Gillian

5 (17 reviews)

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Number of students Gillian has taught since their arrival at Superprof

5 (17 reviews)

$94/h

Mathematics
Algebra
Trigonometry
Arithmetic
Geometry

Friendly, kind and enthusiastic professional online Maths tutor with 10 years' experience

Mathematics
Algebra
Trigonometry
Arithmetic
Geometry

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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Gillian will be happy to arrange your first Mathematics lesson.

About Gillian

I love learning! I encourage my students to be curious and ask questions; I help them see links between what they already know and the new ideas they are trying to understand, so that they gain a depth of understanding. I want my students to benefit from the joy of grappling with a complex idea and then grasping it. Please drop me a message to find out more and ask any questions!

About the lesson

Maths can be a daunting subject, but that makes the reward of success all the greater! My approach combines gentleness and humour with enthusiasm and challenge, engaging students to develop their confidence and their interest in logic and problem-solving. I ensure that work is at the right level for the student, which increases their motivation so that students can quickly see the rewards for their efforts and feel satisfied that they are making progress towards grasping a topic. I use proven psychological techniques to help students to flourish and overcome the challenges maths presents: - I ensure that they understand how this topic relates to what they already know; maths can sometimes feel like a foreign language. I help them to see that they already have the building blocks of each new topic. If one of their “blocks” is missing, I will identify this and take them back to the last step they are confident in, and build their knowledge up from there. - we talk about how each topic relates to real life. - analogies help them to understand the new idea, relating it to something from everyday life that has meaning to them. - interleaved practice consolidates their understanding and challenges them to retain their new knowledge. I work with students from KS2 to A level; this means that I know what students will have learnt previously, and where they are going next, and can help them to see the links for themselves. I always always consider the board specification in planning, and set homework between sessions to consolidate the learning from the session.

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5 (17 reviews)

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Lucy
- 5
Perfect! Really helpful
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Lucy

Perfect! Really helpful
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Raphael
- 5
Perfect! Gillian has been absolutely amazing with my daughter, Ophelia. When we started, Ophelia was really struggling to keep up in maths and lacked confidence. Gillian was able to pinpoint the areas she needed support with and, more importantly, found a way to communicate with her that really clicked. She made the lessons engaging and tailored them beautifully to Ophelia’s needs. The progress has been clear—not just in her results, but in her attitude towards maths. We’re really grateful for the time and care Gillian gave. Highly recommended!
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Raphael

Perfect! Gillian has been absolutely amazing with my daughter, Ophelia. When we started, Ophelia was really struggling to keep up in maths and lacked confidence. Gillian was able to pinpoint the areas she needed support with and, more importantly, found a way to communicate with her that really clicked. She made the lessons engaging and tailored them beautifully to Ophelia’s needs. The progress has been clear—not just in her results, but in her attitude towards maths. We’re really grateful for the time and care Gillian gave. Highly recommended!
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Eybi
- 5
Perfect! Gillian is excellent! Gabby felt very much at ease with her from the first lesson, Gillian has an excellent methodology and helped Gabby to understand areas of concern for her A Level Maths. Highly recommend Gillian!
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Eybi

Perfect! Gillian is excellent! Gabby felt very much at ease with her from the first lesson, Gillian has an excellent methodology and helped Gabby to understand areas of concern for her A Level Maths. Highly recommend Gillian!

Gillian's response
Gabby is a lovely student. She is organised, reliable and punctual, and clearly enjoys her studies. She is a pleasure to teach :D
- Gillian's response :
  Gabby is a lovely student. She is organised, reliable and punctual, and clearly enjoys her studies. She is a pleasure to teach :D
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Mado
- 5
Perfect! She teaches very kindly and attentively.
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Mado

Perfect! She teaches very kindly and attentively.
Susi
- 5
Perfect! Gillian is very kind, understanding and willing to adapt to students who have additional needs. All very important qualities.
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Susi

Perfect! Gillian is very kind, understanding and willing to adapt to students who have additional needs. All very important qualities.
Shakib
- 5
Perfect! Gill helped me break down some notoriously challenging A-level questions that I had sent beforehand and was able to explain the concepts behind problems that even teachers at a grammar school seemed to miss. Gill was also able to answer all of my questions so I felt like I learned quite a bit with her guidance. She often asked me to do some of the smaller steps so I was able to keep focus in an otherwise intense session.
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Shakib

