A Family Friendly London-Based Maths Tutor

A highly experienced maths tutor with over six years experience in Hong Kong and London available to teach maths to students between Year 6 up to Year 11 including 11+ Exams, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, multiple exam boards of GCSEs and IGCSEs and IB MYP.

Focus on lower ability students but able to teach all levels.

Full DBS Check

In-person Teaching in London

Able to travel around London.

Online Teaching

Using Zoom and a free interactive whiteboard allowing lots of engagement . I provide each student with a digital pen to make writing more manageable.

About My Teaching

I have six years of experience teaching over a hundred international school students between the ages of 10 to 16, and a proven track record with secondary school entrance exams, Key Stage 3, GCSEs, IGCSEs as well as the IB MYP programme.

I have a distinctively easygoing and relaxed style of teaching. My specialty lies in working with lower level students who have fallen behind in their studies, struggle with low motivation and the notion that maths isn’t for them. However I am capable of covering a range of abilities.

My biggest strengths:

- Ability to connect and relate with students

- Ability to break down complex problems down into manageable and understandable chunks.

- Patience and adaptability when students are experiencing difficulty

- Willingness to put in any extra work to make sure my students feel more comfortable with their maths

I am happy to provide an extra 10/15 minutes if students need at the end of class and I am willing to set and check homework and always do a review video before any tests.

I have a Youtube channel so students are welcome to request a video about a topic which I will make.

Students are welcome to have access to my phone number to contact me if they have any questions over the week.

About Shak

I am a finance graduate born and raised in Hong Kong but now based in London.

Starting with a single student whom I met whilst I was working at a primary school in Hong Kong, tutoring quickly became my full time job as my name was referred to various families around the city.

I have taught students from all around the world including Hong Kong, the UK, Australia, Singapore, Spain and France.

Interests:

- Long distance running, scuba diving, mountaineering, weight lifting and rock climbing

- Watching rugby, football, mixed martial arts, F1 and tennis

- Reading

- Hash browns

- Memes

Dislikes:

- Hash browns which aren't crispy

- When my rugby team loses

- Exhorbitant cheese prices

About Online Learning

Since the pandemic, I have taught over two thousand hours of maths online.

I use a combination of Zoom and an interactive whiteboard. This has proven effective with students who enjoy the interactive nature and simplicity of the whiteboard. Instead of me just lecturing, we are able to work just as we would face-to-face with lots of collaboration.

I have subcriptions to both Zoom and the whiteboard so this software comes at no charge to students. I provide all students with a free digital pen which they can plug into their laptop via USB drive to make writing easier as writing with a mouse or trackpad is cumbersome.

From personal experience, I do believe that online tutoring is not suitable for every student and will always be honest after our first few sessions whether or not online learning will be effective for particular learners.

Parent Feedback (References Available Upon Request)

"Shak is an enthusiastic and very committed tutor. He is so flexible with his time and very accommodating, even in a different time zone. He engages students easily and creates a supportive environment even if the sessions are online. Shak goes out of his way to help his students. I would highly recommend him to anyone who needs some support in maths"

"Shak has worked with our 3 kids for over 5 years now. We cannot recommend him highly enough. He’s tutored them from junior school maths through to IGCSEs. He is kind, funny and engaging and the kids respond very well to his teaching style. Five stars Shak!"

"David's performance has greatly improved since you became his maths tutor . You made the subject easy and fun to learn and always available when needed. You truly care about your students and I really appreciate your uncompromising service."

Student Feedback

"Shak is genuinely one of the nicest and hardest working tutors and people I have met. He helped me pick up math concepts and I actually had fun while doing it. He made every tutor session a blast even on days I had no energy left. His teaching style is just amazing and he connects with his students extremely well and isn’t just a teacher but a friend."

"Shak has been the most amazing teacher I have ever had. Kind, funny and when work needs to get done he pushes you to be the best you can be. Shak not only helped me to achieve a great grade, he also helped me to have confidence in myself to sit exams. He is a top level teacher and I couldn’t have done any of it without him."

"Shak is a pretty nice dude who knows all the IGCSE math material, he helped me go from a low 4 to a 7 in IGCSE which is a very big improvement, Also he is one of the only teachers that can make online just as engaging as IRL with Bitpaper."

Phone and Whatsapp

+44 7564 029 896

Email

shakiluttam@hotmail.com