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Amanda

Amanda
Amanda
Tutor
Thurleigh, Bedfordshire
Feedback Score:
+42
Member Since: 02/04/2018
Last Login: 1 day ago
Response Rate: 95%
Expected Response: < 3 hours

My Qualifications

PGCE
University of Leicester
PGCE (Secondary)
Pass  (2002)

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Information about Amanda

I aim to teach students to understand concepts rather than learn by rote. - Qualified teacher and examiner. - Many students go onto medicine, vetmed and dentistry. - Prepare students for 13+, 11+ and scholarships: Westminster, Habs, QE Boys, Latymer, St Albans, Oundle, Bedford Modern and Kimbolton: for students outside the UK and UK based. I also have many international students studying IGCSE, CIE, IB and iA levels.

During lesson we look at exam questions and examiners reports to highlight the skills and knowledge needed to attain the top grades. I use exam papers to identify areas of weakness so we can then work on specific skills or topics. We can then revise topics and make revision materials.

Having dyslexia myself means I can help dyslexic students learn techniques to help them with both revision and accessing information on the exam papers. I have extensive SEN experience both at School and at home (my daughter has Down Syndrome).

Availability: I am taking on new students at the moment for June when the year 11 and 13 have finished their exams.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: I`m a qualified teacher and examiner with 23 years experience. Until recently I was working part time in a school in Hertfordshire teaching A level biology. I have worked with AQA and Edexcel as an examiner and moderator. This has allowed me to gain a good understanding of the exam requirements.

Having dyslexia myself means I can help dyslexic students learn techniques to help them with both revision and accessing information on the exam papers. I have extensive SEN experience both at School and at home (my daughter has Down Syndrome).

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Feedback For Amanda (42)

We have a total of 49 review(s) for Amanda.

Sadan (Miss)
11/09/2023

5/5 Rating

I found the classes to be very helpful, she explained everything clearly, and was always patient with me when i didn`t understand, she truly helped me reach my goals in A-level biology. Thank you.

Tutors Response :

Thank you Sadan, well done on all your hard work and good luck at university


Sarb (Mr)
31/08/2023

1/5 Rating

Amanda had a lesson with my son in September 2022, she was completely unprofessional and made him cry. She told him he would fail his exam, I have waited till he has received his results, and he got a 8 in Biology. I think Amanda needs to reflect on the deliberate negative and destructive impact she has had upon him. If she did not wish to tutor him, she should have just said that and not undermined him.

Tutors Response :

Hi Sarb, I`m very pleased to hear that your son attained an 8. Please pass on my best wishes for his A levels.


Kayra (Miss)
18/08/2023

5/5 Rating

Amanda is a great tutor who has had instant rapport with my daughter , who feels very comfortable with her. My daughter is happy to ask her anything and is feeling more confident about science now.

Tutors Response :

That’s great to hear. Thank you


Roxana (Mrs)
25/07/2023

5/5 Rating

Gabriel liked the session with Lucy from the get go. Looking forward to seeing having more sessions with here.


Olivia (Miss)
10/06/2023

5/5 Rating

Amanda is an absolutely incredible tutor who made understanding topics that I had been struggling with for weeks so simple and easy, helping to apply that knowledge to exam questions, which had also been a major problem for me. It`s not an exaggeration to say that she saved my biology A Level. Thanks to her, my predicted grade went from a C to an A. I really enjoyed our sessions and would highly recommend her.

Tutors Response :

Thank you Olivia. I`m glad I could help and you have worked so hard so achieve these grades, Well done!!!


Jane (Mrs)
26/04/2023

5/5 Rating

Amanda has only been working with my daughter for a few weeks but she has quickly built her confidence and understanding already.


Nikki (Mrs)
23/04/2023

5/5 Rating

Put son at ease quickly and he says Amanda explains things in an easy to understand way.


Jill (Mrs)
30/01/2023

5/5 Rating

Amanda was a fantastic tutor for my daughter who was tutored by her last year. My daughter had tried a couple of other tutors in other subjects but Amanda was by far her favourite. Organised, timely but importantly my daughter looked forward to her sessions as Amanda had a way of teaching to a very high standard whilst having a great sense of fun and realism. Wholly recommend!

Tutors Response :

Thanks Jill


Helen (Mrs)
13/01/2023

5/5 Rating

Amanda has been great for my son. Moving him from a U to a B in the space of 6 months. She is patient and makes his lessons interesting.

Tutors Response :

Thanks Helen
That`s great to hear, he has been working hard to achieve those grades


Conor (Prof)
27/11/2022

4/5 Rating

Good support for my daughter


Kiran (Mr)
23/11/2022

5/5 Rating

Amanda is a brilliant tutor with excellent teaching skills. My daughter has enjoyed her lessons and her understanding and grade has improved.


