April

I’m a Consultant Clinical Scientist with over 10 years of teaching experience, covering A-Level private tuition, university lecturing and professional education for nurses, doctors and NHS scientists. I have a wealth of experience and in addition to helping my students understand the curriculum material, I also help with exam technique, identifying appropriate university courses and guidance on future career progression routes.

I have helped create curricula for medical degrees and national training programmes, and I contribute to examining a range of professional assessments, so I understand both the teaching and testing processes and can help students overcome their exam worries by incorporating exam technique from the very first lesson.

I have an excellent academic record, having been awarded a postgraduate diploma from the University of Manchester, a master’s degree (distinction) from the University of Nottingham and a 2:1(Hons) BSc from the University of Sheffield. I am also a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists for Clinical Haematology, one of only a handful of people in the country to have been awarded this title. I have a keen interest in medical research and in addition to being awarded the University of Nottingham School of Life Sciences prize for my MSc research paper, I have also been published in several scientific journals, including the International Journal of Laboratory Haematology and Nature Communications.

Availability: Weekdays 18:30 - 20:30

Weekends 09:30 - 17:00

Willing to travel: 10 miles

Experience: I started tutoring whilst studying for my undergraduate degree. While I initially started teaching as a way of supporting myself through university, I quickly found that not only was this something I really enjoyed, it was something I appeared to have a talent for! All of my A-level students saw significant improvements in their grades following my tuition, as well as their general enjoyment of the subject. As such, when I began working in the NHS, I sought out teaching opportunities and this has culminated in my involvement in the design of national education programmes within my specialism, and presenting educational symposia at international scientific conferences.

I often provide one-on-one training both within my job role and through private tuition, and have always received excellent feedback for my relaxed, reassuring and open teaching style. Being involved in the NHS, especially at Consultant level, I am used to constantly updating my knowledge and skills, which in the case of tutoring, also includes identifying changes to the curriculum, and evolving my teaching techniques to fit a changing student audience. I have experience of all mainstream examination boards and I’m more than suitably qualified to teach A-level biology material to an excellent standard.

DBS Check: Yes