TMUA Tuition
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TMUA Tuition £125/hour
I graduated in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge, notoriously the hardest mathematics degree in the UK, with a 2.1. You can see my Part II exam break down and certification of degree below.
I achieved 4 A*’s at A-Level in Maths (283/300), Further Maths (288/300), Chemistry and Physics, along with all A*’s and 9’s at GCSE. I sat STEP 2 and STEP 3 in which I achieved 1,1 respectively and sat TMUA where I scored 8.4 overall (with a 9 in the first paper). Additionally, in my first three further maths papers, I scored 75/75, 74/75 and 74/75, so I know exactly what it is students need to do in order to gain top marks in their A Levels and University Admissions tests.
Throughout my degree and beyond, I have gained a variety of tutoring and mentoring experience:
- For the last 4 years, I have been offering private online tuition for A Level Maths and Further Maths, Entrance Exams (such as STEP, MAT and TMUA) and Cambridge Interview Preparation. During this time, I have honed my use of technology so that the sessions I provide are of a top quality standard and feel just as authentic and interactive as in-person tuition. Additionally, I have built up a bank of invaluable resources (some of which are offered for free on my website), so that the students I tutor have an excellent variety of questions and problems to work through.
- During my degree, I was an Access Mentor as part of an outreach programme (Slipstream, formally known as Project Access), which is dedicated to increasing the number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds admitted into Cambridge. In this role, I worked with both prospective applicants in year 12 and current offer holders in year 13. With the applicants, I helped with their personal statements and strengthening their application, interview preparation, mock interviews and in some cases, STEP preparation for those who were very keen. For the offer holders, I supported them with STEP preparation: working through STEP questions and highlighting key tips and tricks for several styles and types of STEP question, thus allowing them to perform much more strongly in the exam.
- In the second year of my degree, I was assigned the role of Mathematics Gateway Adviser for Murray Edwards College’s Gateway Programme where I mentored the first year mathematics students at Murray Edwards College. This involved supporting them both academically, offering subject-specific advice, and pastorally, ensuring that they didn’t suffer from “imposter syndrome” and that they felt like they belonged at the University of Cambridge.
- In the summer of 2021, I volunteered at Murray Edwards College STEP Summer School, supporting Year 12 students with mathematical problems and offering advice about university applications and personal statements.
- I marked the 2022 STEP 2 and STEP 3 papers, so have seen first hand the pitfalls students fall into, the common mistakes and I know what makes a good STEP solution.
I am a firm believer of hard work and practice, practice, practice. In my opinion, anyone with the right mindset and work ethic can achieve top grades. All it takes is an effective approach, a good attitude and sometimes guidance and support – which is where my one-to-one tuition comes in. It is my job to help introduce an effective structure into your revision and work, enhance your understanding of material and fill gaps in knowledge, develop your problem-solving skills and mathematical intuition, but most importantly, to give you the self-confidence to put in the work and feel well prepared for TMUA.
Many students believe that since TMUA is entirely multiple choice that it is an easy entrance exam to score highly on. However, each question is a problem-solving exercise and many questions require a competent understanding of mathematical language.
With my one-to-one tuition, you will develop the skills needed to approach the less structured and more complex style of question by working through TMUA and TMUA-like problems in depth. Alongside this, we will fill any gaps in knowledge and hone your ability to apply maths you’ve learned to new situations. In addition, you will learn how to avoid the common pitfalls students make and fine-tune your exam technique.
More commonly, students struggle with the logic required for paper 2. We will cover this in depth, including tricks for remembering key terms (such as necessary and sufficient) and techniques for common end of paper questions, such as dealing with the negation of complex statements.
My sessions take place over zoom, with the use of an online interactive whiteboard which allows both the student and I to write real-time and work through questions, feeling as authentic as in-person tuition. At the end of each session you will receive a copy of the neat lesson notes and homework will be set for the following session – often the work you do to consolidate outside of the sessions has the biggest impact on your success. In addition, my support does not end at the end of a lesson, I am happy to answer any questions my students have in between sessions via WhatsApp or email.
