Christopher Gratton Teacher of Mathematics, Statistics & FSMQ
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I am a flexible mathematics teacher and tutor, willing to either:
- support methods and approaches covered in school to help improve your speed of progress and mastery, or to address misconceptions or gaps in knowledge due to time off of school
- tutor using alternative methods and approaches to those covered in class to provide a different perspective on a topic (different teachers have different ways of approaching a topic that benefit different learners)

During a tutoring session, I am to either:
- provide bespoke, planned, and resourced tutoring on a topic (to maximise mastery of that topic)
- provide support in exam preparation, including how to approach exam questions, exam strategy, and topics that are easiest for the learner to make the most improvement on
- provide support and confidence-boosting when attempting maths questions and homework (both paper-based and on digital homework media, such as Sparx)

I consider myself to be friendly and adaptive, and willing to adapt my way of teaching to best support the learner.

I am able to tutor on the following subjects:
- Mathematics (KS3 & GCSE - Higher & Foundation)
- Statistics (GCSE - Higher & Foundation)
- FSMQ: Additional Mathematics (Level 3)

Subjects

  • Statistics Grade 6-GCSE

  • Mathematics Grade 6-GCSE

  • Probability and Statistics Grade 6-GCSE

  • Maths (GCSE)

  • Mathematics (Algebra) Grade 6-GCSE

  • OCR Level 3 FSMQ: Additional Maths GCSE-AS level

  • Mathematics (Edexcel) Grade 6-GCSE

  • Geometry and Trigonometry Grade 6-GCSE

  • Maths (Edexcel) Grade 6-GCSE

  • Statistics (GCSE) Grade 6-GCSE

Experience

  • Mathematics Education Content Creator (Secondary) - Specialism in Geometry, Statistics, and Probability (Sep, 2023–Present) at Mathematics in Education and Industry
    I have worked with MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry) on an Oak Academy project to produce a set of mathematics resources that work alongside the non-statutory governmental guidance in the UK.
    These fully resourced lessons include: a slide deck containing explanations, assessment for learning opportunities, and well-sequenced practice; a worksheet based on the slide deck's practice tasks; two quizzes (one starter and one exit); as well as a 20+ minute video to support home learners and provide guidance to new or non-specialist teachers.
    I was primarily based on producing lessons on geometry, probability, and statistics - creating resources that supported the learning of topics such as construction, Pythagoras' theorem, capture-recapture, etc. in ways that allow for interleaving of other, relevant mathematical topics in a holistic way, showing the interconnectedness of mathematics.
  • Teacher of Mathematics, Statistics, FSMQ (Level 3), Computing (Sep, 2015–Aug, 2023) at Secondary School, Exeter
    I am a secondary mathematics specialist, with experience teaching a range of ability sets across KS3 and GCSE age groups, including: supporting GCSE students predicted below a grade 4 to achieve a passing grade, and supporting students to achieve grade 9.
    I am proud of the resources I have created to support students and classes, using pedagogical strategies to inform how I design, pitch, and execute the use of these resources.

    Further to this, I also have experience teaching both the Statistics GCSE course (both Higher and Foundation) and OCR FSMQ level 3 qualification (Additional Maths).
    During my experience teaching these two niche qualifications, I have led lesson and resource design, as well as supported redesigning the schemes of work for lessons running these qualifications to better work in tandem with the scheme of work for GCSE mathematics. This has ensured that as much prior knowledge in GCSE maths is covered before equivalent or further associated content is covered in either Statistics or FSMQ. This has required a thorough working knowledge of the KS3 and GCSE mathematics curriculum, as well as the content covered in both the Statistics and FSMQ qualifications.

    I am computer proficient and utilise a range of applications during lesson planning and delivery, for example the use of Excel for RNG for fluency question generation, and applications such as Geogebra and Desmos as Geometry and Statistics lesson aids.

Education

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Mathematics Secondary (Sep, 2014–Jul, 2015) from University of Exeter, England
  • BSc (Hons.) Mathematics (First Class) (Sep, 2011–Jul, 2014) from University of Exeter, England

Fee details

    £30–60/hour (US$38.46–76.92/hour)

    All fees are based on an hourly rate.

    **Pre-Planned and Resourced Tutoring for specific topics: £55 (one-off), £40 - £50 (multiple sessions)
    Prior to these tutoring sessions, a discussion will be had with student or guardian as to the topic or topics that are to be focused on during the tutoring session. These topics will then be planned for and resourced specifically for the student to maximise the progress in those topics.

    **General Exam Preparation: £35 - £45
    Prior to these tutoring sessions, a discussion will be had with student or guardian as to the Exam Board the student's exam is in, and a general target grade (e.g. passing grade 4, high-attainment grade 7+).
    Exam preparation material will be provided.

    **Homework Support: £30 - £45
    Support and guidance will be given to complete a student's homework.
    This can be direct question support, or can evolve into a topic-specific tutoring session to help gain mastery of a topic beyond the specific questions set out in the homework task.

    Subjects offered:
    KS3: Mathematics (Foundation & Higher)
    GCSE: Mathematics (Foundation & Higher)
    GCSE: Statistics (Foundation & Higher)
    Level 3: FSMQ (Additional Mathematics)

Courses offered

  • Intro. to Ratio Tables as an approach for all Proportion Questions

    • £32.50
    • Duration: 3 hours
    • Delivery mode: Online
    • Group size: 5
    • Instruction language: English
    • Certificate provided: No
    A large amount of real-world, fundamental mathematics is linked to proportion, whether that be: percentages, angles of sectors in a pie chart, or methods of collecting a sample within a population.

    Sometimes it feels like each of these mathematical contexts are separate, distinct from each other, where each come with their own methodology... making things stressful and easy to overload when learning or revising a vast quantity of topics.

    However, in reality, all of these contexts are incredibly similar, and a similar approach, the Ratio Table approach, can be learnt to tackle each and every one of them... reducing the amount you have to learn, as well as enriching your understanding of how similar beats of mathematics weaves its way into many seemingly different contexts.

    This short course will be a brief overview in making those connections between several different contexts, and demonstrate how Ratio Tables can be applied, and modified, to most easily tackle each context.

    This course is suitable for anyone in Year 8 (KS3) and above.

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