Kitty (Mrs)
21/11/2022

5/5 Rating

Amanda is an excellent tutor. She is tutoring our 18 year old daughter in A` Level Biology and always takes care to explain everything clearly, going over whatever needs repeating, and is very thorough. Our daughter tells me her lessons are enjoyable and inspiring and that Amanda is friendly and enthusiastic. Amanda`s methodical approach means she only moves onto the next module once her student is secure in the previous one - and this calm but rigorous approach is working extremely well for us. Five stars.

Tutors Response :

Thank you Kitty that’s great to hear.


Mahesh (Dr)
16/09/2022

4/5 Rating

lovely teacher. very good understanding of student`s needs


Magdalena (Mrs)
14/07/2022

5/5 Rating

Amanda was helping my daughter with sciences. She has a great knowledge and explains clearly complex questions. Although my daughter only had few lessons with Amanda we have already noticed an improvement in her confidence and also in her test results. Amanda’s positive approach helps my daughter to have a go at questions that she normally wouldn’t. We would strongly recommend Amanda.

Tutors Response :

Thank you for your lovely feedback


Rowena (Mrs)
04/07/2022

5/5 Rating

Amanda has been very flexible and understanding supporting my daughter with A level biology over the past year. She was engaging and explained concepts well, the work on exam questions and strategies with her was so valuable and gave her more confidence to sit the exams.


Dina (Miss)
02/07/2022

5/5 Rating

I truly found the weekly sessions so helpful in learning exam technique and content in A- level biology. Through Amanda’s guidance I was able to increase my grade in biology and she has been so helpful this year! Thank you so much!

Tutors Response :

Thank you Dina it was my pleasure


Mike (Mr)
28/06/2022

5/5 Rating

Amanda has given fantastic support to my daughter over the last 6 months in preparation of her A level Biology. Many thanks


Anastasia (Mrs)
27/06/2022

3/5 Rating

Somehow we couldn`t really figure out the organisational side of the classes with Amanda. I can`t say that the time was used effectively during the lessons. My daughter had only 2 classes with Amanda

Tutors Response :

Thank you for the feedback. I explained to you at the time that I was very busy with the A level and GCSE exams and I was already full. I tried my very hardest to fit you in when I had free periods to do so.


David (Mr)
22/06/2022

5/5 Rating

Evie has enjoyed her science lessons and found them very helpful in preparations for her GCSE`s. I would have no hesitation in recommending Amanda as a tutor.

Tutors Response :

Thanks David, its been my pleasure. Please let me know how she gets on in August.


Petra (Mrs)
18/06/2022

5/5 Rating

Amanda is such a wonderful tutor . My daughter has been having lessons with her for 6 months and will do so until her GCSE . She’s friendly , approachable and always prepared for the lesson with an interactive presentation. . My daughters confidence has really grown. She honestly didn’t enjoy Spanish at school and now she absolutely loves it thanks to Amanda .


Sarah (Ms)
10/06/2022

5/5 Rating

Supportive and flexible!


Esther (Mrs)
23/04/2022

5/5 Rating

Amanda is such a wonderful tutor, so knowledgable and thorough in her subject, she taught my daughter and prepared her so well for her exams, she now scores top grades in biology. We can’t wait for her to teach our little boy. Thank you Amanda.

Tutors Response :

Thank you Esther, it was my pleasure.


Christina (Ms)
11/04/2022

5/5 Rating

amanda is reliable and great with teenagers . Much appreciated


Jane (Dr)
25/03/2022

5/5 Rating

Amanda is providing support for A level biology and it is proving helpful. She explains things clearly and responds to requests for specific topics. She is very knowledgeable about exam questions and understands the marking schemes.


Charlotte (Ms)
13/03/2022

2/5 Rating

Amanda was very nice and my son had one session with her, but then she cancelled all the sessions due to prior family commitments which wasn`t ideal for my son.

Tutors Response :

I`m sorry but unfortunately the time of my daughters tennis changed, this was not in my control and I had no alternative to offer. Sorry again


Jo (Miss)
18/02/2022

5/5 Rating

Even after only a couple of lessons, my daughter`s confidence has improved & she has confirmed she finds the lessons a great help in catching up what she feels she missed during the pandemic. Really helpful support is being provided ahead of her GCSEs later this year


Hannah (Mrs)
11/02/2022

5/5 Rating

My Daughter Rosie loves her weekly session with Amanda and it is making a real difference to her A level Biology knowledge and understanding


Johanna (Mrs)
16/01/2022

5/5 Rating

Amanda is an excellent tutor. Friendly, caring and is very supportive of our daughters struggles with parts of chemistry


Emma (Mrs)
07/01/2022

5/5 Rating

Very good tutor. Amanda has a kind demeanour and is very good at explaining tricky scientific concepts. Amanda has good knowledge of the exams, as an examiner herself, which is really useful when teaching the students good exam technique.


Sarah (Mrs)
18/11/2021

5/5 Rating

My son has had a few lessons with Amanda now. It’s been a very tough couple of years for students and Amanda was very honest about the gaps in my sons knowledge but was very reassuring that once these gaps were identified and filled things would improve for him. He’s already feeling much more confident about his biology which is a huge part of the battle for him. He is able to ask questions easily and he said things are starting to make more sense already. Very happy with the sessions.


