What to Expect in Your First IGCSE Maths Session with Teacher Rig

A first tutoring session can feel like an unknown — for the student more than anyone. Knowing what actually happens takes the edge off, and makes the time more productive. Here’s a walkthrough of a first IGCSE Maths trial class with Teacher Rig.

It Starts With Understanding, Not Teaching

The first session isn’t a lecture. It opens with a short conversation: where the student is, which topics feel shaky, what grade they’re aiming for, and what’s coming up (mocks, the real exam). The goal of the early part is diagnosis — finding the real gaps rather than assuming them.

A Light Diagnostic

From there, the student works through a few carefully chosen problems while Teacher Rig watches how they think — not just whether the answer is right. Where does the method break down? Is it a knowledge gap, a technique habit, or a confidence issue? This is where the most useful information comes from, and it shapes everything after.

The Technology Is Simple

Sessions run online over a video call with a shared digital whiteboard, where tutor and student write and annotate the same workings in real time — much like sitting beside each other with a piece of paper. It needs only a laptop or tablet and a stable connection; there’s nothing complicated to set up.

What You’ll Know by the End

By the close of the trial, you’ll have a clear, honest read on where the student stands, the specific areas to work on, and a sense of whether the fit feels right — with no obligation to continue.

Coming Prepared

It helps to have any recent test or mock to hand, and a rough idea of the topics that feel hardest — but it’s genuinely fine to arrive with neither.

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Ready to see how it works? Book your trial class — no ongoing commitment, just an honest starting point.