Jonathan

I work as a full time private tutor. I am the author and presenter of an online A-level Biology Revision course for Rugby School Online and a KS3 course for Pearson. I also provide support and advice for Biomedical and Oxbridge university Admissions at City of London Academy Southwark (COLA-S).

Before this, I was 2nd in Charge of Science and Head of Biology at COLA-S. I also set up the Science Faculty at Kensington Park School and was Head of 6th Form Science. Additionally, I have spent several years teaching Biology at the highest level to students at top independent schools such as Godolphin, Latymer, and St Paul's School.

I have nearly two decades of experience of tutoring (including 11 years at Keystone) and aided many students in securing their desired grades for 11+, 13+, GCSEs, A-Levels and entry to top universities as well as entry to medicine and dentistry.

In 2018, After a decade of teaching in schools, I decided to go back to university to take up an M.Sc. in Biomedical and Molecular Sciences research to refresh my subject knowledge and get new ideas for experiments to run back in school. This has reminded me of the importance of the learner experience and the power of good teaching.

In the initial meeting, I'll aim to find out the student's weaknesses, strengths, and general interests. If the aim is exam preparation, I will get the student to complete selected past year paper questions. This helps me find out what areas the student needs support with and also how I could present material in a way that will engage him/her. We will then agree on a plan of action together. In ongoing sessions, I will also try to integrate and model key study skills such as mind mapping, taking concise notes, memory tricks etc. There will be quizzes either oral or written at the end of each lesson or start of the following lesson to check how much learning has been made. The student will then be asked to evaluate their own progress and set targets for themselves.

When I am not tutoring, I love travelling to lands near and far, going to live gigs of any genre, visiting museums/galleries, theatre and trying out new places to eat as well as trying to replicate those dishes at home.