Welcome

Hi there and welcome to Alex Straughan Tutoring. 

Alex Straughan Tutoring is a tutoring service operating in North & West Yorkshire and now due to the advent of zoom, now delivering tuition across the country too. My vision is to enable all children to fulfil their learning potential through a personalised tutoring programme.

As a primary school teacher with 16 years of experience, I have furthered and enriched the education of hundreds of children. I now use my knowledge and expertise to provide personalised one-to-one tuition for children who need to boost their confidence or to fill missing gaps in learning.

My role as a Maths lead enabled me to develop and promote high quality teaching through lessons that engage all students and their learning needs through Maths Mastery. This is a programme that enables pupils to develop a deep, long-term and adaptable understanding of maths.

My approach to teaching children literacy skills (reading, writing, spelling and grammar), is through a methodical approach which encompasses fun and practical lessons that link to the child's personal interests; children learn best when they are fully engaged and motivated to learn.

All children at some points in their education are tested. With my wealth of experience in both KS1 and KS2, I have delivered the Phonics Screening Test (Year 1 children) and end of stage SATs in Maths, Reading, Writing, Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar. I am fully up to date with the current National Curriculum Programmes of Study for Maths and English and the assessment criteria associated with these.

With the advent of covid lockdown, most children had disruption in their learning and finding and filling these gaps are vitally important. Most of my students are in KS1 and KS2 classes, however due to demand I now provide catch up sessions for Year 7 pupils too.

I will take the time to get to know your child through an initial assessment to identify their bespoke needs and next steps. Please feel free to contact me and please read the testimonials using the link at the top of the page.


Thank you
Alex Straughan