One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Ben will be happy to arrange your first Maths lesson.
Ben
One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Ben will be happy to arrange your first Maths lesson.
- Hourly rate £195
- Response Time 2h
- Number of students 45
£195/hr
- Maths
- Statistics
- Further Maths
- Sixth Term Examination Paper
- MAT
Westminster School Maths Teacher and Oxford Maths Graduate. Oxbridge preparation and mock interviews, STEP, MAT, A level and GCSE Maths and Further Maths, 11+/13+/16+ Maths.
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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Ben will be happy to arrange your first Maths lesson.
About Ben
I am a highly experienced teacher of Mathematics, Statistics and Mechanics, with nine years at Westminster School, during which time I taught some of the most able maths students in the country. I read Mathematics at Hertford College, Oxford, graduating with First Class honours (MMath, 2005).
I now run my own independent maths education consultancy. I offer bespoke maths tuition at all levels, including A Level Maths and Further Maths. I specialise in preparing students for Oxford and Cambridge maths applications and interviews, as well as school maths admission tests and scholarship exams to leading UK Independent Schools. I have prepared numerous students for successful applications to the country’s top academic schools and universities. I also work as a question writer for a leading UK admissions assessment provider, writing mathematics questions to be used in university and school admissions tests in the UK and overseas.
My approach to teaching is centred on ensuring that students have a really deep understanding of the fundamental ideas behind the maths that they are studying, so that they are prepared to be able to answer the most challenging questions, not just mechanically apply methods.
My teaching experience:
I have more than a decade of maths teaching experience in leading independent schools, including nine years at Westminster School. I have over 2000 hours of one-to-one tutoring experience. My students have obtained places at some of the top universities in the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, UCL, and Imperial College, London. In 2018 every student in my A level Further Maths set at Westminster obtained an offer from either Oxford or Cambridge in Mathematics or a related subject.
Pupils I have recently tutored have been successful in obtaining places and/or scholarships at 11+,13+ and 16+ at schools including Westminster (including Queen’s Scholarship), St Paul’s, Eton, Harrow, Winchester, St Paul’s Girls, City of London, Hampton, and Merchant Taylor’s.
Services I offer:
I am comfortable teaching maths at all levels, but I particularly specialise in preparing students for
A Level Maths and Further Maths
Oxbridge applications and interviews (including STEP, MAT, TMUA, CTMUA, PAT, SAT)
Entrance and scholarship examinations for leading UK independent schools (11+, 12+, 13+, 16+)
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
University :
- University of Oxford - Mathematics (MMath) [First Class]
School :
William Ellis School
A Levels
- Maths [A]
- Further Maths [A]
- Chemistry [A]
- Physics [A]
Prizes and Scholarships :
Hertford College Oxford - Scholarships 2002, 2003, 2004. Book prize 2005, awarded for achieving First Class in every year of the course.
About the lesson
- Secondary
- GCSE
- AS Level
- +2
levels :
Secondary
GCSE
AS Level
A Level
Adult
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
My lessons are highly bespoke and flexible. We can work on any mathematics topic the student needs help with; I don’t need to be told the topic in advance, since I have taught hundreds of students and have multiple approaches to each topic ready to deploy.
In a typical lesson, a student might ask to work on a particular topic or topics they are having difficulty with. We will generally work through some questions to identify what they already understand, and what they don’t understand, and then I will find a way to help them to understand it. We’ll then work through more and more challenging questions together to ensure they have developed a deep understanding of the topic. I have a wealth of resources available, and can provide questions to work through after the lesson if required.
In a different lesson, a student might have some questions or a past paper they have tried in advance of the lesson. We will work through the questions they have had difficulty with, and I will identify the key ideas that they need to understand to be able to successfully answer such questions. Crucially, we will then look at other questions using similar ideas, to ensure that they are able to deploy the new ideas in an unfamiliar context.
