Chantelle

Update: not currently accepting new students

If you`re looking for a supportive Biology, Geography, Geology or English tutor for GCSE or A Level then I can help!

As someone who had a brilliant tutor throughout my GCSEs and A Levels, I understand how valuable someone to support and direct your studies outside of class can be.


QUALIFICATIONS:

MSc Marine Conservation from the University of Aberdeen

BSc Earth Sciences - Palaeobiology from UCL.

Recipient of the 2015/6 Palaeontology Association Prize.

A* English Literature A Level
A* Geography A Level
A Biology A Level

Availability: Flexible - please enquire

Willing to travel: 15 miles

Experience: T E A C H I N G / T U T O R I N G E X P E R I E N C E:

- Currently tutoring Geography AS and A Level, Biology A Level and English GCSE

- Using multi-media and active learning to teach: a lesson where only the tutor`s voice is heard is not a successful lesson!

- Giving excellent exam tips and case studies (for geography and biology) to use in your exams

- Helping students make their university applications even better (NB: I work with students to improve their application essays - I won`t write them for you!)


A R E A S O F E X P E R T I S E B Y S U B J E C T:

(I can tutor GCSE, AS, A Level, National 5, Highers and Advanced Highers in any of the following subjects)


English:

- Particularly familiar with AQA exam board, also edexcel and OCR
- Shakespeare
- Modern literature (The kite runner, captain corelli`s mandolin etc.)
- Gothic literature (Angela Carter, Dracula, Frankenstein)
- Pastoral literature
- Poetry: Hardy, Tennyson, Eliot, Plath....
- Clarity of written communication
- Excellent essay writing. I achieved 100% in my English A Level, so I can help you improve your coursework essays!


Geography/ Geology:
(AQA, edexcel, OCR)

- Plate Tectonics
- Earth materials (rock identification, mineral structure)
- Plant community succession
- Community demographics
- Global conflict studies
- Human settlements (e.g. CBDs, settlement growth structures...)


Biology:

Most familiar with the AQA curriculum, but experienced in tutoring edexcel, OCR, and Scottish qualifications as well.

- Cell biology
- Ecology (populations, ecosystems)
- Photosynthesis, Respiration
- Nutrient Cycles
- Genetics (Inheritance, Hardy-Weinberg Principle, Molecular biology, DNA and RNA, Protein synthesis, regulation of transcri ption and translation, stem cells).....

- Nervous and Hormonal Communication
- Homeostasis (Body temperature, blood glucose concentration, menstrual cycle)

- Gene technology (Making DNA fragments, genetic engineering, fingerprinting, locating and sequencing genes, DNA probes)

- How to read graphs, interpret experiments and data



Areas I can tutor at degree level and above:

- GIS
- Applied statistics
- Biology
- Other specialist and general software: if you have a programme you would like help getting started with, or improving your understanding of, then please enquire. Examples of software I can assist you with include R and Excel. Contact me if you have a specific programme you`d like help with.