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John

John

♦ Specialist in online tuition and exam technique ♦ More than 98% of my tutees have achieved the A* ♦ 25 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

After gaining a First I completed my Doctorate in under 2 years and worked as a Biochemist at Oxford University. Deciding to become a teacher I completed a PGCE and I now have over 25 years in top HMC schools and a wealth of experience as an examiner. My pupils have always gained outstanding results. More than 98% of my tutees have gained 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. I specialise in online tuition for A level Chemistry and Biology and in helping students to excel in their UCAT and medical school interviews. Nearly all of my tutees score over 3000 and band 1 in the UCAT and their average score over the last 5 years is 3105. I am also very happy teaching GCSE maths, GCSE sciences or A level Economics. With over 25 years experience as an examiner I know exactly what is needed to score full marks and what is likely to come up.

Tutoring Approach

My lessons are very interactive and engaging and I make sure that students fully understand material and that they know how to tackle unseen exam questions. Every year I have lots of students who move up from a C or D grade to an A*. Most years I will also have someone move all the way from an E or U to the A*. Usually at least one of my tutees will gain 100% in A level papers whilst several others drop just a mark or two. It can be hard to persuade some students to start working in the right way but given a bit of time I invariably get there and even the most recalcitrant end up really enjoying the lessons and gain a huge amount of confidence. I really enjoy tutoring and get a huge amount of pleasure from helping students to do so much better than they think they can.

LanguagesEnglish (British)
AvailabilityWeekends, Weekdays (all times)
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Qualifications

Durham University1991BachelorsBSc First Class Hons
Teikyo University1993DoctoratePhD Distinction
Oxford University1994PGCEPGCE Distinction
Open University2010MastersMA Ed Distinction

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