Simon Deacon

Simon’s extensive career in maths and English began after his time as an Engineering Officer in the Merchant Navy, with whom he travelled extensively and experienced different cultures around the world. Over the past 15 years, Simon’s entrepreneurial instincts led him to developing innovative products to assist children with specific learning objectives in mathematics. He has applied these in his own after school tuition centres and he currently works with around 140 students of all ages, including small groups in a local primary school. While mainly tutoring to GCSE level, has also worked with adults working towards Qualified Teacher Status, taking great pleasure in helping them to achieve their career goals. Simon’s extensive experience teaching maths and his innovative approach to pedagogical techniques led him to found the highly popular 3-minute maths programme and website. Simon leads a team of qualified maths teachers and practitioners in constantly updating and improving the First Class Learning maths programme, as well as developing new modules in line with the changing curriculum.