Natalie

I have been tutoring biosciences for 14 years, and absolutely love working with students to achieve their goals.

I`m also an author and speaker: my nonfiction book on monsters came out in 2024, Enchanted Creatures: Our Monsters and Their Meanings (W&N) and before that I wrote Planta Sapiens (Little Brown, `23) on plant intelligence with a philosopher of science. I have worked at London`s Natural History Museum and the Zoological Society of London, spoken for radio, TEDX and various events.

My own natural history `cabinet of curiosity` contains many amazing specimens such as nautilus shells, beaver skulls and insects that can illustrate biological topics! Occasionally I rear live exotic butterflies and moths at home. My book `Feathers and Eggshells` about the birds of Hampstead Heath was published in 2000.

Availability: I can teach through the weekdays and some times at weekends.

Willing to travel: 1 miles

Experience: Over the past 14 years, I have tutored hundreds of students, primarily A-Level and university applicants as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students. I work with students with a wide range of abilities and concerns, and I really enjoy helping students develop their academic abilities in a holistic way.

My specialisms are:

- Year 12/13 biology. I work with these boards: OCR (A&B), EdExcel (A&B), AQA, CIE, Pre-U and IB.

- University and postgraduate entrance for biosciences and related subjects: I support students to produce excellent personal statements with minimal stress, shape their academic identities and choose courses, and prep for confident interviews and entrance exams.

- Essays and projects. I have extensive experience in helping students plan, produce and edit essays, literature reviews and research projects. This includes niche, specialist work that most other tutors won`t engage with and draws on my skills as a professional writer with a background in science.

I have also taught in several schools, giving regular revision classes to students and run a number of intensive A-Level revision courses, in-person and online, for other agencies.

The ubiquitous feedback from my teaching work has been that students achieve much higher marks than they expected and enjoyed their subject in a way that they had not before. In many cases, the benefits of sessions extend into other subjects, as students develop a more confident academic approach.

DBS Check: Yes