David

I am a qualified, DBS checked, Science teacher working at a secondary school in Woking. Before teaching, I worked as a scientist with a PhD in Cancer Research from the University of Manchester, which I achieved in 2012. I then worked at Guy`s hospital NHS Foundation Trust performing research into cardiovascular disease before inspecting pharmaceuticals for clients based all around the world.

Throughout my working life I have trained a variety of people with different skills including medical students, PhD students and scientists with PhD`s and several years of research experience, amongst others. I then decided to take these skills and develop them further, becoming a full time teacher.

In addition to my academic qualifications, I have also completed several courses to help aid my ability to teach. These include completing a Personal Development for Successful Learning (PDSL) course (2005-6) and being involved in the Manchester Gold Mentoring Scheme (2004-5) both at the University of Manchester.

I feel my qualifications as a teacher and a scientist, as well as my ability to adapt my skills to a range of abilities makes me an ideal person to build on the knowledge being taught to pupils in schools.

Some examples of previous successes:
EM (taking single science, foundation tier) - went from U grade to C grade in six weeks

AR (A-Level chemistry) - went from 37% in mock exams to 97% in mock exams over 12 months

EW (Year 9) - improved by 4 steps over the course of two half-terms. Achieved the highest mark in the year (270 students)

SS (Year 9) - improved by 4 steps over the course of three half-terms. Achieved the joint-second highest mark in the year (270 students)

OS (Year 9) - improved by 3 steps over the course of two half-terms. Achieved the joint-second highest mark in the year (270 students)

SG (Year 8) - moved up 4 classes over the course of four half-terms. Achieved scores in the top 10% of the year

EE (Year 9) - improved over 45% on average in 8 weeks. Achieved the highest mark of the year in multiple tests (116 students)

Availability: Saturdays only. Sundays on rare occasions

Willing to travel: 3 miles

Experience: Experience:
Co-educational school in Chertsey, Surrey (2020-present)
Head of Chemistry (Chemistry up to A-Level, Biology & Physics up to GCSE)

Co-educational school in Woking, Surrey (2018 - 2020)
Science Teacher (Biology, Chemistry & Physics up to GCSE)

All girl`s school in Rainham, Kent (2016 - 2018)
Science Teacher (Chemistry up to A-Level, Biology & Physics up to GCSE)

Scientist testing pharmaceuticals (2013 - 2015)
Wrote over 100 reports to be used as part of submissions to drug regulators
Reviewed a similar number of reports to be used for similar purposes

Scientist researching cardiovascular disease (2012 - 2013)
One paper published in a scientific journal

Scientist researching treatments into COPD (2006 - 2007)
Research project rolled out across multiple sites, reducing analysis time by 2/3

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Education:
The University of Manchester (2008 - 2012)
PhD in Cancer Research
Three papers published in scientific journals
Presented my work across the UK and in the USA to a variety of audiences

The University of Manchester (2004 - 2008)
Master`s degree in Chemistry with Forensic Science (with Industrial Experience)

Wallington County Grammar School (1998 - 2004)
A-Levels: Chemistry, Biology, Computing, General Studies
GCSE: English, Mathematics, Double Science, English Literature, French, Information Technology, Economics, Religious Education

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Awards:
Chartered Chemist (CChem)
Chartered Scientist (CSci)
Member of the Royal Society of Biology (MRSB)
Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)
Member of the Institute of Science and Technology (MIScT)