Home Education Support

For home-educating families

Live maths for home-educated children, Wednesday mornings at 9am.

A fifty minute session with me every Wednesday, built around the maths that actually counts towards GCSE, with full access to the practice platform and your own parent account included. £60 a month or roughly £15 a session.

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Fifty minutes, live, every week Taught by me, a maths teacher who home-educated his own children

Rob teaching a live online maths session at his desk, reading a student's handwritten working

The Wednesday group

What happens in a session.

A small group of home-educated children on Zoom at 9am for fifty minutes.

I teach maths online the way I always have with students in the classroom, which is calmly, kindly and collaboratively because keeping children relaxed is what has let me get excellent results across every age, ability and confidence level I have taught. Everything we cover is chosen because it earns marks in the GCSE eventually, or because it is a building block for something that does, so students get real value from each session.

Between sessions they can practise on my platform whenever it suits your week, and this is completely optional. What I have found in the past though is that, once they start to experience a little bit of success, they actually enjoy practising, seeing their scores improve and become more self-sufficient.

Wednesdays, 9am, fifty minutes, live on Zoom
Key Stage 3 focus, with a GCSE group to follow if there is demand for one

Why I understand the decision you have made

We unschooled our own two children for four years.

Climbing a run of log steps through the woods on a walk together

My wife and I are both teachers, which made taking our children out of school one of the most challenging decisions we have ever made. We kept the demands low, facilitated learning around what they were interested in, and had a good deal of fun together. Both of them independently chose to go back to school a few years later. My daughter has just passed her GCSEs and starts a Textiles course at college, and my son came top of his school in his Year 6 SATs with a reading age of eighteen and is now beginning his own GCSE courses.

I mention it only because I get what you are going through. I fought hard for my own children's education and having children who need extra support makes the system even more challenging to navigate. Let me take one thing off of your very busy plates!

Built for the home you're actually in

Three things I often hear.

These are real problems and I designed Bow Tie Maths to try to address each one.

School system didn't fit?

In my experience the students who found a classroom difficult often do their best work once they can go at their own pace, in their own comfortable environment and Bow Tie Maths was designed so your child sets the timetable and works to their own standard rather than somebody else's.

Not a big fan of maths?

We were taught differently or perhaps it was never a strong point so supporting your child may be tricky. You can watch the videos with them and work through the material together. I've even had adults sign up after doing this!

Worried about screen time?

That is certainly valid but what I would say is that I have actively distilled the content and knowledge down to the absolute essentials and you can work on graded material to target specific topics.

What families say

This is where you can find support

"These lessons and tutorials have shown me something I never expected: I was never the problem. I simply hadn't been taught in a way that made sense to me."
Bex, home-educating parent

"With this teacher, anyone will be able to understand, and most importantly, enjoy maths. He has tonnes of patience and breaks complicated topics down step by step."
Olga, parent of a son with dyscalculia

"He is particularly gifted in understanding and working with neurodiverse students. Absolute 5 star tutor."
Elrina, SEN specialist

"He just had a first session with Rob and we are delighted how engaged our son was. He was working of his own accord! The app shows he's progressed after just the first session too."
Sharon, parent of a 13-year-old out of school for four years

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What it costs.

The Wednesday group is the main thing I offer home-educating families. The platform on its own is there if that is all you need. Cancel either any time.

The Wednesday group

Home-ed group membership

£60/month

Around £15 a session · £20 a month for each additional child

A live fifty minute session with me every Wednesday at 9am
Full platform access for your child between sessions
A parent account showing what they have worked on and where they are strong
A progress email every Sunday, if you would like one

How many children is this for?

Or ask me a question first

Platform only

£59.90 /year

£4.99/month · two months free

One student seat, your child's account linked to yours
Unlimited questions across all GCSE topics
Grade prediction, updated every session
Video support for every topic
Weekly progress report sent to you by email
Billing stays in your account, not your child's

Just the platform →

Common questions

Does she need a camera or microphone?

Not if she doesn't want to. Students can interact without cameras through individual Zoom chats. My main goal is that students feel safe and comfortable working with me so get in touch if there are specific needs I can support with.

Which exam board does it cover?

The content covers the shared GCSE Maths specification: roughly 90% of topics are identical across Edexcel, AQA, and OCR. Where boards differ in emphasis, I will flag it but this only becomes an issue once we are working at grades 6 and above.

How does the parent account work?

When you subscribe, you get a join link to share with your child. They click it, create their own account, and the two are linked. You get weekly progress emails and can see their grade prediction and topic history. Their workspace stays their own: you can see the overall picture and their individual answers in the dashboard (if you wish).

My child has been out of school for a while. Is it too late?

Absolutely not! I have taken students from a grade 1 to a 4 in a matter of months so please do not worry about time out of school.

What if maths makes me anxious too?

That's what I'm here for, let me do the heavy lifting and you can concentrate on the most important thing, having a positive relationship with your child without nagging them about maths!

Ready to get started?

Create an account, explore the app, and subscribe when you're ready. No commitment needed.

How many children is this for?

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