Siobhan

**Availability from 17th June 2024**
Hello, my name is Siobhán.
I am a confident, outgoing science teacher specialising in biology. I am also confident in chemistry and physics. I currently teach KS3 and GCSE students following the AQA exam board, I am also confident teaching Edexcel and OCR.
From September 2024, I will be adding A level Biology (Year 12 ONLY).
I strive to make all of science accessible and enjoyable for students, relating topics to real life, and working through areas student find tough until it clicks for them.
My aim with tutoring is to spend the time with a student, understanding their barriers and working on any area that they need as much as they need until they feel more happy with it. I am fully aware that science can be a barrier for some students and I aim to make the subjects more engaging and approachable. This knowledge and understanding can then be built on using exam questions to cement their understanding and hopefully it is then embedded ready for exams. Looking over exam questions is the best form of revision, but it also is a way to show students how similar questions are year and year and hopefully remove some of fear surrounding GCSEs.

I am a teacher who prides herself on building positive relationships with students, both in the classroom and as a form teacher. I believe these positive relationships are the best way for students to feel confident in their own abilities and bring out the belief that they can do anything.

Availability: I am available every evening from roughly 4pm except Wednesdays (would be later in the evening) and when there is a parents evening
I am also available at the weekend as long as enough warning is given!

Willing to travel: 15 miles

Experience: I have worked at a large comprehensive in Sheffield for 6 years and have recently moved to a smaller comprehensive in Derbyshire. I have been tutoring for 6+ years across all exam boards and all 3 sciences- biology, chemistry and physics. I have taught all year groups and a range of abilities across each subject. I pride myself on pushing those students who are able, while encouraging those who need it to get the best out of them. I believe in taking the 1 to 1 learning as slow as necessary to build confidence in their own abilities.
I have achieved my PGCE from Manchester metropolitan university and obtained my BSc from the university of Lincoln in 2012

DBS Check: Yes

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