Company Profile – Mathnasium

Mathnasium on Northcote Road is abuzz with learning and activity. The pandemic has been tough for so many children, whether they were thriving at school before the hiatus or not. Pupils went away in March 2020 and the lack of direct teaching in schools, with children relying only on remote learning for so many months of the academic year, has caused a general regression.

Many of the students already at Mathnasium when lockdown hit were able to continue with their weekly sessions via the already-established online platform, Mathnasium@home, offering real time one-to-one online tuition.

Since the end of lockdown, Mathnasium has welcomed a new raft of students, many of them further behind than the instructors would expect them to be. In many cases, part of the challenge is in retraining the children to be back in a classroom environment, although the centre on Northcote Road (other local Mathnasium centres are in Fulham, Wimbledon and Dulwich) is refreshingly non-school-like, with individual tables set up ready for student and instructor, facing each other and focused.

Children arrive for their timeslot, easily arranged via the efficient online booking system. Parents can select from either in-centre or online learning and can be flexible between the two depending on other commitments. Online learning can be more of a challenge for younger children; it has been proven that we learn better with pen and paper, noting down new learnings to really embed them in our memories. As such, Mathnasium has introduced stylus pens for those learning online.

Mathnasium on Northcote Road is abuzz with learning and activity. The pandemic has been tough for so many children, whether they were thriving at school before the hiatus or not. Pupils went away in March 2020 and the lack of direct teaching in schools, with children relying only on remote learning for so many months of the academic year, has caused a general regression.

Many of the students already at Mathnasium when lockdown hit were able to continue with their weekly sessions via the already-established online platform, Mathnasium@home, offering real time one-to-one online tuition.

Since the end of lockdown, Mathnasium has welcomed a new raft of students, many of them further behind than the instructors would expect them to be. In many cases, part of the challenge is in retraining the children to be back in a classroom environment, although the centre on Northcote Road (other local Mathnasium centres are in Fulham, Wimbledon and Dulwich) is refreshingly non-school-like, with individual tables set up ready for student and instructor, facing each other and focused.

Children arrive for their timeslot, easily arranged via the efficient online booking system. Parents can select from either in-centre or online learning and can be flexible between the two depending on other commitments. Online learning can be more of a challenge for younger children; it has been proven that we learn better with pen and paper, noting down new learnings to really embed them in our memories. As such, Mathnasium has introduced stylus pens for those learning online.

In-centre the atmosphere is fun, friendly and upbeat and the instructors are young and engage easily with the students who pick up their files, settle down and get started. Parents receive comprehensive learning plans and regular updates in every mathematical topic they tackle. In addition to the core curriculum, Mathnasium assist students to complete any homework or provide specialist tuition for entrance exams, 11+ and GCSEs.

Mathnasium has noted a change in recent years with parents proactively planning for senior school entrance exams plenty of time in advance, typically joining a good year or two ahead of when their children will be sitting the 7+, 8+ or 11+ exams. Similarly, the number of Year 10 and 11s tackling Maths GCSE and seeking some additional support to build their confidence, understand the logic behind numbers and enhance their problem- solving skills, is increasing.

Interestingly, it’s not only those looking to bridge the Covid gap or fill the gaps in their understanding of maths who attend Mathnasium. A significant number of their students are in the ‘get ahead’ category, either starting out in remedial maths and catching up with their peers or looking to get into the top stream of their year with a Mathnasium boost. And then there are those who have an inherent love of maths and want to push ahead in the subject, and in these cases, Mathnasium can challenge them and help them to excel in the subject.

Either way, after the pressures of lockdown, as well as encouraging a mastery of maths, Mathnasium emphasises to parents the benefits of taking a break over the holidays to actively help students’ progression, for them to return refreshed and reinvigorated for the academic year ahead.

So, whether you are looking for support and a building of confidence in maths or to strive forward in a much-loved subject, talk to Mathnasium about the options available for your budding mathematician.