Katy

I am an experienced and caring tutor who believes that all individuals have the potential to succeed, with a little 1-1 support and patient guidance I believe all students have the ability to achieve their goals academically.

I am a passionate scientist working as an entomologist at the Natural History Museum in London since 2014 and I have worked on a number of ground breaking projects that are pioneering new methods in biological research. Therefore, I feel passionately about supporting students to develop their skills within STEM subjects, equipping students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed within studying STEM and potentially developing a career within the STEM industry.

I have good experience within private tutoring and I have taught students for the Field Studies Council across the UK and I taught biology and entomology to international school groups for Operation Wallacea. I consider education to be invaluable and I have a profound respect for learning and I want to help others who value and enjoy learning develop their skills further. I also find it even more inspiring to encourage those students who do not have a natural love for learning progress and find inspiration for their studies.

My three core teaching principles:
1. Participation: I will continuously ask you for your input, keeping our sessions engaging and active; this will be done though engagement during and after taught sessions and setting activities/work for you to do between sessions.
2. Confidence building: I will teach you to be confident in your abilities by carefully guiding you to develop your mental and practical skills within the sciences.
3. Development: We will develop `challenge areas` within your subject knowledge, focusing on how we can improve them so they don`t hold you back.

During lessons I try to identify barriers to learning and topics that my students find challenging. I then focus on creating tasks to help them overcome these problem areas. We also work though a range of resources to suit a variety of learning styles and needs, I value diversity in learning styles and will always adapt my teaching style to suit your needs. I have an extensive range of resources to pull from which include subject specific workbooks, past papers, exam questions and short 5 a day style questions to pull from. I use engaging revision cards and activities to keep learning fun and engaging. All of the above can be emailed to you.

I am available to tutor in person at your home or online. ** Currently offering online sessions only due to Covid-19. I tutor both KS3 and GCSE level biology.

Availability: Any time that suits you, I am currently working from home so I can be somewhat flexible with my schedule.

Willing to travel: 20 miles

Experience: My personal education:
BSc Conservation Biology | 2014 | University of Plymouth
Awarded a first class honours

BSc Extended Science | 2011 | University of Plymouth
Awarded a first class honours

I was placed on the Deans roll of honour for academic excellence during 2016 for achieving two first class honours degrees with the University of Plymouth.

Education and Teaching award | 2016 | City and Guilds/The Natural History Museum

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