Information About Alistair - Auckland tutor -
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Maths	Price Guide
Primary	$150.00
Secondary	$150.00
NCEA Level 1	$150.00
NCEA Levels 2-3	$150.00
University	$150.00
Adult/Casual	$150.00

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Personal Description:

I enjoy teaching maths and I also coach senior football at the same school I work at.
I can tutor in a variety of ways depending on the situation. For instance if there is long term tutoring to be done I am experienced in making the mathematics relateable to real life or teaching the concepts at a slower pace with more emphasis on why we do what we do when trying to apply or solve with maths.

Or if its immediately prior to (or if this is what the student wants) I can cover material quickly with tips or key ways to remember how to approach certain types of questions.

Tutoring Experience:

I am the head of the maths department and teacher teaching y9 through to y13 @ a secondary school in Auckland
I have plenty of tutoring experience from y6 through to first year university papers.

I have also tutored a few first year maths and engineering maths papers

Tutoring Approach:

One on one or small group tutoring is great because it enables the student to progress at their own pace and seek help for their queries immediately.
I take a low pressure approach to tutoring so that a student will not feel pressured to pretend they have understood something they have not. Slow and steady is the best method… unless you have a test soon

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Native Language: English
Availability: Weekdays (evenings)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)

Qualifications:

Victoria University (2014) - teaching diploma (PGCE) (✘ Not On File)
University of Auckland (2013) - mathematics education (Masters) (✘ Not On File)
University of Auckland (2012) - post grad dip science (PGCE) (✘ Not On File)
University of Auckland (2011) - Bachelor of Science (Bachelors) (✘ Not On File)

Alistair's Feedback

Total Amount Of Feedback:	13
Total Positive Feedback:	13 Av. 5.00/5.00

From Lisa (5/5): Alistair is always punctual and my son reports a much greater engagement with his learning. Alistair is able to take his time and doesn't progress through the work until there is understanding.

From Matthew (5/5): Alistair has worked wonders with my 14 year old son. He has a patient and encouraging delivery style and my sons confidence , and grades, has increased week on week. Cannot recommend highly enough.

From Jack (5/5):

From Mark (5/5): Alistair struck up an immediate rapport with our son, who was a bit streesed leading into term 4 and prior to NCEA exams. Alastair and our son quickly identified and addressed the priority areas he needed to work on and they could then complement this by covering a wider scope of material over the course of some extra lessons. It was rewarding to see our son quickly regain his confidence and enthuisam for study in this topic again. Credit for much of this is due to Alastair's personal style, his tutoring methods and his flexibility to schedule meetings at times that worked for our son.

From Belinda (5/5): Would highly recommend Alistair. He is easy to deal with and our son really enjoys working with him. Has good clear communication with us as the parents.

From Emma (5/5): Alistair tutored my daughter for Level 2 maths in 2020 via Zoom. Alistair was very professional, knew his topic well and put my daughter at ease. He responded quickly to emails and requests for help on occasion when he couldn't actually fit us in with a full lesson. With his help she obtained an Excellence endorsement which we were all delighted with. I would thoroughly recommend Alistair to anyone wanting to achieve highly in maths.

From Machiko (5/5): Alistair is very professional and keen tutor.
My son likes how he explains basic mathmatic fanctions and fomula.

From Yon (5/5): We are thrilled to have Alistair as our son's math tutor. He is very supportive and knowledgable in year 10 maths. Most importantly he has helped our son to be more confident and less stressed with his continued support. Alistair always keeps in touch if he may be running late etc, which is very much appreciated.
We are very lucky to have him! Thank you!

From Nicola (5/5): Alistair was professional and very accommodating. His help prior to exam left our daughter feeling a lot more confident, he explained things well and she would happily be tutored by Alistair again.

From Linda (5/5): Alistair came to our rescue at the 11th hour to provide help for my daughter who was about to sit NCEA level 3 maths.He fitted in with our needs, willingly stayed longer than planned and most importantly his calm tutoring style was eminently helpful for her upcoming exam. Those newly acquired light bulb moments definitely made her feel more confident entering the exam. A big thank you .

From Lesley (5/5): Alistair is an incredible teacher. We were so fortunate to find him. He encourages learning, is organised, patient and still very passionate about teaching. My son is enjoying the lessons and is enthusiastic to learn again and has far more confidence now to sit his external NCEAS. Thank you so much, Alistair.

From Rebekah (5/5): Alistair is an excellent tutor. With Alistair’s help I have been able to make A grades in my maths assignments/tests at university. I would 100% recommended Alistair, he explains things clearly and is very patient if you don’t understand things the first time.

From Rosanne (5/5): Alistair was punctual, polite and great with his communication. James enjoyed his Math lessons from Alistair and gained confidence from him over a short period. We would be happy to engage Alistair again in Math tuition.

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