Retirement

In early 2024 I reached retirement age but have continued working for a little longer to see my existing students through to their GCSE or A level exams. For many of us, reaching retirement age doesn’t necessarily mean stopping working and at the moment, I am undecided whether I will be continuing with tuition work in the future or not. What I have decided, though, is that I’m going to take a break for the next year at least. I’ll review things next summer (2025).

Parents' comments

Dee Ellis, Bradford on Avon

"Peter has tutored both our daughters and we are delighted with how he has not only helped them develop their understanding and knowledge of Maths but also given them the confidence to tackle maths problems independently in the classroom. When our daughters have not fully understood a Maths topic taught in school, Peter is always able to rectify this, practising examples with them until he is satisfied the topic has been understood fully. At exam time, Peter fully revises all topic areas to ensure completeness of the syllabus and when our oldest daughter recently sat her GCSE Maths paper she said that Peter had fully prepared her for the exam and this was reflected by her fantastic result. Her comment on seeing her Maths result was 'I could never have achieved this grade without Peter'. Peter is always able to explain things in a calm manner using his vast experience to communicate theories clearly so that they always understand. Although Peter has primarily taught Maths to both our daughters, he has also been able to tutor our eldest in Physics and Chemistry which again was a contributing factor to her achieving excellent grades in both these subjects at GCSE. As parents we can see how Peter's tutoring has helped our daughters immensely and we would thoroughly recommend him to anyone who is thinking of tutoring for their child."

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Retirement

Dee Ellis, Bradford on Avon