine my years of Maths tutoring with Applied Linguistics to navigate the 'Wordy Questions' and unlock those all-important extra marks.
Qualifications and Work
If you've read this far, you're probably interested in my background - here goes.
I graduated from Christ Church College, Canterbury, in 1987, with a BA in Music and Maths. My other qualifications include: MA Ed (Applied Linguistics), DipABRSM (flute teaching), PTLLS, CELTA, and Level 2 Rowing Coach.
I have an eclectic background, initially working in IT management for Capita and the Civil Aviation Authority and later mainly as a tutor of woodwind (flute, sax and recorder), Maths, and English for Academic Purposes (Bristol and Southampton Universities). I also run choirs in the Cheltenham area.
£40–£45/hr · 4 subjects · 7 levels
Subjects & pricing
£45/hr
- A-level, AS-level — AQA · CCEA · Edexcel · Eduqas · OCR · WJEC
Languages
- Dutch Fluent
- English Native
- French Conversational
- German Conversational
- Spanish Conversational
Qualifications
Higher education
- BA Maths and Music Certificate checked · University of Kent · 1987 University of Kent · 1987 Certificate checked
- MA Applied Linguistics Certificate checked · Open University · 2017 Open University · 2017 Certificate checked
Teaching qualification
- CELTA English as a Foreign Language Certificate checked · Cambridge / RSA · 1999 Cambridge / RSA · 1999 Certificate checked
Other
- DipABRSM Certificate checked · Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Certificate checked
- Level 2 Rowing Coach Certificate checked · British Rowing · 2014 British Rowing · 2014 Certificate checked
- PTLLS Certificate checked · Gloucestershire College · 2014 Gloucestershire College · 2014 Certificate checked
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- Jun 2025 ·imported from First Tutors
Kayathri
Thanks for the last few months of exam preparation. It was very helpful for my son
- May 2025 ·imported from First Tutors
Jenny May
Excellent support over the short period my son had before exams. Very good communication, put him at ease and very helpful in-lesson tuition as well as recommending exercises in between. Would highly recommend Sandra
- Jun 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
Stephen
Sandra id very approachable and friendly and accomdating to individual learning styles. Would recommend herv
- Sept 2023 ·imported from First Tutors
Sara
Sandra has been great helping my daughter with topics in A level Maths. She has been easy to communicate with; offered flexibility with the timings of tutorials and my daughter has found her support extremely useful. Would definitely recommend Sandra.
- Jun 2023 ·imported from First Tutors
Sarah
I engaged Sandra earlier this year as a tutor for my home-schooling daughter who needed AQA A-level Maths pre-exam tutoring in addition to what her online course offered (which was not very good unfortunately.) After an initial lesson at her house, my daughter met with Sandra online on a weekly basis for the two months prior to her first exam. Sandra is very knowledgeable about Maths as a broader subject, as well as having a great depth of understanding about the requirements of the A-level syllabus. Anything she didn't know about how things were done for AQA she quickly found out. Her teaching was engaging, thorough and very useful to my daughter who entered the exam period with a greater level of confidence thanks to Sandra's work with her. Sandra is a bit of a tech whizz, so she manages the online lesson experience with a high level of understanding and skill. She was generous in the time she dedicated to finding the right material for my daughter to work from, and was good at using email, OneNote and WhatsApp to send practice material and supporting documents for lessons. She was organised and good at communicating throughout. She was also very friendly, positive and supportive towards my daughter too, which was very welcome on a sometimes rather lonesome and challenging journey. We were grateful for Sandra's input which will have helped my daughter perform better in her exams. We can highly recommend her.
Sandra B. replied
Thanks Sarah for this feedback!
- Nov 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Sarah
My daughter has found her first couple of sessions with Sandra extremely helpful. Sandra explains things clearly and thoroughly, has a positive, can-do attitude and has made my daughter feel that she WILL be able to succeed in Maths. My daughter also positively enjoys the lessons and is keen to have more sessions than we had initially planned. A great tutor!
- Mar 2020 ·imported from First Tutors
Helen
My daughter has been having lessons for maths with sandra for over 6 months. Sandra is a very friendly and pleasant lady. Sandra has helped my daughter so much with her maths and my daughter has anixety and sandra helped her to keep calm and not to worry if she finds some of maths hard. I will be recommending sandra to any of my friends if they are in the need for a brillant tutor.
- Apr 2019 ·imported from First Tutors
Maya
My daughter liked the lessons and Sandra explains her doubts with patience.