Perfect! Gill helped me break down some notoriously challenging A-level questions that I had sent beforehand and was able to explain the concepts behind problems that even teachers at a grammar school seemed to miss. Gill was also able to answer all of my questions so I felt like I learned quite a bit with her guidance. She often asked me to do some of the smaller steps so I was able to keep focus in an otherwise intense session.
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Joanne
- 5
Perfect! Very friendly and good at gauging what the best explanation for the individual student is. Organised and reliable and knows her stuff! Definitely would recommend!!!
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Joanne

Perfect! Very friendly and good at gauging what the best explanation for the individual student is. Organised and reliable and knows her stuff! Definitely would recommend!!!

Gillian's response
Joanne and her daughter are brilliant clients. They are friendly and reliable, and her daughter is a pleasure to teach. She is highly motivated to succeed, and picks up new concepts with ease. She has excellent metacognitive skills: she knows where to focus her efforts to have the greatest effect, so lessons with her are very rewarding!
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  Joanne and her daughter are brilliant clients. They are friendly and reliable, and her daughter is a pleasure to teach. She is highly motivated to succeed, and picks up new concepts with ease. She has excellent metacognitive skills: she knows where to focus her efforts to have the greatest effect, so lessons with her are very rewarding!
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Tina
- 5
Perfect! Gillian has been teaching my son math since the beginning of the year and I can honestly say we wouldn't dream of looking elsewhere for a tutor. Gillian is extremely kind, patient and organised and my sons confidence in math has grown exponentially since beginning lessons with Gillian. Gillian is very knowledgable in her area of expertise and clearly enjoys teaching. Gillian is also very caring towards her students. I couldn't think of a better tutor for anyone who would like to gain confidence in the subject and even learn to love a subject that once felt like another language.
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Tina

Perfect! Gillian has been teaching my son math since the beginning of the year and I can honestly say we wouldn't dream of looking elsewhere for a tutor. Gillian is extremely kind, patient and organised and my sons confidence in math has grown exponentially since beginning lessons with Gillian. Gillian is very knowledgable in her area of expertise and clearly enjoys teaching. Gillian is also very caring towards her students. I couldn't think of a better tutor for anyone who would like to gain confidence in the subject and even learn to love a subject that once felt like another language.

Gillian's response
Tina and her son are great to work with. Communication is good, they are reliable and her son is a joy to teach!
- Gillian's response :
  Tina and her son are great to work with. Communication is good, they are reliable and her son is a joy to teach!
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Charlotte
- 5
Perfect! First session, and thought Gillian was really good with the children. She had taken all the information I had provided and used it to form the session. The kids were happy afterwards and felt confident if they were asked to tackle a question at school the following day they would be able to do it. Thank you
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Charlotte

Perfect! First session, and thought Gillian was really good with the children. She had taken all the information I had provided and used it to form the session. The kids were happy afterwards and felt confident if they were asked to tackle a question at school the following day they would be able to do it. Thank you

Gillian's response
Charlotte is a great client to work with. She’s organised and reliable, as well as being lovely!
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  Charlotte is a great client to work with. She’s organised and reliable, as well as being lovely!
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Gill
- 5
Perfect! Gill is a professional and engaging tutor. Gill supported our son to improve his knowledge, and motivated and equipped him with the skills necessary to overcome a longstanding lack of confidence in both Maths & English. I can confidently recommend Gill as a tutor who delivers results.
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Gill

Perfect! Gill is a professional and engaging tutor. Gill supported our son to improve his knowledge, and motivated and equipped him with the skills necessary to overcome a longstanding lack of confidence in both Maths & English. I can confidently recommend Gill as a tutor who delivers results.

Gillian's response
It has been a pleasure working with Gill and her son. They are a lovely family to work with.
- Gillian's response :
  It has been a pleasure working with Gill and her son. They are a lovely family to work with.
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Lisa
- 5
Perfect! Gillian has been successfully tutoring our 12 year old son for the past year and a half. She is a wonderful teacher who is extremely patient, knowledgable and friendly. She makes her lessons fun and varied which is essential in engaging the reluctant learner! My son has progressed in leaps and bounds in both English and Maths since Gillian has tutoured him and we're really grateful to have found her. We fully recommend Gillian and her teaching skills to anyone looking to improve their Maths and English! A+ service and personality to boot.
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Lisa

Perfect! Gillian has been successfully tutoring our 12 year old son for the past year and a half. She is a wonderful teacher who is extremely patient, knowledgable and friendly. She makes her lessons fun and varied which is essential in engaging the reluctant learner! My son has progressed in leaps and bounds in both English and Maths since Gillian has tutoured him and we're really grateful to have found her. We fully recommend Gillian and her teaching skills to anyone looking to improve their Maths and English! A+ service and personality to boot.