I believe in teaching maths for understanding, not as a set of strange rules to be learned. I ensure that my students really understand the key ideas behind the maths that they’re studying, and I know how to ask the right questions to deepen that understanding. I prepare them to be able to answer really challenging questions, not just regurgitate meaningless methods. This approach makes maths more interesting, and ultimately leads to much better results.
Lesson format:
I specialise in online tuition. I use a video call together with an online whiteboard, which both the student and I are able to write on, so lessons are fully interactive. This means that I can teach students wherever they are; all that is needed is a computer with an internet connection. Online tuition allows me to be very flexible in terms of the length and timing of sessions, and parents don’t need to plan holidays and weekends away around tuition; lessons can take place anywhere you can connect to the internet. The whiteboard can be accessed at any time, so the student can look back at the material whenever they want. On request, I am happy to record lessons for students to review at a later date.
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Perfect! I was reassured by Ben's calm, intuitive approach to teach Maths. It was just what our son needed in preparation for his upcoming entrance examinations. His approach was more inside out, it involved building confidence with 'trial & improvement' eventually letting our son identify patterns and develop solutions with his own maths toolbox.
Perfect! Daughter felt she made a lot of progress in the lesson, particularly on points she was less clear on.
Perfect! Ben tutored my daughter in Maths for entrance exams at King's Wimbledon and Westminster. She was very happy with the work she did with Ben. As someone with a strong maths background I was very careful about picking a tutor. Ben is a very good mathematician and is able to explain ideas very clearly. He also understands children very well. In the end , my daughter got a place at King's Wimbledon and Is waiting to hear from Westminster.
Perfect! He was knowledgable about the requirements needed for the Westminster sixth form entrance exam. My daughter gained in confidence. She learnt techniques to improve her mental maths.
Perfect! talented and experienced
Ben is a very talented and knowledgeable tutor. He's been very helpful. it's so nice to have him as our tutor.
Subject : School Entrance ExamsPerfect! Brilliant Math tutor
Ben is an instrumental maths tutor who helped with our son to prepare for 13+ academic scholarship. We sought his help late in our preparation, and in the short time he made a remarkable difference in his approach to the problems as well as boosting confidence. He was always prompt in communication and flexible with timings. We will definitely recommend to anyone looking for a high quality maths teacher.
Subject : Maths
Outcome : A huge improvement in my son's mathematical performance and approach.Perfect! Brilliant Tutor
Ben is a very charismatic and inspiring teacher who is capable of developing love for his subject even in maths sceptics like my son. His tuition is not limited to teaching standard methods of approaching various mathematical problems. He appears to know a magic trick for helping his students develop lateral thinking and tackle any non-standard mathematical problem (a skill that I hope would benefit my son not only for common entrance exam, but also for life). Having worked with many tutors I can say that Ben really stands out. On top of being a great teacher who is passionate about his subject, he is punctual, responsive and a pleasure to work with.
Subject : Maths
Outcome : Significant improvement in problem solvingView more reviews
Recommendations
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Ben gave excellent guidance to my son for his admission to Cambridge maths - from the point of applying and choosing college etc, the interview process and finally for tackling the dreaded STEP papers. He is a fantastic maths teacher who places great emphasis on getting the fundamentals strong and motivates students to bring the best out of them. Highly recommend Ben for all levels of maths tutoring.
My goal with these lessons was to include different ways of reasoning within my mathematical arsenal. It was also to improve my mathematical ability as it was below the standard I should have been at.
My name is Lola and my son Demilade just finished his GCSE exams. We wanted to get Demilade some additional help to help him get the best possible grade.
Ben worked with Demilade and it’s fair to say that Demilade really enjoyed his lessons and found the sessions extremely useful. I have a younger son who is currently in year 9 so we will certainly be using Ben again.
I highly recommend Ben for anyone needing extra Maths lessons for their child.
Demilade’s feedback:
Ben is a great maths teacher, he is very thoughtful and can adapt to different situations very quickly to help with a students education. One asset I’ve found amazing about him is that he has many different methods to teach a topic if you don’t understand, his flexibility in teaching is also outstanding.Honestly, Ben is one of the best teachers I ever had.