My hourly rate for online tuition is £125 per hour long session. You may notice that my rates are higher than those of other tutors. This is because it reflects my qualifications in having graduated from the University of Cambridge with a 2.1 in Mathematics, and my experience in successfully helping students in all aspects of the admissions process to top universities; whether it be preparing them for the admissions tests, coaching them for the interview or helping them achieve the qualifications they need to meet their offer. Just read my reviews to see what my students and their parents have to say about my teaching.
In addition, the support I offer to my students doesn’t end once the lesson is over – I am happy to answer questions from students in between sessions, over email or WhatsApp.
If you have any questions or would like to arrange a free taster session to see whether my online 1-1 tuition is the right choice for you, please use the “Book a Lesson” button at the top of the page which will direct you to my enquiry form below. I will respond via your preferred contact method as soon as possible.
One of the most important things to ask yourself when looking for tuition for you/your son/your daughter is whether online tuition is the best option for you. As a result, I have written an article which covers this, as well as explaining how online tuition works and what equipment you need so that you can make an informed decision when enquiring about tuition. I also cover what students should do in and outside of online lessons to ensure they get the most out of them. Read the article here.
Reviews
5.0 32 reviews
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Krish Mehta
★★★★★
a month ago
Nicole's interview preparation sessions were incredibly useful. She always chose the perfect difficulty … More of questions to ensure that I was always being challenged, but also gave small hints when needed, which meant that every question played out as if it was being asked in an actual interview. This meant that by the time I had my actual interviews, I was already very comfortable with being presented with scary looking questions and confident when explaining my thought process to my interviewers.Outside of the sessions, Nicole was always happy to answer any questions which I had which I found really helpful and she was even kind enough to check over a paper which I had done in my own time which I was incredibly grateful for as I thought I was being too lenient with my marking.All in all, Nicole is a brilliant maths tutor whose enjoyment of tutoring is unmistakable, and I cannot recommend her enough!
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Madeleine Maddison
★★★★★
a month ago
Nicole has been amazing – she teaches in a way that even the hardest and most complex topics become understandable. … More With Nicole's support, my daughter gained so much confidence and regained her love of Maths that she had lost over the past year or so. Would highly recommend Nicole to anyone looking to find a patient, friendly and really excellent A level maths tutor.
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Milly Maddison
★★★★★
a month ago
Nicole has been an amazing tutor this past year! I have seen my confidence in Maths improve so much. … More Nicole did not only help me with skills and methods to tackle problems but also the perseverance and overcoming any mental blocks I faced. A mix of jokes and understandable examples meant I could go a practise any questions set. I have learnt and achieved so much more with Nicole than I would’ve ever expected with a tutor. An hour a week was all that was needed to completely change my view towards maths. I would highly recommend Nicole to anyone!
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Galyna Gutsulyak
★★★★★
2 weeks ago
Nicole has been a great tutor for my son. She prepared him for Cambridge STEPS exams with positive outcome. … More I would definitely recommend. Thank you very much Nicole . You are THE BEST!
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Bahar Assadi Moghaddam
★★★★★
a month ago
During my preparation for STEP, Nicole helped me massively, showing me how to approach questions, use … More shortcuts and apply content ive learnt at school to questions. I felt more confident when attempting questions by myself after our lessons and i am very grateful i got the opportunity to be taught by her.
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Katie Reid
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2 years ago
Nicole was a great help for my STEP preparation, she gave me confidence in my abilities and was very … More patient when I didn’t understand something. She always gave the right amount of help to encourage me to find a solution, rather than just providing the answer and she has an amazing amount of knowledge and skill in maths. In addition, Nicole was always flexible if something came up and we needed to move the session. I highly recommend Nicole for help with STEP preparation.
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Alisha Ramzan
★★★★★
a year ago
Nicole has been a really great tutor! I loved working with her because she explained things very well … More and chose questions which really challenged me. Nicole really cares about her students and she was very supportive. Nicole helped me achieve a good score in the TMUA and I recommend Next Step Maths wholeheartedly for anyone who wants to improve their maths skills for their exams/entrance assessments.
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Pratham Mehrotra
★★★★★
2 years ago
Nicole is an absolutely amazing tutor that helped me so much in preparing for the TMUA this year! Her … More explanations are very clear and her teaching style is very unique – I would look forward to every lesson! Definitely would recommend if you’re looking to do well on this exam!
