“A wonderful tutor ….she’s changed my daughters mindset towards revision…
She is well organised and plans her lessons . My daughter is comfortable and feeling confident with her maths skills.
Thank you”

— S.R. - Parent

Is your child hating maths right now?

And dreading their GCSE Maths Exam?

Are you sick of them feeling sick (and anxious) all the time?

If you’re looking for a maths tutor who can make maths easy and even slightly fun … your search is over.

If you’re a student: Check out my blog for instant tips and gcse maths help, where everything is explained in plain, simple english - so you can feel more like…you again :)

That awkward moment: when the exam doesn’t make any sense…

I approach tutoring as more of a coach and help my students to feel comfortable and supported throughout their maths journey.

I am happy to fully explain topics, as slowly or as quickly as needed, until my students understand everything and feel confident to move on.

I make sure that any gaps in their knowledge are filled in so that students can move on to the harder topics.

Ms E

“Zan was very helpful in supporting my daughter to be more organised and committed to her studies.”

Rating: 5 Stars

Mr N

“Zan was brilliant, my daughter really enjoyed her lessons with her and made her feel very comfortable as well as making things much clearer for her.”

Rating: 5 stars

Book a maths lesson

Book an online lesson here.

A typical first lesson includes:

Detailed assessment of how student is currently doing

An action plan on how to improve understanding and grade

Teaching topics in easy to grasp pieces

Ongoing lessons include:

In depth review and understanding of topics

Topics explained in different ways to ensure full understanding

Lots of exam practice and strategies to maximise marks

An enjoyable work schedule to ensure students are improving every day without stress

Coaching on how to stay motivated and consistent

A friendly approach to encouraging the student to work hard

Empathy and kindness to support the student in their studies

Check out these helpful articles. All of the GCSE maths topics explained in simple english, with dad jokes and food you love.

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Completing the Square
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Circle geometry - easy as pie part 1
Circle geometry - easy as pie part 1
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Graphs & Gradients explained - like a sloped block of cheese
Graphs & Gradients explained - like a sloped block of cheese

Graphs make up a huuuge part of the gcse maths syllabus.

Its a topic that comes up in both foundation and higher tier, the questions can easily range from level 3 to level 9.

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Expanding Double/Triple Brackets - Go Nuts
Expanding Double/Triple Brackets - Go Nuts

If you want any hope in passing your gcse maths exam and if you want a half decent grade, you need to master expanding brackets (and factorising, but we’ll do that in another post.)

Expanding two (or more) brackets is where you need to be super careful.

Minus numbers can really trip you up.

However if you do it step by step, its fairly straightforward.

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Expanding Brackets: Pistachios Anyone?
Expanding Brackets: Pistachios Anyone?

Expanding brackets is the process of removing the brackets from something like this: 3(x + 2)

(Thinking about it like removing the shells from a pistachio nut, might help you remember).

To remove the brackets or expand the expression, you need to multiply.

You multiply the number or letter that’s on the outside of the bracket with everything inside the bracket, but 1 step at a time:

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Direct Proportion: More Chocolate = More Happiness
Direct Proportion: More Chocolate = More Happiness

2 things are directly proportional if increasing one of them increases the other by the same amount or the same scale factor.

For example: When you buy fruit, increasing the weight of the fruit, increases the price.

To answer questions based on direct proportion, you usually work out the cost of one and then multiply up accordingly.

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What students & parents say

  • Exceptional tutor. Always on time and my children loved her teaching method. I will definite recommended to others

    I Aslam

  • "My daughter liked Zan and her way of teaching. Zan is a calm and patient tutor. It's a shame that the tutoring has to come to an end due to our timings and Zan's availability. I would certainly recommended this tutor."

    S Khan

  • "She is a amazing teacher. When I don't understand anything I can tell her without being afraid. I feel so privileged to have a maths teacher like her. She explains everything properly and even if I don't understand a little simple part of it she explains it again. She is also very kind!"i

    Thushaara A

FAQs

What’s with all the food?

Most maths blogs and textbooks are sooo boring.

One day, when I was writing a blog post on algebra, I asked myself ‘why would anyone read this, its dull algebra.’

So I thought I’d make it more fun with food. I changed the title to: “How to do equations faster than eating biscuits’ and the post went viral on reddit.

I found a way to make maths engaging and fun to read about.

Who am I?

My name is Zan (full name Zobia), I’ve worked in education for over 15 years. I used to teach robotics and maths in schools. When Covid happened and schools went into lockdown I decided to stick with online maths tuition and have helped lots of students to improve their maths grade. The life skills they gain by working with me helps them so much after their exams too.

Do you provide gcse maths tuition?

Yes, I am a KS3 and GCSE maths tutor, based in Leicester. I teach higher and foundation level. My students usually improve their grade by about 3 levels in 3 months. I help my students develop their confidence, reduce anxiety and show them how to develop study skills that they will use in their lives after gcses.

Can you do online maths lessons?

Yes, I can do one to one tuition online wherever you are, and face to face in some parts of Leicester. I will also be doing group tuition in 2024/2025 online and am currently making an online gcse maths course that students can do any time - watch this space.

I used to tutor through TutorHunt and Tutorful, my ratings on these platforms are 5 stars and 4.7 stars.

Is online maths tuition effective?

It depends.

I use very good resources and track all of the work my students are doing during the lesson and in between lessons.

My students learn how to motivate themselves to study and enjoy the process of making a plan and sticking to it.

They take responsibility for their learning and as a result are happy and less stressed when it comes to studying.

During the lessons I explain topics simply and clearly using interactive tools so that its as close an experience to a face to face lesson as possible.

We do regular past papers as well to track performance.

What is this all about?

Hi and welcome to GCSE Maths Hacks.

I’ve been a maths tutor for a long time and I noticed a few things:

Students are really good at maths if its explained the correct way.

Most students don’t realise how much they need to practice maths to get a good grade.

Most students can improve their grade by at least 3 levels if they are taught with kindness and empathy.

Students love my terrible jokes and understand the way I explain maths.

So, I put everything I was doing in my lessons into an online blog. I’m hoping to reach more students and help them get better grades in their exams.