Martin

I am an experienced tutor and A level and GCSE teacher with over 31 years experience.

I have excellent communication skills and a very approachable manner which quickly puts students at ease.

My subject knowledge is very good being educated to BSc (Hons) in Biology and MSc in Psychology

I am married and have four children, three of which have passed through A levels so I know what it is like as a parent and teacher.

Tutoring Experience

I have taught in a secondary and sixth form for 25 yrs teaching GCSE and A level Biology and Psychology as well as being a sixth form tutor. I also supported the Medics, Vets and Dentists with their applications, UKCAT and BMAT exams as well as offering interview practice and feedback.

I have been tutoring Biology and Psychology for over 31 yrs with great success.

Tutoring Approach

My main focus has been tutoring and teaching A level Biology and more recently Psychology. I have taught all exam boards and have been very successful in helping students of all abilities to improve their grades to allow them to make their next step in their education.

My strengths are that I have very good communication skills and put students at ease allowing for the greatest progress to be made.

I focus on two main areas. Firstly in breaking down theory areas to make it understandable. I get students to learn key words and use revision spider diagrams to see the overview of difficult topics so they don't get lost in the theory. Then I use these spider diagrams to help them select accurately the correct theory areas to answer exam based questions.

Secondly I focus on exam technique, deconstructing questions to focus on how to structure an answer and then to select the correct theory to use in the answer.

I can offer a selection of services.

A) simple tuition: focusing of understanding specific areas as the student needs

B). Tutoring programme: setting up and organising a tutoring programme for several lessons that will cover, systematically, a larger area of the subject.

C). Revision programme: creating a revision programme with the student and managing the students revision programme in the subject (s). This will take the student up to the exam.

I Include setting and marking exam based H/W's.

I also include revision material and workbooks as well as past paper packs with mark schemes.

I have been very successful with students from those wanting to take up Medicine, Veterinary or Dentistry courses, to those who just want a pass to everyone in between.