ABOUT US
Our mission
Founded in 2018 by Jackie Fairchild, Oxford Learning Curve was created to provide exceptional mathematics tutoring to help individuals develop their motivation and love for mathematics. Our values of expertise, efficiency and vibrance have been hugely effective and since then we have expanded into tutoring English and providing career coaching. Please visit the pages for each of our services to find out more and view the testimonials to see how everyone else found working with us!
Jackie Fairchild
Director of Oxford Learning Curve
Jackie Fairchild has led mathematics departments in two schools and was an assistant headteacher for nearly twelve years. She has developed many teaching approaches to make mathematics accessible and interactive for students, which have been included in many books and publications. She has a passion for career coaching and empowering people to take control of their careers, and has received a distinction in a career management and coaching masters.
I am passionate about empowering students to gain a deep understanding of mathematics through creativity using many colourful resources. My approaches have been developed over years and included in many publications. My interest in career coaching stemmed from my collaborative approach to teaching mathematics. I use a number of coaching tools, including those I have developed myself, in order to give clients a space in which they can make sense of what has led them to this point in their career and to help them find their vision from which to explore new possibilities and priorities.
Our current charity work
Oxford Learning Curve is providing monthly donations to the Oxford Food Hub which collects excess fresh food from supermarkets around Oxfordshire and delivers these to local charities free of charge.
Oxford Learning Curve has historically supported Child Hope during its previous operations in supporting disadvantaged children around the world.
We are also proud to be able to provide support to Crisis UK who work tirelessly to help the homeless year round, and especially during the Christmas period.
Senegal charity work 2024
‘Mariyama would like to communicate her warmest greetings and heartfelt thanks to you. Due to your generosity her small business is developing, and she is beginning to improve in her commercial skills. Originally Mariyama was selling material, but more recently she has discovered that it is more practical and commercially viable for her to sell jewellery. Like many others in Senegal, she just about survives from day to day. (The cost of living has increased dramatically in recent years.) Mariyama lives with her family of nine in a tiny house. Without your help to buy her merchandise, her business could have never got off the ground. She is now able to earn money to send her children to school and help with their clothing. You have made a tremendous difference to this very humble home, and we add our grateful thanks to hers.’
Senegal charity work 2023
Khady (pictured on the right) came to the big city of Dakar hoping to start training to be a nurse. However, on arrival in the city, she fell on hard times and soon her meagre savings for the training were gone. With your help, and some hiccups along the way, she has set up a little business in selling second hand clothes. She is now hopeful that she can realise her dream of training to be a nurse and wants you to know how grateful she is for your help in this.
Khady (pictured above) came to the big city of Dakar hoping to start training to be a nurse. However, on arrival in the city, she fell on hard times and soon her meagre savings for the training were gone. With your help, and some hiccups along the way, she has set up a little business in selling second hand clothes. She is now hopeful that she can realise her dream of training to be a nurse and wants you to know how grateful she is for your help in this.
Senegal charity work 2022
Sarta, (pictured on the left) has given her permission for us to share her image and story. Having been made redundant in a very difficult economic climate, Sarta had been looking for a source of income, in order to be able to provide for her family. She has found that buying sugar in bulk, for resale in small bags, works well in her area. In the past year, her town has suffered much due to the COVID pandemic and rising food prices. This has made life extremely hard for many. On a day-to-day basis this often means, if someone is ill, there is simply no money left to get medical help. The suffering is on a massive scale. Sarta has recently been set up in her little business, which we are hoping will expand, so enabling her to provide for her family. She is very grateful for your help in this.
Sarta, (pictured above) has given her permission for us to share her image and story. Having been made redundant in a very difficult economic climate, Sarta had been looking for a source of income, in order to be able to provide for her family. She has found that buying sugar in bulk, for resale in small bags, works well in her area. In the past year, her town has suffered much due to the COVID pandemic and rising food prices. This has made life extremely hard for many. On a day-to-day basis this often means, if someone is ill, there is simply no money left to get medical help. The suffering is on a massive scale. Sarta has recently been set up in her little business, which we are hoping will expand, so enabling her to provide for her family. She is very grateful for your help in this.
Landing (pictured on the right) has also given us permission to share his image and story. Landing is a tailor in southern Senegal whose business has also suffered badly due to the economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic. This has forced him to work 18-hour days, which caused his health to suffer to the point he was seriously ill at one point and his wife thought she was losing him. Landing has been given a loan so that he can buy good quality material from the capital to make beautiful clothing. The fine embroidery on the garment he is holding is testament to his skill. The profits Landing makes from this loan, (and future loans,) will help him feed his family and get medicines for his chronically sick mother.
