Fiona first joined the Tutor Trust in December 2019 as a Leeds Secondary Maths Tutor, whilst studying for her degree in Music and masters in Music Psychology from the University of Leeds. After becoming an advanced tutor and supporting maths training for new recruits, she became an Axiom Maths tutor for the charity to support students aiming to pursue maths in higher education. Fiona is also an advocate for mental health and wellbeing support, which she aims to demonstrate within her new role as Tutoring Plus Coordinator.
Fiona says: “I initially joined the Tutor Trust as a GCSE Maths and Axiom tutor during my first year at University; supporting students individually and in group sessions through remote and in-person learning. It was lovely to get to know my students more and to work together through personalised lessons to ensure they were appropriately challenged and encouraged based on their individual targets and aspirations.
I am very passionate about promoting learning support and accessibility, particularly when working with students facing additional educational inequalities. I am therefore very grateful to be working for a charity such as the Tutor Trust whose ethos aligns with these values and promotes inclusion, compassion, and equity within education. Being part of the Tutoring Plus team means I am now able to utilise my practical experience to coordinate tuition and promote support for students in alternative provisions which I am very excited about.”