Sam Fras
Private Tutor in Epsom And Ewell
5.0
My Summary
Private Tutor / Life Coach
About Me
Hello! I’m a private tutor with a calm, patient, and creative approach. I offer a unique mix of academic tutoring, emotional support and practical life skills, all tailored to your child’s needs. Since 2020, I’ve supported children aged 4 to 17, including those in primary school, home-schooled children, and those with additional needs.
My sessions are fun, purposeful, and nurturing. I don’t just teach, I build confidence. Whether we’re preparing for SATs, tackling tricky spellings or learning to type, I always bring warmth and a big box of resources. I also support after-school routines, sometimes picking up children, giving them a snack and easing them into a gentle, structured learning session.
I offer:
• Primary tutoring (Reception to Year 6)
• SATs prep and phonics support
• SEN tutoring (ADHD, autism, speech & language difficulties)
• Home-school support and creative learning sessions
• Basic IT and life skills for children and teens
• After-school tutoring with pickup and care
I believe learning should feel like something they want to do, not just something they have to do. If that sounds like the support you’re looking for, I’d love to chat.
My Experience
I’ve worked with children and young people for over 19 years, across schools, home environments and community settings. My roles have included:
• SEN Teaching Assistant
• Resources Manager in education
• IT support and private tutor
• Summer scheme playleader
• One-to-one and small group tutoring in English, maths and IT
• Childminding-style wraparound care with structured learning
Since 2020, I’ve been a private tutor working with:
• Home-schooled students
• Children with special educational needs (autism, ADHD, dyslexia, speech & language delays)
• Primary school children preparing for SATs
• Teenagers needing support with technology or emotional confidence
• Families needing after-school help and learning combined
I’m also a mum of two and know how important it is to find someone who’s both dependable and down-to-earth.
My Qualifications
I bring a wide range of qualifications and hands-on experience to my role, which means I can adapt to children’s learning needs with care, creativity and confidence.
Education & Teaching
• NVQ Level 3 in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools (Ealing Education Centre)
• Speech & Language Training (3-day course)
• Behaviour Management Training
• Phase 2 Phonics Interventions
• Child Protection, Health & Safety, Confidentiality & GDPR – fully aware of safeguarding responsibilities
• Working with Children with Autism & Additional Needs
• Paediatric First Aid (2023)
• Manual Handling & St John’s First Aid Training
Coaching & Mindset
• Level 5 Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching (The Coaching Academy)
• NLP Practitioner – Neuro Linguistic Programming tools for confidence & behaviour change
• DISC Personality Profiling Accreditation – for understanding communication styles
• Additional CPD in:
• Confidence Coaching
• Resilience Coaching
• Therapeutic Coaching
• Financial, Holistic & Re-invention Coaching
• Mindfulness & Wellbeing
• Coaching in Education
• Corporate & Executive Coaching
• Small Business Coaching
IT & Life Skills
• HND in Business Information Technology
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
• Practical IT skills coaching (typing, emails, online safety, software basics) for ages 8+
• Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) Silver Award
Other Qualifications
• BTEC National Diploma in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Operations
• 4 GCSEs including Maths, English, French and German
• Full UK Driving Licence and Enhanced DBS
My Availability
Flexible but ideally Monday to Friday 7am-6pm term time only but will consider all arrangements
My Fees
- Tutoring from £42.00 per hour
£35-50
My Documents
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5 out of 5
Parents say
Parents praise this tutor as calm, patient and encouraging, using varied, engaging resources to build confidence and understanding in young learners, including a neurodiverse child. Creative, interactive lessons made subjects like maths enjoyable, contributing to notable academic progress, including success in SATs.
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Below are the latest reviews for Sam Fras. Please note that reviews represent the subjective opinions of other Childcare.co.uk members and not of Childcare.co.uk. Parents must carry out their own checks and references on childcare providers to ensure that they are completely happy before enaging in the use of their services.
Sam tutored our daughter in Maths ahead of her Year 6 SATS. Sam was calm, patient and provided plenty of resources and tools to help our daughter have a better understanding specifically in times tables, fractions, time and many other areas. Sam was very encouraging and helped to reassure our daughter which gave her confidence in approaching Maths on a day to day basis at school as well as in the SATS papers. We were really pleased with our daughter passing her SATS and believe this was significantly improved with the help of Sam's tutoring.
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Daniella
on 23/08/2026
Sam was great with our 6-year-old! She made every lesson interactive and engaging, using educational games and fun activities to keep our child interested and excited to learn. Her friendly and patient approach has made learning enjoyable.
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Nina
on 16/08/2026
Sam is a creative, proactive, caring, patient tutor with oodles of experience which shows in the thoughtful lesson planning using a variety of materials to hold a neuro diverse child's attention! I only wish I had found Sam earlier.
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Katie
on 15/07/2025
Sam has been helping us all out for the last 5 months after school twice a week. She is reliable and conscientious. Our children are going into year 3 and 5 and their confidence at school, especially in maths, has really increased. The children learn through playing games and are pushed intellectually in ways they wouldn’t normally be. They enjoy spending time with Sam and it challenges them. Sam supplies all of her own learning materials and the children are proud to show us what they have achieved. On some days when they are tired or needing a break she will do craft work or baking instead.
I highly recommend Sam to anyone looking for a private tutor.
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Joteare
on 21/08/2021
Sam gives extra tuition to my two children (7 & 9) 3 times a week after school. She is also very well planned , a true professional and the kids always find her sessions fun but also hard work. I have to admit my two were not lovers of school but we've really seen a positive shift in there attitude to learning. Sam quickly assessed the children and is not only helping to fill there knowledge gaps but giving me ideas of things to do with them. She really has been a very positive help and I would highly recommend her...
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