John

| Expert in online tuition and exam technique | More than 98% of my tutees have achieved the A* | 28 years in top HMC schools ! Doctorate in Biochemistry | Average UCAT score in top 1% | I’ve helped 600+ students get into Oxford, Cambridge or Medicine |

Tutoring Experience
Following a First Class Honours degree from Durham University I completed a Doctorate in less than 2 years and then worked as a Postdoctoral Biochemist at Oxford University. Deciding to become a teacher I completed a PGCE and I started my teaching career in the state sector before taking a Head of Science role at a leading HMC school. After a hugely enjoyable and fulfilling 29 years in teaching I retired at the age of 53 to concentrate full time on tutoring. My teaching career included an absolute wealth of experience as an examiner, more than 10 years as the Director of Teaching and Learning at a top HMC school, and Inspection work for ISI. All the way through my teaching career my classes consistently achieved exceptional exam results and value added.

I started tutoring whilst I was in the sixth form because I took some of my A levels early and it was the success and the enjoyment that I got from tutoring that eventually led to my move into teaching. Over the last 30 years, helped greatly by my experiences as a teacher and examiner, I have kept on improving my tutoring skills and every year the results just seem to get better and better. More than 98% of my tutees gain the A*, more than 30 have gained 100% in A level papers, and I have helped over 600 students get into Oxford, Cambridge or Medicine/Dentistry/Vet Med. Nearly all of my tutees score in the top 1% in the UCAT but I also enjoy helping students who really struggle with the time pressure of the UCAT to reach a score that gets them into medical school.

I specialise in online tuition for A level Chemistry and Biology and in helping students to excel in their UCAT and in medical school interviews but I am also very happy teaching GCSE sciences, GCSE maths or A level economics.

Tutoring Approach
My lessons are interactive and engaging and I have a relaxed, calm, and very positive approach. Throughout school and university I pursued elite sport, winning World and European Titles. The difficulties, such as balancing this with academic work and overcoming injuries, prepared me well for helping students to overcome their specific challenges and to develop their emotional and mental resilience. I make sure that my students fully understand material, know how to tackle unseen exam questions, and know how best to prepare for exams. For chemistry, biology and medical school entrance I have the best track record that there is.

I really enjoy tutoring and get a lot of satisfaction and pleasure from helping students to do so much better than they think they can, whether at GCSE, A level or University level. For online lessons I always ask to be paid in advance and I use Zoom as the platform as it is super reliable and the screen sharing is fantastic. I have a large dedicated office for tutoring with two 900Mb fibre connections from different providers to ensure that I always have superfast internet speeds. Please read the reviews as they will tell you a lot more!

Availability: I am a full time tutor so have availability during the school day as well as on evenings and weekends.

Willing to travel: 30 miles

DBS Check: Yes

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