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John
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My Qualifications
Open University
Educational Leadership and Management
Distinction (2010)
University of Oxford
PGCE (Secondary)
Distinction (1994)
Teikyo University
Biochemistry
Distinction (1993)
University of Durham
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
First (1991)
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Information about John
After gaining a First at Durham University I completed my Doctorate in under 2 years and then worked as a Biochemist at Oxford University. Deciding to become a teacher I completed a PGCE and I started my teaching career in the state sector before taking a Head of Department job at a prestigious HMC school. After a hugely enjoyable and fulfilling 28 years in top HMC schools I retired in my early 50s to concentrate full time on tutoring. My teaching career included 10 years as Director of Teaching and Learning as well as a wealth of examining experience and my classes always achieved spectacularly good 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 sciences, GCSE maths or A level economics.
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 going 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 thoroughly enjoy tutoring and I get a lot of pleasure from helping students to do so much better than they think they can.
Please read the reviews as they will tell you everything that you need to know!
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Feedback For John (69)
Prithvi (Mr)
07/04/2024
John has somehow managed to make revising and practicing A-level biology enjoyable. I have gone from being under-confident and underperforming in my topic tests to achieving consistently high scores in the midst of my A-level exams. John ensures you understand the material you have chosen to cover and engages actively in conversation surrounding the topics, both helping expand your out-of-syllabus knowledge and encouraging a holistic comprehension of the vast specification (which are also extremely useful attributes to have for paper 3). John will allow you to decide on what you would like to focus on and teach you the intricacies of adhering to A-level marking, which differs greatly in both difficult and technique from GCSE. My aptitude for biology has increased dramatically, as has my motivation to improve even further.
Tutors Response :
Tutoring Prithvi is an absolute pleasure and I am so proud of the remarkable progress that he has made. In particular he is now really good at applying his knowledge and understanding in unfamiliar contexts and he is great at spotting the clues in unseen exam questions and maximising his marks. He is now well on course for achieving a very comfortable A*. Thank you Prithvi for being such a receptive and polite student and for asking so many questions. Lessons have always been fun and I am keeping my fingers crossed that you join my 100% club; you definitely have a chance of doing it and it would be richly deserved. Very best wishes, John
Jake (Mr)
15/03/2024
The work John has been doing with Charlie has been great . John is very personable and was able to get on Charlies wave length straight away . Charlie needed some direction on answer structure to enable him to maximise his marks. I would have no problem recommending John in the future . Eddie H
Tutors Response :
Thanks Eddie. I`m really enjoying working with Charlie. He is very quick to respond to advice about how to give the examiner what they are looking for and he is making fantastic progress. It is all going absolutely great and I`m really looking forward to the summer exams. Best wishes, John
Catherine (Dr)
09/03/2024
My daughter`s confidence in Chemistry has improved enormously since she started being tutored by John, and after only a few weeks it`s already reflected in her grades which is amazing!
Tutors Response :
Thank you Catherine for taking the time to post this lovely feedback. I am really enjoying the lessons with Libby and am so pleased that she is already doing so well. Best wishes, John