Gillian's response
Lisa and her family are great to work with: friendly, reliable and honest. It’s a pleasure to teach her son
- Gillian's response :
  Lisa and her family are great to work with: friendly, reliable and honest. It’s a pleasure to teach her son
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Maryam

Gill has been tutoring my children for nearly 6 years if not more. She is patient and very understanding and shows a variety of ways with dealing with mathematical problems. My children throughly enjoy their sessions with Gill and they have shown a greater understanding of Maths and English which is evident in their exam results. She really makes learning Maths and English very enjoyable. Each lesson is catered differently to all three of my children, as she knows what methods work best with what child. Something which is very rare for teachers/tutors to identify and implement in their teaching, but to Gill it's second nature.

I wish I had someone like Gill when I was struggling with Maths in secondary school.

She is truly hands down the best tutor my children have had.

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Maryam
Gill has been tutoring my children for nearly 6 years if not more. She is patient and very understanding and shows a variety of ways with dealing with mathematical problems. My children throughly enjoy their sessions with Gill and they have shown a greater understanding of Maths and English which is evident in their exam results. She really makes learning Maths and English very enjoyable. Each lesson is catered differently to all three of my children, as she knows what methods work best with what child. Something which is very rare for teachers/tutors to identify and implement in their teaching, but to Gill it's second nature.

I wish I had someone like Gill when I was struggling with Maths in secondary school.

She is truly hands down the best tutor my children have had.
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Rose

Gillian Harthwaite is an amazing tutor! Our daughter ,who is autistic, had been out of school for some months and online learning seemed the best option. However she had also expressed a dislike of zoom . So what to do?! Well, Gillian was incredibly understanding as she has experience working with nurodivergent students.
So she gave options..face to face online, online with camera off, doing the work via chat, or sending the work over to be done.
She consistently went above and beyond to make learning accessible and enjoyable, and it has been a joy to watch our daughter's confidence soar once more.
Gillian is professional, reliable, understanding and very approachable. She responds promptly to any questions we have regarding the curriculum etc. And she keeps us updated on our daughter's progress.
She has prepared our daughter well for her upcoming GCSEs in Maths and English.
I would highly recommend Gillian to anyone seeking a tutor for their child.
I genuinely cannot fault her at all. A*!
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Rose
Gillian Harthwaite is an amazing tutor! Our daughter ,who is autistic, had been out of school for some months and online learning seemed the best option. However she had also expressed a dislike of zoom . So what to do?! Well, Gillian was incredibly understanding as she has experience working with nurodivergent students.
So she gave options..face to face online, online with camera off, doing the work via chat, or sending the work over to be done.
She consistently went above and beyond to make learning accessible and enjoyable, and it has been a joy to watch our daughter's confidence soar once more.
Gillian is professional, reliable, understanding and very approachable. She responds promptly to any questions we have regarding the curriculum etc. And she keeps us updated on our daughter's progress.
She has prepared our daughter well for her upcoming GCSEs in Maths and English.
I would highly recommend Gillian to anyone seeking a tutor for their child.
I genuinely cannot fault her at all. A*!
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Cathy

GIll started working with my dyslexic son in the autumn before my son’s GCSEs. My son was really struggling with English both language and literature and I was really concerned that he was going to fail his English language GCSE as in the end of year exams he got a borderline pass/fail grade - scrapped a 4, having also fallen asleep in the exam because he said he was bored! Things were not looking good... However, Gill managed to motivate my son to try and overcome some of his difficulties with English - he not only passed his English Lang GCSE he got a solid grade 7 (an A in old money) and huge thanks go to Gill- she is a star!!!
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Cathy
GIll started working with my dyslexic son in the autumn before my son’s GCSEs. My son was really struggling with English both language and literature and I was really concerned that he was going to fail his English language GCSE as in the end of year exams he got a borderline pass/fail grade - scrapped a 4, having also fallen asleep in the exam because he said he was bored! Things were not looking good... However, Gill managed to motivate my son to try and overcome some of his difficulties with English - he not only passed his English Lang GCSE he got a solid grade 7 (an A in old money) and huge thanks go to Gill- she is a star!!!
Victoria

