John

♦ Specialist in online tuition and exam technique ♦ More than 98% of my tutees have achieved the A* ♦ 28 years in top HMC schools ♦ Doctorate in Biochemistry ♦ Average UCAT score of over 3100 ♦ I’ve helped 500+ students get into Oxford, Cambridge or Medicine ♦

Tutoring Experience

Following a First Class Honours degree from Durham University I completed a Doctorate in less than 2 years and then worked as a Postdoctoral Biochemist at Oxford University. Deciding to become a teacher I completed a PGCE and I started my teaching career in the state sector before taking a Head of Science role at a leading HMC school. After a hugely enjoyable and fulfilling 29 years in teaching I retired at the age of 53 to concentrate full time on tutoring. My teaching career included an absolute wealth of experience as an examiner, more than 10 years as the Director of Teaching and Learning at a top HMC school, and Inspection work for ISI. All the way through my teaching career my classes consistently achieved exceptional exam results and value added.

I started tutoring whilst I was in the sixth form because I took some of my A levels early and it was the extraordinarily success and the enjoyment that I got from tutoring that eventually led to my move into teaching. Over the last 30 years, helped greatly by my experiences as a teacher and examiner, I have kept on improving my tutoring skills and every year the results just seem to get better and better. More than 98% of my tutees gain the A*, more than 30 have gained 100% in A level papers, and I have helped well over 500 students get into Oxford, Cambridge or Medicine/Dentistry/Vet Med. Nearly all of my tutees score over 3000 and band 1 in the UCAT but I also enjoy helping students who really struggle with the time pressure of the UCAT to reach a score that gets them into medical school.

I specialise in online tuition for A level Chemistry and Biology and in helping students to excel in their UCAT and in medical school interviews but I am also very happy teaching GCSE sciences, GCSE maths or A level economics.

Tutoring Approach

My lessons are interactive and engaging and I have a relaxed, calm, and very positive approach. I make sure that students fully understand material and that they know how to tackle unseen exam questions.

I really enjoy tutoring and get a lot of pleasure from helping students to do so much better than they think they can. Please read the reviews as they will tell you a lot more.