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“Many thanks for your help in finding Trudi. She was perfect for my daughter and made her feel comfortable from the start.”

Parent

A-Level/AS-Level Business Studies: AQA, OCR, Edexcel
IB Business Management
A-Level/AS-Level Maths: AQA, OCR, Edexcel
GCSE/IGCSE Mathematics: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, CIE
GCSE/IGCSE Business Studies: AQA, Edexcel
GCSE/IGCSE Economics: AQA, Edexcel
13+ Maths and French: ISEB and public school entrance exams
11+ Maths: ISEB and public school exams, including pre-tests

I have been tutoring 11+ through to A-Level Maths, working with students covering a wide variety of abilities and goals. I particularly enjoy finding ways to instil a passion for the subject in my students and helping them to achieve their full potential. I do this by helping the students to build confidence in their understanding of the subject content through finding techniques that work for each individual student.

I have also been supporting students in GCSE and A-Level Business Studies as well as IB Business Management.

In my professional experience I have successfully mentored trainee accountants through their professional accountancy qualifications and on a day to day basis have provided them with tasks to support their professional development and ability to use Excel to facilitate tasks. I’ve felt great pride in seeing previous direct reports being awarded internal promotions and furthering their own careers.

As a Level 1 British Triathlon Federation Coach, I have coached group swimming sessions to fellow members of a triathlon club. Through identifying and prioritising key developments in their technique I was rewarded in seeing their progression and improvements in technique resulting in faster swim times. My approachable style meant that my athletes were never afraid to ask questions or seek clarification.

I grew up in the London suburbs and after gaining A levels in Maths, French and Geography I took a gap year in which I spent the first 6 months living and working in Paris. I was able to improve my French as well as live and enjoy the culture. I went on to complete a Languages for Business degree at Oxford Brookes University, with French as my main language and Spanish as a second. My degree gave me the opportunity to spend two further placements working in Paris.
After University I followed a career in Accountancy. Whilst my career progressed, I qualified with CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) and enjoyed an opportunity to spend a 6 month work secondment in Madrid. Throughout my career I’ve had many opportunities to help and train colleagues and trainee accountants who I have mentored through their careers and professional exams. I continued to mentor one previous direct report following his first promotion and often found myself being someone that junior members of the team came to for guidance.

In recent years, starting a family of my own lead me to question what it is that I like most from my career and how I can ensure that I get the best work/family balance. The realisation that a large part of my job satisfaction came from mentoring my direct reports through their accountancy exams and their subsequent career progression, made me realise that tutoring would provide me with a path to utilise my strengths whilst allowing me the flexibility to spend time with my children as they grow up.

“The lessons with Trudi are going well. My daughter relates well to Trudi’s teaching style, which is patient and insightful to her needs.”

Parent

“It seems to be going well and no resistance to the sessions from my son, which I think speaks volumes. So very pleased so far.”

Parent

“We really liked Trudi , she put my daughter at ease immediately and was very understanding of her tics and processing. You could see her confidence building throughout the session.”

Parent

“Trudi tutored our 14yr old son in Business Studies for 6 weeks and was absolutly brilliant. He had not done any Business Studies before and it was soon very evident they were both very animated about the subject and were getting stuck into the syllobus. Turdi is very energetic and encouraging and I loved hearing her cheery greeting and the laughter they shared. In just 6 weeks Trudi managed to infuse Toby with her passion and he is already talking about doing Business Studies for A'level. We will definitely keep Trudi on our contacts should we need another tutor.”

Parent

Having worked with a variety of different personalities in both my professional career and as a triathlon coach, I have learnt the importance of adapting my teaching and communication style to meet the individual personalities and learning styles of my students.

I am patient and being a good listener has helped me to understand the issues that a student is having so that I can guide them in the areas they need. I understand the importance of not overloading them, choosing to guide them in a logical order and ensuring that I use encouraging language.

Outside of tutoring, my two young children keep me entertained and busy most of the time. We enjoy family dog walks, reading books, baking and trips to the playground.

I am a keen triathlete so when I can, riding my bike and going for a swim or a run are my favourite ways to wind down. I have completed triathlons of all distances and have been lucky enough to represent the GBR age group team in both short and long distance races at European and World Championships.