He will patiently keep explaining anything you don't understand until you finally do, coming up with more and more ways to help you grasp the topic if you're struggling, but will also push you towards more difficult problems if he sees that you are confident on the topic.
Ben not only explains particular topics or question types well, but will also explain how to prepare, what order to learn things in and how to approach sitting the actual exam under time pressure (not only question selection and further exam technique but also stress management, etc).
Most importantly, Ben really does care about you doing well.Ben taught me Maths for all of my Maths and Further Maths A-level course and I could not have wished for a better teacher. He is the rare mix of both exceptionally intelligent and wonderfully engaging. This combination made even the hardest concepts seem easy, to the extent that I was surprised at how easy the course seemed. I'm sure it would not have been this way without Ben.
It is certainly Westminster School's loss to lose such a great teacher, but I'm glad to see that tutees can still gain from his grasp of even the most complex maths as well as his patient manner.Ben is a fantastic tutor for 8+ exam preparations.
Each hour with him was a treat for my 7/8 years old.
T describes Ben as kind, warm and trustworthy and he would like to continue math "play dates" with Ben after exams finish.
He would definitely stay the most memorable tutor
Thank you Ben!Ben is a fantastic teacher, who prioritises understanding of the underlying principles. My maths, which was shaky before Ben started teaching me, improved enormously under his tuition and I started to enjoy studying and doing maths. I was confident going into my A-level that I would do well, and I felt very well prepared. At university studying science I am very grateful to the understanding that he has given me, and I put it to use every day.
What Ben does better than anyone else, rather than merely giving you the tools to solve problems, is helping you to develop a fluency and understanding of them. This makes learning Maths both fascinating and sets you up well for later learning. You're in for a treat if he's tutoring you.
Ben, or Mr Parker-Wright as I knew him, is one of the most memorable and capable teachers that I’ve ever had the pleasure of learning with. As my Further Maths and Maths teacher for my sixth form years, as well as my STEP mentor for Cambridge University, Ben managed to both personally ensure that I felt valued within the classroom and create an atmosphere that was simultaneously light-hearted and also laser-focused. His grand sense of humor was paired with a command of the respect of the entire classroom, which he earned through his teaching style. Whether first thing on a Monday morning or at the end of a long Friday, Ben introduced and consolidated topics with meticulous clarity, and then personally ensured the topics were sufficiently understood by every single member of his class. His patience was paired with his deep passion for the subject, meaning he was able to judge both when it was necessary to recap and when he could help us delve into fascinating off-syllabus topics when time allowed. Homeworks were carefully marked, exams promptly graded and any creases present would be ironed out by him personally. The fact that our entire class of 12 received Cambridge offers, when half of our A-Level subjects were taught by him, says it all. I know I speak for my fellow 11 classmates when I say Ben is a teacher whom I’ve missed both for the quality of his lessons and for the unforgettable conversations had as well. I cannot recommend Ben Parker-Wright highly enough.
Ben taught me for two years of Further Maths A level, mostly pure maths. He clearly knows the subject very well and is adept at communicating difficult concepts in a variety of ways. He is particularly good at getting his students to understand concepts rather than simply learn the processes.
He was also very good at making the topics engaging, and was very happy to recap areas which had become unfamiliar over time.
Could not recommend more!Ben Parker-Wright and I overlapped as maths teachers at Westminster School for six years. Not only was his enthusiasm for the subject obvious, but he was keen to discuss pedagogy and continually improve ways of getting difficult mathematical ideas across to the children. The pupils had great fondness for him and clearly valued his professionalism, mathematical intellect, approachability and dedication to helping them improve.
I worked with Ben for several years teaching at Westminster School and have known him for many more years since. He is a highly experienced and professional teacher who is much liked by his students. He has an exceptionally thorough knowledge of the curriculum at all levels and delivers extremely effective lessons to ensure that his students achieve their goals whilst also finding an appreciation for and enjoyment of mathematics.
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- 5h: £975
- 10h: £1,950
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