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Lucy
★★★★★
a year ago
Nicole was great at helping with Cambridge maths interview preparation. She offered advice and went through … More questions, even offering to look at answers outside of the session. I would definitely recommend her services.
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Ryan Britton
★★★★★
2 years ago
My son has been having TMUA lessons with Nicole. I am pleased with the rapid progress he has made. Nicole … More is so knowledgeable and supportive. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone needing help with Oxbridge Maths.
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Molly Halliday
★★★★★
a year ago
Nicole gave my son tutoring for the TMUA. Her lessons really helped him understand and work through the … More maths. He has done well in the exam and I think the tutoring from Nicole made all the difference.
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Caroline Reid
★★★★★
a year ago
Nicole is a brilliant maths tutor. She has been helping my daughter with STEP questions for the last … More 6 months and has always been supportive and encouraging. Her explanations are clear and she provides prompts to help find the answers, rather than providing the answers. Nicole has also been very understanding of my daughters SEN. Overall we couldn’t wish for a better tutor!
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Madalena ROQUE
★★★★★
3 years ago
Amazing maths tutor! I loved all my sessions, the encouragement and support enabled me to build my confidence … More in maths ready for my cambridge interview. The support I received throughout was incredible, she always made sure that I understood the questions and made herself available to help, not only with the maths but also with the stress that comes with the interview process.So grateful for everything and I highly recommend!!
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Celeste G.
★★★★★
2 years ago
Nicole tutored me for the 2022 TMUA during 6 months. She prepared me excellently!
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Yaaseen Taher
★★★★★
3 years ago
An amazing Maths tutor. I have received outstanding support for my personal statement, interview practice … More and the Sixth Term Examination Paper (STEP). She gives good explanations and she’s clearly very intelligent in her field. STEP is too difficult for most of my teachers so it was nice to have someone that could teach it very well. I have received an offer from Cambridge University and I don’t think I would’ve done it without her. I would highly recommend.
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Luc Jones (Worzel86)
★★★★★
2 years ago
Very helpful with explaining questions I struggled to understand and and showing me quicker / new techniques … More for solving the unique questions of TMUA.
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Kate Moseley
★★★★★
4 years ago
Brilliant Maths tutor, I would highly recommend. She caters for all levels and will always go over anything … More you don't understand. I have just started my A-levels and was only going to do maths, but thanks to Nicole, I felt confident enough to make the decision to do further maths. She also helped me understand a lot more than I would've if I didn't have her as a tutor. Would highly recommend
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Alisha Shah
★★★★★
a year ago
I think that the interview preparation sessions were highly informative and constructive-it really helped … More me understand how to converse with interviewers clearly. I appreciate the time she spent going over STEP questions in order to prepare for the at-interview assessment!
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Sandra Moxon
★★★★★
a year ago
Just so absolutely amazing. Went beyond my expectations and nothing was too much trouble.
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Arjun Gill
★★★★★
2 years ago
Excellent Tutor, really helpful!
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Jacob Inchley
★★★★★
3 months ago
Nicole is a brilliant tutor – I gained really insightful tips and feedback frequently during sessions … More with her in preparation for STEP 2 and 3 and would recommend her strongly to anyone thinking of taking STEP.
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Ellis Tosh
★★★★★
a year ago
Nicole is an amazing maths tutor, helping me prepare for my STEP exams. She is flexible with her teaching, … More and improved my confidence with the questions. Her teaching is clear and she found just the right level of challenge. Nicole was always available to answer questions which came up between sessions. I'd highly recommend her!
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Ali Malik
★★★★★
a year ago
I was tutored by Nicole for about 7 months, and during this time I had to complete the entire FM course.Every … More session with her would boost my ability and confidence in whatever area of maths we had targeted. I feel this was because she had a good intuition for picking up on a student’s weaknesses. Nicole would dedicate her entire focus and energy during that session towards careful observation of my work as it progressed, and gently provide advice, alternative methods and corrections whenever necessary. The system she has devised using a whiteboard app works very well as it mimics having 1-1 tuition in person. Compared to other tutors, the focus and energy Nicole brings is unmatched.She has a very patient and kind manner, and I would 100% recommend her to anyone who wishes to get the best possible grade for maths/further maths.
