Tom

I have 24 years experience of teaching only A-level Biology. My tutees show marked improvement and achieve excellent results. I am a full time A-level Biology teacher.

I am happy to tutor online (and have a lot of experience with this). For personal tuition, I use the Discovery Centre in Winchester.

I teach full time at - a top rated sixth form college.The Biology department is grade 1 (Outstanding), as were my lessons in a recent OFSTED. My classes have achieved in the top 1% of A-level Biology Sixth form college classes nationally for value added results. Very many students have achieved full marks in exam papers and progressed to Oxbridge or medical schools.

Students that I have tutored have gone from a D at AS to a A at A-level and from a C to an A*. I enjoy tutoring as it is very rewarding to help students to a thorough understanding of the theory that they couldn`t grasp.

I only tutor A level Biology. I am a current A level Biology teacher in Sixth Form College. I have 23 years experience of full time teaching of only A level Biology in a top SFC. My students show marked improvement and achieve excellent results.

My department is grade 1, as were my lessons in the most recent OFSTED inspection. My classes have achieved in the top 1% of A level Biology Sixth form college classes nationally for value added results.

Very many students have achieved full marks in exam papers. Many have achieved their goal of obtaining a place to read Medicine or Dentistry.

Students that I have tutored have gone from D in the L6th exams to a A at A-level and from a C to an A*. I enjoy tutoring as it is immensely rewarding to see students achieve a thorough understanding of the theory and then apply their knowledge to answering questions.

Tutoring Experience
I am very aware of the shift in emphasis and the different skills required for the new (for 2017) specification A levels. I have an in depth knowledge of the OCR A, CIE, AQA, and Pre U specifications
I recently tutored students from:

Eton College
Cheltenham Ladies College
St Swithuns`
Wycombe Abbey
Winchester College
Kingston Grammar School
Whitgift School
Oundle School
Downe House
UCS Hampstead
Bradfield College
St Benedicts Ealing
Concord College
Emanuel School
New English School of Kuwait
Leysin American School in Switzerland
King Edwards Southampton
Royal Grammar School Guildford
Reading School
Kingswood School
Eltham College
Harris Sixth Form
Barton Peveril
Alton College
Portsmouth Grammar School
Godolphins
Chesham Grammar
Cardiff Sixth Form Centre
Collingham College
Duff Miller Tutorial College
The John Lyon School

Tutoring Approach
A level Biology can be an extremely challenging subject, there is a huge body of difficult content to learn and understand.

As the new style questions test understanding and application far more than factual recall, many students find this a big change from what they were comfortable with at GCSE.

My aim is to get students to see why and how a biological process is occurring, rather than trying to rote learn the steps.

After a full explanation of the topic, I go through relevant past paper questions and try to coach what the question is actually asking, how it relates to the theory and how to phrase the answer for full marks.

All of my students are now online, I use an HD Webcam, a graphics tablet and video conferencing with a super-fast broadband connection. I use an excellent web-conferencing program, where both parties can see and annotate notes and past papers and PowerPoints, it is an extremely effective tutoring tool. Pre Covid I used to tutor in person in Winchester.

With online tutoring I have immediate access to a huge range of exam questions, markschemes and teaching resources.

All online tutorials are recorded and shared with the student, so they can be re-viewed and used for revision.

Prior to the tutorial, I send resources - notes, videos, questions, animations and PowerPoints to go through so faster progress can be made during the lesson.

If students need additional resources or are stuck on questions I will support them by WhatsApp outside of tutoring time.

I have a very efficient online booking system so you can choose the day and time that suits you and amend if your plans change.

Many students are requesting intensive help during the school holiday, to recap L6th topics or to rebuild confidence after a disappointing end of year exam - I am happy to tutor during the holidays.

Availability: I only tutor online.

Willing to travel: 50 miles

Experience: I have 24 years experience of teaching only A-level Biology.

I have an in depth knowledge of AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas specifications.