I met Gill at university where we took classes together. Gill is one of the most intelligent people I know - she has a great analytical mind and is able to tackle intellectual subjects with ease. What's more important though, is that she is also a gifted teacher; Gill is patient and empathetic, and able to come up with creative solutions. I would wholeheartedly recommend her as a tutor - she will do her very best to help you achieve your best.
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Victoria
I met Gill at university where we took classes together. Gill is one of the most intelligent people I know - she has a great analytical mind and is able to tackle intellectual subjects with ease. What's more important though, is that she is also a gifted teacher; Gill is patient and empathetic, and able to come up with creative solutions. I would wholeheartedly recommend her as a tutor - she will do her very best to help you achieve your best.
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Issy

Gill has tutored my son 1:1 in English & Maths for 12months. After the 1st lesson he was more positive about learning & his confidence has steadily grown.
Gill has tailored lessons for his curriculum syllabuses, individual needs, learning style & interests; making the sessions enjoyable & impacting significantly on school progress. He is now achieving more than predicted in both areas.
Gill is friendly, professional & has a fantastic ability to tune into students’ needs & enthuse them with her passion for learning.
An outstanding tutor that I would fully recommend.
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Issy
Gill has tutored my son 1:1 in English & Maths for 12months. After the 1st lesson he was more positive about learning & his confidence has steadily grown.
Gill has tailored lessons for his curriculum syllabuses, individual needs, learning style & interests; making the sessions enjoyable & impacting significantly on school progress. He is now achieving more than predicted in both areas.
Gill is friendly, professional & has a fantastic ability to tune into students’ needs & enthuse them with her passion for learning.
An outstanding tutor that I would fully recommend.
Rob

I've known Gillian for over ten years when we met at the Uni of Birmingham. Gillian is one of the smartest, brilliant and loveliest people I know. She is a brilliant tutor and I would absolutely recommend her to anyone!
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Rob
I've known Gillian for over ten years when we met at the Uni of Birmingham. Gillian is one of the smartest, brilliant and loveliest people I know. She is a brilliant tutor and I would absolutely recommend her to anyone!
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When did you develop an interest in your chosen field and in private tutoring?
Maths and English were my favourite subjects at school, and I always found myself helping other students around me to understand them better, as well as teaching my little sister everything she knows ;)
Tell us more about the subject you teach, the topics you like to discuss with students (and possibly those you like a little less).
In English, I love talking to students about where words come from, thinking about the languages that have fed into our exciting language.

In Maths, I enjoy explaining complex concepts to students, seeing them grappling with the new idea until it begins to make sense as they apply it.
Did you have any role models; a teacher that inspired you?
I had a brilliant maths teacher, who always pushed us to stretch ourselves, and had a knack for explaining maths in ways that made sense.

I also had a fabulous English teacher, who never let us get away with writing something we wouldn't be proud of.
What do you think are the qualities required to be a good tutor?
Patience, humour, humility and the ability to work out what a student already knows, and to link new ideas to a student's pre-existing knowledge.
Provide a valuable anecdote related to your subject or your days at school.
When we had to choose options at GCSE, everyone else was thrilled to be able to do new subjects, that weren't maths and English; I really struggled to choose: I just wanted to do more English and Maths!
What were the difficulties or challenges you faced or still facing in your subject?
Both English and Maths give us space to learn forever! One of my favourite bits of being a tutor is that I have many different students, and quite often one of them with teach me a method that I haven't come across before, which I can then share with new students.
Do you have a particular passion? Is it teaching in general or an element of the subject or something completely different?
I like to learn about how to teach, particularly how to teach kids with SEND, as techniques that work for people with SEND will usually improve my teaching, forcing me to be clearer, more precise, and not leave any room for misunderstanding.
What makes you a Superprof (besides answering this interview questions :-P) ?
I remember what it was like not to know things, to the on the other side of the table, to be the one struggling to get my head around something new, and always aim to be kind, honest, and share my love of learning.

Friendly, kind and enthusiastic professional online Maths tutor with 10 years' experience

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