Science tutoring offered - KS1 to A-Level

[orm2018]

Hi everyone, my name is Olley and I graduated from Oxford in 2018 with a master's degree in biochemistry and I started tutoring in 2015. In that time have helped students pass GCSEs and meet A-Level requirements to get them into their first-choice universities, as well as helping university students work on assignments and understand topics for exams. I've taught for well over 800 hours and feel completely comfortable with all levels of biology and chemistry.

I think teaching science requires a lot of questions to be asked, both by the tutee and the tutor, so I'm always asking questions to work out exactly what my students know about the topic we're working on so we can iron out any misunderstandings and build a proper comprehension of the subject together. Learning to just parrot the correct answers is an incredibly unsatisfying and ultimately pointless way of learning, so I avoid that as much as possible and encourage my students to think about the theory behind what they're expected to learn, so that they can work out the answers in exams rather than relying on answers they crammed in a panic.

I'm a very relaxed person - I don't think people learn well in stressful situations, and so I'm always happy to have a laugh or go off topic for a minute if I think it'll help my students concentrate better for the rest of the session. I'm also a very patient person, which means I'm very happy to spend an entire hour on a single idea if that's what we need to do. I've spent enough time tutoring to know that some concepts just don't quite gel for some students, and so I'm always comfortable spending time working on something from different angles if that's what needs to be done.

Since schools aren't going in for at least the next two weeks, I'm also offering crash courses if that's something you might find useful - I've done a few over the last half terms and think that ~5 1.5 hour sessions over the course of a week or two can be really helpful to quickly bring up a student's level if they feel they're lagging behind and want to re-enter school completely caught up with where their school has left them.

I charge ?37 per hour, and teach all levels of biology and chemistry and physics up to triple science GCSE. I'm also working through zoom/skype/whatsapp video call, but happy to use another app if you prefer it! I also use an online whiteboard website which we write notes and diagrams on which will cover the entire syllabus by the time we're finished and will stay online after our sessions are finished so the students can always find everything they'll need to know in one place.

If you're interested, message me on here or text/call me on 07504472549 - I'm around most of the time but if I'm working I won't be able to answer a call so a quick text to check if I'm around first might be an idea!

Best wishes,

Olley