Paul

Hello my name is Paul, I have returned from New Zealand where I was on the prestigious Maurice Wilkins scholarship to do medicinal chemistry and immunology at Auckland University. My PhD was on the synthesis and testing of anti-cancer vaccines. I supplemented my income by demonstrating laboratory chemistry to undergraduates and one-on-one tutoring of undergraduate chemistry. I spent 5 months making HIV Drugs in St. Helens after my PhD then reelised I had enough of working in a lab. I gained a Masters at the University of Nottingham where I studied chemistry. I am from Reading, and went to Little Heath School where I specialized in maths and science. After a year of really enjoying teaching A-Level maths I have just been accepted onto a Maths degree at Reading Uni so I am going to be doing a degree while my students are at school.

Tutoring Experience

2022/23
GCSE Maths Resit passed with 10h of tuition.

2021/22
Medicine Degree Student passed 2 Chemistry units (spectroscopy and analysis, molecular chemistry and reactions).

A-level Biology Grade E student to C and Grade C student to A*. Chemistry Grade E student to B and Grade C student to A. Maths Grade E student to B and Grade C student to A. Physics Grade E student to B.

GCSE Higher Combined Science student Grade 7 to 9. Foundation Combined Science student Grade 2 to 5. Higher Biology student Grade 4 to 5. Higher Chemistry student Grade 4 to 5. Higher Physics student Grade 4 to 6. Foundation Maths student from Grade 2 to 4, another student from grade 4 to 5. Higher Maths student Grade 6 to 7.

Year 9 EOY exams Student achieved Biology 83%, Chemistry 86%, Physics 83% and Maths 93%. (Class average circa 70%). Another student Biology 80%, Chemistry 90%, Physics 86% (top of class).

2020/21
Degree Chemistry Foundation year student resits, passes chemistry module.

A-level Exams cancelled.

GCSE Exams cancelled.

Year 8 EOY exams Student improving from previous year 53% average to a 79% average in Maths (class average 67%). Also, Biology 92%, Physics 85% and Chemistry 75%. Another student achieved Maths 84%, Physics 72%, Biology 83% and Chemistry 64%.

Year 6 SATS Bottom set student beat the average for all maths and science exams (his score 66%, 80%, 28% and 86%, average for class 58%, 68%, 22% and 81%). Another student with slow processing achieving 85% and 60%.

2019/20
All exams cancelled

Entrance exams Student accepted to Reading Boys School (tutored for maths).

2018/19
M.A. Finance Student tutored for maths module, final score 71% (class average 64%).

Degree Maths Student failed second year, passed all five resits (algebra, differential equations, linear models, real analysis and mathematical physics).

A-level Maths Mock exam grade D student to grade A. Autistic student from Ungraded mock to grade C.

GCSE Grade 7 student for maths and science improved to 9 in physics and 8 in maths and chemistry and biology. Grade 6 student for maths and science improved to 7 in bio and physics and 8 in maths and chemistry. Grade 4 student improved to Grade 6 for all maths and science. Grade 3 chemistry improved to grade 6 in chemistry. Grade 4 student improved to Grade 5 for physics and biology. Grade 5 improved to grade 7 maths. Grade 3 student improved to grade 6 in chemistry. Foundation student achieved grade 5 in all maths and science.

Year 6 SATS Student with working memory learning disability achieved a scaled score of 101 in maths , 98 in reading and 95 in grammar, punctuation, vocabulary and spelling.

Entrance exams 13+ student accepted to Abingdon (tutored for science and maths).

2017/18
A-level Almost all of my students got their first choice of university, and all improved by between 1-3 grades. Maths student grade E to C. Chemistry students: grade D to C. grade D to B, 2 x grade C to B.

GCSE Maths Foundation resits: 3 students from fail to C grades. Foundation combined science students: Grade 1 to 5, grade 3 to 4 and grade 3 to 5.

Entrance exams Year 8 student accepted into Shiplake College (tutored for maths). 13+ student accepted to Eton (tutored for maths). 13+ student accepted to Bryanston (tutored for maths and science)

2016/17
Degree Chemistry First year student resits in organic chemistry, from fail to first class.

A-level Maths Almost all of my students got into their first choice university, and most improved by 2 grades. Maths student grade D to C, another student grade C to A. Chemistry students: grade E to C, grade D to C, 2 x students grade C to B.

GCSE Foundation maths student from fail to grade 5.

Year 6 SATS Student

Entrance exams Year 7 student accepted into Leighton Park School (tutored for maths). 13+ student accepted into Harrow (tutored maths and science). 13+ Student accepted to Abingdon (tutored for science). 13+ Student accepted for St Edwards (tutored for science and maths).

In 2016 I was hired to teach A-Level maths at Newbury Hall school over Christmas. In early 2017 I was hired to teach GCSE maths to Nursery Assistants at Berkeley gardens day nursery, I also ran Science revision classes for Reading UTC in May 2017. In 2018 I have worked at Little Heath School and a young offenders institute in Newbury. I spent a month observing students and teachers at Willinc school and Maiden Erlegh learning how these schools teach maths.

Tutoring Approach

I am a friendly person who understands that learning new subjects can be hard. I am flexible in my approach, I will try and find a way which the student can remember and apply the knowledge. Everyone learns in a different way. I can prepare lessons if given some warning, I can also go through past exam papers and discuss the subject one on one. I have a car so I am able to travel to where ever you want to be tutored, I am also able to give lessons over Skype if that is more convenient.