Useful Information
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Spaces are available in both Foundation and Higher online GCSE groups.
Higher: Wednesday 19:45
Foundation: Thursday 19:45I have limited availability for 1:1 tuition. Available slots are as follows (all 1 hour long):
Mondays: Fully booked
Tuesdays: Fully booked
Wednesdays: Fully booked
Thursdays: Fully booked
Fridays: Fully booked
Weekends: Fully booked
Please still get in touch if I am fully booked - I can suggest a suitable group or may be able to find a suitable slot outside of my usual availability.
Updated August 2024.
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Clever Owl Maths uses the Wiltshire Council term dates. For the year 2024/25 they are as follows:
Term 1: Monday 2 September 2024 to Wednesday 23 October 2024
Term 2: Monday 4 November 2024 to Friday 20 December 2024
Term 3: Monday 6 January 2025 to Friday 14 February 2025
Term 4: Monday 24 February 2025 to Friday 4 April 2025
Term 5: Tuesday 22 April 2025 to Friday 23 May 2025
Term 6: Monday 2 June 2025 to Thursday 24 July 2025
Group sessions include extra holiday sessions in terms 4 and 5/6.
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The following are the lesson dates for the online GCSE Foundation group for the year 2024/25. Due to the nature of group sessions, rescheduling is not possible and no refunds are available for missed sessions.
Term 2 (7 lessons):
7th November
14th November
21st November
28th November
5th December
12th December
19th DecemberTerm 3 (6 lessons):
9th January
16th January
23rd January
30th January
6th February
13th FebruaryTerm 4 (10 lessons):
27th February
6th March
13th March
20th March
27th March
3rd April
8th April (holiday session)
10th April (holiday session)
15th April (holiday session)
17th April (holiday session)Term 5/6 (8 lessons):
24th April
1st May
8th May
15th May
22nd May
27th May (holiday session)
29th May (holiday session)
5th JuneFinal lesson and further lessons TBC after exam dates published.
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The following are the lesson dates for the online GCSE Higher group for the year 2024/25. Due to the nature of group sessions, rescheduling is not possible and no refunds are available for missed sessions.
Term 2 (7 lessons):
6th November
13th November
20th November
27th November
4th December
11th December
18th DecemberTerm 3 (6 lessons):
8th January
15th January
22nd January
29th January
5th February
12th FebruaryTerm 4 (10 lessons):
26th February
5th March
12th March
19th March
26th March
2nd April
7th April (holiday session)
9th April (holiday session)
14th April (holiday session)
16th April (holiday session)Term 5/6 (8 lessons):
23rd April
30th April
7th May
14th May
21st May
26th May (holiday session)
28th May (holiday session)
4th JuneFinal lesson and further lessons TBC after exam dates published.
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The following are the lesson dates for the online GCSE Resit group for the year 2024/25. Due to the nature of group sessions, rescheduling is not possible and no refunds are available for missed sessions.
Term 1 (12 lessons):
11th September
12th September
18th September
19th September
25th September
26th September
2nd October
3rd October
9th October
10th October
16th October
17th OctoberHalf Term and Term 2 (6 lessons):
23rd October
24th October
30th October
31st October
4th November (day change)
8th November (day change) -
By commencing tuition with Clever Owl Maths you are agreeing to these Terms & Conditions.
Payment for all lessons must be received in advance. Invoices are due on 1st of every month where paid monthly, or on a Monday where paid weekly. Clever Owl Maths may cancel lessons or end tuition if invoices are not paid on time.
Families must give one month’s notice if they wish to end tuition. Clever Owl Maths must also give one month’s notice if tuition is to end before a natural stopping point (e.g. exams).
48 hours notice is needed of any cancellation. Cancellation with less than 48 hours notice is chargeable at the ordinary lesson rate.
For 1:1 lessons, if cancellation is made with at least 48 hours notice, then Clever Owl Maths will offer an alternative lesson day/time if possible, or an online lesson if appropriate. If no alternative arrangements can be made, then you will receive a credit on your next invoice for that lesson.
No more than one missed lesson will be refunded in any full term (full terms are September - Christmas break, January - Easter break, and Easter break - Summer break).
For group lessons, cancellations by students are not refundable for any reason, as due to the nature of group lessons they cannot be rescheduled. Recordings of lessons can be made available on request.
Clever Owl Maths uses the Wiltshire Council term dates, which are published on the Wiltshire Council website and the Clever Owl Maths website. Lessons run every week in term time.
Holiday lessons are available on request, if Clever Owl Maths has availability. You are not guaranteed your usual weekly lesson slot during holiday periods.
If a lesson is cancelled by Clever Owl Maths for any reason, you will receive a credit on your next invoice if the lesson cannot be rearranged at a mutually convenient time.
Students who are late to lessons will not be given any extra lesson time.
If students do not attend their lesson, Clever Owl Maths will attempt to contact the family twice. If there is no reply, the lesson will be cancelled and remains chargeable.
For face-to-face lessons, students must be collected on time. Students who are collected late may have late collection fees applied to their next invoice, charged at their usual hourly lesson rate.
For online sessions, sessions may be recorded and uploaded for access to students on courses only. Student videos will not be visible on recorded sessions.
In the case of connection issues or other technological issues for online lessons, if it is too disruptive for the lesson to continue, Clever Owl Maths will end the lesson and rearrange at a mutually convenient time.
Students are expected to have good behaviour throughout tuition sessions and make good effort to participate. Poor behaviour or a severe lack of participation or effort will result in tuition being cancelled with immediate effect.
Where homework or extra work outside of lessons is provided, if it is not returned by the deadline then Clever Owl Maths is not obligated to provide marking and feedback.
Students must attend lessons in appropriate clothing and in an appropriate location.
Students should not be eating during lessons. Students may attend with a drink.
For online sessions, an adult must be present in the house/location with the student for the duration of the lesson.
Clever Owl Maths will make every effort to improve progress and results of all students, however no guarantees are made and both progress and results are ultimately down to the efforts of individual students.
Meet the tutor
Hi!
I’m Gemma, the face behind Clever Owl Maths Tutoring. I live in Calne, Wiltshire with my husband, two children and our dog.
I am a qualified secondary maths teacher and tutor with 10+ years experience helping learners of a wide range of ages, abilities and backgrounds improve their maths skills.
Tuition is my passion, and I have had excellent results in helping students who really struggle with maths to improve their confidence and ability, as well as assisting high achieving students to reach or exceed their targets.
I have degrees in Electronic Engineering and Logistics Management, I have qualified teacher status (QTS) and PGCE in Secondary Mathematics. I was also awarded a Mathematics Teacher Training Scholarship, recognising my potential to be an inspirational teacher. I am an ex-British Army officer and current classroom teacher in a secondary school in Wiltshire.