Paula

Experienced and fully-qualified secondary school science teacher providing online or face-to-face lessons for individuals or small groups. Limited availability - some weekday mornings and early afternoons - currently fully booked after school apart from school holidays.

As a tutor who is a professional teacher, I use my classroom experience from OFSTED outstanding schools in Kingston/Surrey as well as one-to-one expertise, to provide students with fully up-to-date tuition to meet individual specific needs.

In 2020 I made my full-time job private tuition - I may sometimes work in schools however, what I really love is working with either small groups or individuals. You can find many positive reviews of my work and success stories from my students.

I am well-practised in a host of teaching strategies which I tailor in order to assist each student in meeting their own goals. I have a BSc Hons degree in Biology as well as a Post Graduate qualification in teaching and as such I teach Biology up to 'A' level and I teach Chemistry up to GCSE. My profession means that I am not only trained to teach but I also know the exam boards very well and can coach students on specific content, terminology and technique which is tailored to their course.

Additionally, having previously worked in a Primary School, I can also support younger students with the transition to secondary school and nurture a passion for the subject. Prior to teaching, my love of science and creativity enabled me to have a fulfilling career in the Pharmaceutical Industry where I specialised in Marketing and Creative Advertising. This experience is one of the things that I believe enables me to bring science to life for many young people.

I love my vocation and feel incredibly privileged to be able to support and help students to achieve their goals and their potential both in a group setting and in 1:1 tuition.

Please feel free to contact me with enquiries.

Tuition offered:
A level Biology
GCSE and iGCSE Biology and Chemistry (Double and Triple awards at both Higher and Foundation levels)
KS3 General Science
ISEB Science for Common Entrance (13+)
Home-schooling
AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Cambridge

Tutoring Experience

KS3-5 (ages 11-18) Secondary Science teacher (2003-current)
Private tutor of Science (2013-current)
Primary School teaching experience (2014)
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Advertising (1992-2003 - career prior to teaching)
2.1 BSc Hons Applied Biology (1992)
PGCE/QTS (2003)

Tutoring Approach

In terms of the methods I use and the services I provide, these include:
Interactive white board
Video animation
Verbal discussions and questions
Provision of online resources such as text books, revision guides, practice questions and past paper questions
Follow-up notes after lessons
Setting of homework and review of work and feedback
Student reports
Teaching of revision methods
Coaching on exam technique
Advice on further education

STANDARD FEES
(1:1 tuition)
M-F (PAYG)/Block booking (min monthly)
KS3 £80/£75
GCSE £80/£75
A level £95/£90

(Paired tuition - total cost shown)
M-F (PAYG)/Block booking (min monthly)
KS3 £100/£95
GCSE £100/£95
A level £120/115

ALL lessons: £5 discount per lesson if online (Zoom)