Expert Tutors: Grammar School Teacher GCSE A-Level Maths & Science
18 Arbus Cres, Harrow HA2 6DU, United Kingdom
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HJWX+HF Harrow, United Kingdom
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Monday: Close
Tuesday: 16–20
Wedneasday: 16–20
Thursday: 16–20
Friday: 16–20
Saturday: 10–15
Sunday: 10–15
Tuesday: 16–20
Wedneasday: 16–20
Thursday: 16–20
Friday: 16–20
Saturday: 10–15
Sunday: 10–15
He is always very helpful and supportive.
His mathematical knowledge is impeccable - this stood out to me because I had prior experience with other teachers/tutors who had been stumped by my questions (especially on trickier topics e.g. integration). He tailors his teaching style to the individual. Once I started with him, I actually understood the topics that had baffled me for so long.
Also, I think what really made a marked difference for me was that I knew he sincerely cared for my overall academic success and that really reflected in the way he dealt with me. He went beyond the bounds of a maths tutor and helped me to strategise overall. Suffice to say, by implementing his ideas, and with his endless support and encouragement, my grades (and self-confidence) completely transformed.
I got back in touch with him recently and had to thank him again for his help. I went to Durham to study Law and the studying techniques, discipline and self-assuredness I learnt by working with him equipped me to hit the ground running in my degree too. I would not have imagined that studying Maths at A Level would contribute to attaining First-Class Honours in a subject like Law, but the skills/mindset he teaches are transferable. I sincerely do feel that these things helped me to succeed at university.
Once again, I cannot recommend him highly enough. And Kamal, thank you for always being my well-wisher!
He advertised himself as a Grammar school teacher (which is the main reason I went for him) but later I found out it's a false information, when asked he claimed that he WAS teaching at a Grammer school in Hertfordshire but he left the job because he is more qualified than the head teacher in the school. What an attitude! This alerted me but as we started I continued with him. His honesty and credibility came under question at this occasion.
In class he uses Mathsgenie website papers as a booklet which is freely available for everyone online. In lockdown time when classes took place online I have seen, he gives the work to the students and disappear from the class to DO HIS OWN WORK and come back after awhile. As a parent when paying for lessons, I expect the tutor should be available for the whole duration of the lesson for students to ask any doubts or questions and get it cleared, it wasn't been always possible in his classes.
To conclude I wasted my money and time with this tutor, but managed to find another tutor just 4 months before GCSE exams where the other tutor went through past papers and my child got results that he can do A level maths. My child is now doing A level maths in another tuition place in harrow and picking up very well. Gaps in his GCSE maths knowledge is covered in one to ones for him (which is working out quite expensive but I don't have any other options as I chose the wrong tutor for my child's GCSE maths).
If you really care about your child's education its better to keep away from this tuition place.
Mr Patel is great at improving exam results.