Carol

Enthusiastic semi retired fully qualified science teacher, leader and manager with over 20 years experience as an advanced skills practitioner in schools, FE college and university.

Science advisor for a leading exam awarding body - monitoring, awarding and reporting on assessments in schools.
Quality reviewer for another leading exam awarding body - assessing online tuition lesson quality and student progress.
Lead tutor for the National Tutoring Programme - managing online tutors teaching school students.
Programme leader for an international awarding body - developing specifications, examination papers and mark schemes at A level equivalence.
Many diverse leadership roles within FE/HE and school settings.
CPD/course developer for local education authorities and STEMlearning.

I have a first class BSc. in Science Education with Qualified Teacher Status. I now work part time on contractual bases.

I teach all three sciences at GCSE level and Biology AS/A level.

Tutoring Experience

Over 20 years experience teaching 11+ students GCSE, GCE and undergraduate foundation level sciences. I was director of school improvement, initial teacher trainer lead, subject learning coach and an internal inspector. I have written and delivered courses for STEMlearning and local authorities, led and produced an international undergraduate foundation programme, including writing exam papers and mark schemes and writing online material during COVID-19 to name a few roles.

I am also a science advisor for a leading exam board and lead tutor/quality assurance reviewer for another major exam board.

Tutoring Approach

I use a friendly yet professional approach to engage students in learning.

An initial introduction will support a good rapport and establish the needs of the student/s. Tutoring sessions can then be tailored to prioritise topics and skills agreed.

My aim is to help embed, broaden and deepen scientific concepts in order to effectively apply knowledge to exam questions. This will maximise potential grades.

Tuition costs can be shared using 1:2 tuition.