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Jacob

£22/hr

Imperial 2nd year Medical Biosciences with 4 years tutoring experience

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Jacob is a friendly and experienced tutor specialising in GCSE and A-Level Maths, Chemistry, and Biology. He strives to make his lessons engaging and relaxed, aiming to boost his students' confidence, enhance their understanding, and improve their grades.

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Hi, I'm Jacob, a second-year Medical Biosciences student at a University in London. I have been tutoring Biology, Chemistry, and Maths at GCSE and A-Level for the past four years. I am very keen to help students improve and succeed in their studies. When I was at school, I faced a period when my grades weren’t where I wanted them to be, but I am proof that hard work pays off. During Year 12, I had grades of CCD, but through dedication and effort, I improved them to AAB and was accepted into my chosen University. I use the same methods that helped me succeed with my students. I specialise in Biology, Chemistry, and Maths, specifically AQA Biology and Chemistry, as well as Edexcel Maths. I achieved Silver in the Chemistry Olympiad during my final year of sixth form (just one point off Gold, but who's counting?). My main strength lies in helping students with lower grades improve by reinforcing the basics and tailoring my teaching approach to their individual needs. First, we would start with a brief conversation about any aspects of their classwork that may be causing confusion. Then, we would begin the topic of interest for that particular session, which can be decided on the day or prearranged according to the student's preference. This would involve either PowerPoints or notes created during the session by both myself and the student. We would then progress to some exam-style questions to consolidate the material. Optionally, I can provide additional resources for the student to use outside of our sessions. I first started tutoring in year 10. I attended a lower performing UK state school, so started by teaching my friends and classmates on topics they struggled with during class. I then progressed on to working with students across the academy to help them understand and develop their academic ability. From my A Levels I have an A in AQA Chemistry, an A in Edexcel Maths, and a B in AQA Biology. At GCSE I scored 999997776 , D2* with 9s in Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics and French. I enjoy witnessing the progress students make as their understanding of a topic deepens. Each subject I teach has its own unique aspects that I find rewarding. In Maths, I love seeing students work towards the correct answer after initially struggling with how to start the question. In Chemistry, I appreciate observing how students interpret concepts, as Chemistry involves various approaches that can lead to the same answer. Finally, in Biology, I enjoy seeing students grasp biological processes and then apply their understanding to other areas of the course to enhance their overall performance. My teaching style is very relaxed and at the pace of the student. I will be very flexible on how they approach questions and their methods. My style is to teach them the basics of everything, allowing them to slowly gain confidence to step up and attempt more difficult topics. I will also introduce more advanced techniques to see if they benefit the student and talk about some off-specification topics to broaden the student's understanding. I enjoy helping sstudents succeed, watching them trying to improve, which is the reason I became a tutor in the first place. I’ve been in the situation where I needed a tutor and it helped and motivated me so much because I could see improvement. Hopefully if you chose to work with me, you’ll see that same improvement My greatest success with tutoring was being known across my school as someone to come to for help and support on any topic or subject. I have been able to push students from D grades to A’s after working with them. I just want to be able to help people like my tutors helped me so that’s the biggest success one could ask for. AQA - GCSE Biology+ GCSE Chemistry, A-Level Biology + A-Level Chemistry Edexcel- GCSE + A-Level Maths OCR- GCSE Maths

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Teaches

Subject Rate
Maths
Level
GCSE
 £22/hr
Maths
Level
A-Level
 £22/hr
Biology
Level
GCSE
 £22/hr
Biology
Level
A-Level
 £22/hr
Chemistry
Level
GCSE
 £22/hr
Chemistry
Level
A-Level
 £22/hr

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