Fiona (Mrs)
14/11/2021

5/5 Rating

My daughter is taking class with her for last 2 months. She’s a very reliable teacher and taking enormous time to explain the topics . So far I’m happy with her tuition.


Samantha (Mrs)
11/10/2021

5/5 Rating

Was competent and very professional with my daughter.


Georgia (Mrs)
30/06/2021

5/5 Rating

Thank you for all your invaluable help teaching my daughter. She has found your tutoring focussed, easy to understand and has developed a clearer grasp of many of the topics


Nevil (Mr)
17/05/2021

5/5 Rating

We engaged Amanda to tutor our daughter in General Science with a couple of subject areas in mind initially. We subsequently rolled over to a few months encompassing numerous topics within the subject to broaden her knowledge. Amanda was welcoming and extremely knowledgeable. We wanted our daughter to understand topics beyond the immediate exam question in order to develop context and a broader understanding of the subject. They also practiced exam questions which helped our daughter to understand what the question was asking. Our daughter always looked forward to and enjoyed her lessons and as she is going on to study biology at A level, we would have no hesitation to seek Amanda for further tuition in future.

Tutors Response :

Thank you Nevil. It has been an absolute delight to teach your daughter and I look forward to our next adventure into A levels


Jacqui (Mrs)
16/05/2021

5/5 Rating

From the outset we were impressed with Amanda - she gave our son a huge amount of resources and taught Biology in a way that really suited him. He has been so much more enthusiastic about Biology, enjoying the subject again and Amanda has really boosted his confidence - we would definitely recommend her!


Tassy (Mrs)
10/05/2021

5/5 Rating

My daughter enjoys her sessions with Amanda and really looks forward to them. We are only a few weeks in but I can see that this has already boosted my child`s confidence. Thank you Amanda!

Tutors Response :

You are very welcome, it’s good to hear that your daughters confidence has improved so much.


Tola (Mrs)
04/05/2021

5/5 Rating

Amanda is a great tutor and has been very helpful in tutoring me in both chemistry and biology. She has also been very resourceful in providing past paper questions to work on whilst explaining and working with me on things I don’t understand


Ufuk (Mr)
04/05/2021

3/5 Rating

Good teacher but not reliable with timing, cancelled lessons last minute a few times.

Tutors Response :

Thank you and I`m sorry I had to cancel the lessons at the last minute, unfortunately my daughter has quite complex medical needs and we had to take her to the paediatrics unit at the local hospital for blood tests and observations.


Sabina (Mrs)
01/05/2021

5/5 Rating

My son has worked with Amanda for just a few weeks. During that time she was very professional and we would recommend her as a tutor.

Tutors Response :

Thank you Sabina


Nicola (Ms)
27/04/2021

5/5 Rating

Amanda was really excellent with my son. I highly recommend her and completely understand why she is in such high demand ! Thank you Amanda for all your help . Nicola


Mohammad (Mr)
12/04/2021

5/5 Rating

Amanda is really good at explaining complicated concepts in a clear concise manner, making use of diagrams also. She is is really thorough and knows how to answer questions according to the examiner to really hit the high marks.


Isabella (Miss)
07/04/2021

5/5 Rating

Great Tutor and very knowledgeable in Biology!


Mulenga (Mrs)
30/03/2021

3/5 Rating

Thank you


Helen (Ms)
10/03/2021

5/5 Rating

My daughter has only recently started having lessons with Amanda but has already told me that she’s finding them really helpful. She looks forward to the sessions which I feel is always a good sign.


Antony (Mr)
09/02/2021

5/5 Rating

Very pleased. Amanda has worked with my daughter for a couple of months on her Biology A-level content, to build understanding, increase her confidence in exam ability and expand her knowledge of the subject. Always on time and happy to communicate on the sessions.


Lai Ching (Mrs)
08/02/2021

5/5 Rating

Amanda was quick to respond and keen to find us space in her very full schedule. In the very first session, she provided great tips and advice on how my daughter could improve the way that she worked and revised, and was extremely knowledgeable about dyslexia. Amanda quickly put my daughter at ease and, after 2 sessions, has already helped her to re-gain confidence in her abilities.


Libby (Mrs)
11/01/2021

5/5 Rating

I contacted Amanda for booster lessons for my son who is preparing for his GCSE mocks in science and to help him prep for exam questions. Amanda has been really great, each lesson was different and she was able to cover key areas to support his understanding of each topic and he has been really motivated by his lessons. Amanda is very flexible when booking the lessons and would highly recommend her.


heinke (Dr)
02/01/2021

5/5 Rating

Amanda is an excellent tutor and I can highly recommend her.


Dorinda (Mrs)
10/12/2020

5/5 Rating

Amanda is a really good tutor and has helped with exam technique in particular. She is very flexible during sessions with the topics that are covered and provides some really good resources

Tutors Response :

Thank you very much. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help


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