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Arjun Srinivasan
★★★★★
a year ago
Nicole has been an excellent tutor in preparation for my A-levels and TMUA. Her effective way of teaching … More is remarkable, where she can simplify complex problems into understandable steps, whilst still maintaining interactive discussions with the student. Outside of lessons she has always been open and ready to help me through WhatsApp messages if I have any doubts, be it a quick or detailed problem-solving question, and her dedication to helping me succeed is evident. What makes Nicole stand out is not only her deep understanding of mathematics, but also her patience and willingness to ensure that the concepts learnt are not only grasped but truly understood and making it an enjoyable experience whilst doing so!
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Yash Shah
★★★★★
a year ago
Nicole is a fantastic TMUA, STEP and interview prep tutor, who seamlessly conducted online lessons for … More me. For over a year, I was taught by Nicole, and what sets her apart is her unwavering commitment to her students' success. She covers all the material required, but also goes above and beyond by addressing any additional questions or topics I requested. Not only are the lessons brilliant, yet Nicole's kind offer to answer questions on WhatsApp truly sets her apart. Whether it was a doubt during a lesson or a query that arose later, she was always there; I felt incredibly supported every step (no pun intended) of the way.Nicole's teaching style is nothing short of exceptional. She possesses a unique ability to explain complex Maths topics in a variety of ways, ensuring a deep understanding of the question/topic (I found this is especially useful when preparing for TMUA and STEP, since the mark schemes can be confusing for a student learning for the first time). Her patience and ability to adapt her explanations to my individual learning style made each session productive and enjoyable.If you have the opportunity to learn from Nicole, do not hesitate. You will not only gain a wealth of knowledge but also experience a tutor who genuinely cares about your success.Thank you so much Nicole! Best of luck 🙂
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mf yu
★★★★★
11 months ago
Nicole is a very helpful and patient maths tutor! Although I didn't have much time to work with … More her, but her tips and tricks on TMUA were amazing!
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Astha Sinha
★★★★★
a year ago
I really enjoyed the one to one tuition and found it extremely helpful as it felt tailored to my needs … More with us spending more time on the topics that I needed help with the most. It was also very useful to be able to contact Nicole with in between sessions so she could answer any questions I had and give me hints if I was stuck on a question.
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Alex Moseley (Kate)
★★★★★
3 years ago
Brilliant Maths tutor, I would highly recommend. She caters for all levels and will always go over anything … More you don't understand. I have just started my A-levels and was only going to do maths, but thanks to Nicole, I felt confident enough to make the decision to do further maths. She also helped me understand a lot more than I would've if I didn't have her as a tutor. Would highly recommend
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William Perchard
★★★★★
a year ago
The tutoring was amazing and Nicole was always flexible with topics, helping me to understand difficult … More concepts and feel more confident.
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Alice Jespers
★★★★★
a year ago
Nicole is a brilliant tutor – challenges you enough and is always happy to answer your questions. Would … More definitely recommend.
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Luc Jones
★★★★★
a year ago
Very helpful with explaining questions I struggled to understand and and showing me quicker / new techniques … More for solving the unique questions of TMUA. Ended up getting into Cambridge!
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Geo T
★★★★★
a year ago
A great tutor for working out how to get around and tackle your weaknesses.
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Grace B
★★★★★
2 months ago
Nicole was amazing at getting me ready for my Cambridge interview, making me feel confident and prepared. … More She is super patient and knowledgeable and was also available in between sessions to message if I was stuck on a question from my school. Highly recommend for anyone thinking about sitting an admission test, prepping for an interview or just wanting an extra boost with understanding any A Level content. Thank you for all your help, Nicole!
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Abraham Greenberg
★★★★★
2 months ago
Nicole is an amazing teacher! She helped me prepare for the STEP exams for imperial college. I had Nicole … More in order to help prepare for the STEP, but she also improved my confidence and understanding accross my A-Level Maths and Further Maths courses! Nicole also was able to provide support outside of lessons if I needed help with solving a problem which was incredibly useful!Thank you Nicole for everything!