Maths Physics STEM
How I can help
Quality one to one tutoring for students seeking to improve in Maths or Science. Working together we can improve confidence, joy and success.Sessions are held in Tahunanui Nelson, or online.The preferred rate is $80/ hr, but with a sliding scale if this causes financial hardship.
Qualified ◦ Approachable ◦ Patient
Subjects Available
◦ Physics: year 9-13
◦ Maths: year 7-13
◦ Science: year 9-11As a trained teacher and former Medical Physicist, I love helping students build confidence and truly understand what they’re learning. Tutoring lets me adapt to each student’s pace—accelerating when they’re ready or pausing to strengthen foundations.Having learned how to thrive with dyslexia, I value different learning styles and enjoy finding the approach that makes everything “click.” It’s a joy to see students grow in both skill and self‑belief.
Testimonials
"Sara tutored me for year 12 maths and helped me get excellence, which contributed towards me getting a $20,000 scholarship. She also helped regain motivation and focus studying level 3 calculus to excellence level." - Thiara"Sara is a friendly professional tutor. She vastly improved my sons knowledge of year 10 maths. In the 6 weeks she tutored him he progressed from a stanine 5 to a stanine 8. She explains things clearly and easily." -Sarah Jones"Prior to tutoring my daughter was struggling with science. Once she started the tutoring she received two excellent passes in her NCEA tests and was achieving excellent in her practice final year exams. I credit this to Sara’s one on one tutoring and focusing on specific areas my daughter had problems with."-Penny“She is such an inspirational teacher and really helps me to understand the key concepts and abstract ideas in a fun and innovative way, she makes Physics fun!!!" -Laura"Sara is a really helpful teacher who is always willing to adapt her teaching style in a way that helps you to individually understand. She helped me to endorse Physics level 2 in Merit, which is significant considering that I wasn't passing Physics at the beggining of the year."- Leah"We employed Sara for our Year 12 son in the subjects of Calculus and Physics. She has been thoroughly organised and professional in her approach to tutoring and has engaged him during the tutoring sessions. His results in both subjects improved, as did his attitude to those subjects. She gives students the tools and approaches to the subjects she tutors, which improves their chances of succeeding in NCEA assessments. We recommend Sara as a capable and reliable tutor" - K
Qualifications
Graduate Diploma in Teaching (NZ; 2009)Medical Physics Training (UK; 2005)Masters Degree – Medical Physics (UK 2004)Bachelors Degree – Physics (UK 2003)
