James

I am a highly driven inidividual with a strong academic background; I have a Master's in Chemistry from the University of Oxford and managed to gain a Distinction in my PGCE from the University of Buckingham. Since then I have been teaching at one of the top private schools in the UK alongside tutoring.

I strive to foster a supportive and engaging learning enviornment while building confidence within the subject. I tailor my approach to each student to truly get the best out of them, whatever the target grade, or SEN requirements may be. I also believe tutoring is not just about passing along information to achieve a grade in an exam but also showing a student how they can better use their own 'revision time' and teach transferable skills and independence.

I am free during the evenings with the ability to host sessions online or in person as well as travel, and during the school holidays I am able to offer far more of my time.

I am able to tutor all exam boards at GCSE for Chemistry, Maths, and Physics. All exam boards for Chemistry A-Level, and assist with personal statement/interview preparation for post A-Level.

Academic History:
PGCE with QTS with Distinction from The University of Buckingham.
Integrated Master's from Oxford in Chemistry.
A-Levels: Chemistry A*, Physics A*, Maths A.
AS: Chemistry A, Physics A, Maths A, Philosophy A.
GCSEs: A* in Chemistry, Physics, Maths, I.C.T., French, Biology
A in English Lit, English Lang, History, RS

My University Level teaching is University Interview Preparation Only

Tutoring Experience

Chemistry Teacher for four years.
Science and Maths Tutor for five years.

Tutoring Approach

For Interview Preparation we will go through the most common questions, and a lot of first year University level material.

For KS3 to A-Level, I mainly focus on past paper questions as due to the repeitive nature of A-Level and GCSE exams, I fundamentally believe past paper questions are the best way to learn, as not only do you increase your own knowledge, you can also semi-rote learn mark schemes. This pathway also greatly increases exam technique. However, if fundamental gaps in knowledge become apparent on particular topics, we will go over the specific topics.

I also regularly review recent literature surrounding the sciecne of learning (pedagogy) and this enables me to remain up to date with my teaching methods.