Landing (pictured above) has also given us permission to share his image and story. Landing is a tailor in southern Senegal whose business has also suffered badly due to the economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic. This has forced him to work 18-hour days, which caused his health to suffer to the point he was seriously ill at one point and his wife thought she was losing him. Landing has been given a loan so that he can buy good quality material from the capital to make beautiful clothing. The fine embroidery on the garment he is holding is testament to his skill. The profits Landing makes from this loan, (and future loans,) will help him feed his family and get medicines for his chronically sick mother.
Mamadou (pictured on the left, has given his permission for us to share his image and story) comes from a poor home in the far south of Senegal and recently lost his father. Oxford Learning Curve’s monthly financial support through Vision Intégrale has enabled Mamadou to set up a business selling cloth. He has found that buying cloth from the capital, Dakar, for resale works well in his area, which is a long way from the capital.
Mamadou (pictured above) has given his permission for us to share his image and story. Mamadou comes from a poor home in the far south of Senegal and recently lost his father. Oxford Learning Curve’s monthly financial support through Vision Intégrale has enabled Mamadou to set up a business selling cloth. He has found that buying cloth from the capital, Dakar, for resale works well in his area, which is a long way from the capital.
Senegal charity work 2021
Having been made redundant in a very difficult economic climate, Adja (shown left, has given her permission for us to share her image and story) had been looking for a source of income in order to be able to provide for her family. She has found that buying clothes from the capital, Dakar, for resale works well in her area, which is a long way from the city. In the past year, her town has suffered much hunger, disease, devastating floods and more recently from devastating riots. This has made life extremely hard. On a day to day basis this often means, if someone is ill, there is simply no money left to get medical help. The suffering is on a massive scale. Adja has recently been set up in her little business, which we are hoping will expand, so enabling her to provide for her family. She is very grateful for your help in this.
Southern Senegal has been affected by poor rains, crop failure and much hunger over this past year. However, in recent months the rain has been exceptional, causing many of the mud houses to collapse, others to be flooded and further crop destruction. Many people went hungry and children were showing signs of malnutrition. Mamadou (shown below, has given his permission for us to share his image and story) comes from a poor home and recently lost his father. Oxford Learning Curve’s monthly financial support through Vision Intégrale has enabled Mamadou to set up a chicken rearing project to provide for his family. Oxford Learning Curve is planning to support other families in setting up their own chicken rearing projects.
Having been made redundant in a very difficult economic climate, Adja (shown below, has given her permission for us to share her image and story) had been looking for a source of income in order to be able to provide for her family. She has found that buying clothes from the capital, Dakar, for resale works well in her area, which is a long way from the city. In the past year, her town has suffered much hunger, disease, devastating floods and more recently from devastating riots. This has made life extremely hard. On a day to day basis this often means, if someone is ill, there is simply no money left to get medical help. The suffering is on a massive scale. Adja has recently been set up in her little business, which we are hoping will expand, so enabling her to provide for her family. She is very grateful for your help in this.
Southern Senegal has been affected by poor rains, crop failure and much hunger over this past year. However, in recent months the rain has been exceptional, causing many of the mud houses to collapse, others to be flooded and further crop destruction. Many people went hungry and children were showing signs of malnutrition. Mamadou (shown below, has given his permission for us to share his image and story) comes from a poor home and recently lost his father. Oxford Learning Curve’s monthly financial support through Vision Intégrale will enable Mamadou to set up a chicken rearing project to provide for his family. Oxford Learning Curve is planning to support other families in setting up their own chicken rearing projects.
Having been made redundant in a very difficult economic climate, Adja (shown below, has given her permission for us to share her image and story) had been looking for a source of income in order to be able to provide for her family. She has found that buying clothes from the capital, Dakar, for resale works well in her area, which is a long way from the city. In the past year, her town has suffered much hunger, disease, devastating floods and more recently from devastating riots. This has made life extremely hard. On a day to day basis this often means, if someone is ill, there is simply no money left to get medical help. The suffering is on a massive scale. Adja has recently been set up in her little business, which we are hoping will expand, so enabling her to provide for her family. She is very grateful for your help in this.
Southern Senegal has been affected by poor rains, crop failure and much hunger over this past year. However, in recent months the rain has been exceptional, causing many of the mud houses to collapse, others to be flooded and further crop destruction. Many people went hungry and children were showing signs of malnutrition. Mamadou (shown below, has given his permission for us to share his image and story) comes from a poor home and recently lost his father. Oxford Learning Curve’s monthly financial support through Vision Intégrale will enable Mamadou to set up a chicken rearing project to provide for his family. Oxford Learning Curve is planning to support other families in setting up their own chicken rearing projects.