Shirin Rose

Shirin is an experienced tutor with a PhD in Nanotechnology (Physics/Chemistry). She is patient and calm and loves to see her students improve and grow in understanding and passion for their subjects. Shirin has taught over 4,100 hours through Keystone.

Shirin Rose teaches: 11+ Maths, 11+ Science, 13+ Science, GCSE Biology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physics, AS/A Level Chemistry , IB Chemistry, Undergraduate & Graduate Chemistry

“My son is delighted to study Chemistry with Shirin. She is an outstanding teacher and he really enjoys working with her.”

Mother of Year 9 Student

About Shirin Rose:

Experience
Biography
Approach to Tutoring
When not tutoring

Experience

• A Level Chemistry (AQA, OCR & Edexcel)

• IB Chemistry (Higher Level)

• (I)GCSE Biology, Chemistry, Physics (AQA, OCR & Edexcel)

• 13+ Science: ISEB and public school entrance exams

I currently live in Sydney, Australia, so I am only available for online lessons.

When I moved to London in 2017 I became immersed in the UK Curriculum, tutoring students in A Level and IB Chemistry, (I)GCSE Chemistry, Physics and Biology, and 13+ Science.

Prior to that, I taught in university laboratory classes (Chemistry and Physics) for 6 years alongside my postgraduate studies. It was during these lab sessions, which involved plenty of one-on-one interactions with each of my students, that I fell in love with teaching science and chose to pursue tutoring as a career.

Biography

I grew up in the beautiful Blue Mountains just outside of Sydney, where I completed my Higher School Certificate at Blaxland High School in Chemistry, Physics, Extension Mathematics, Information Processing and Technology, and Advanced English. I then studied a Bachelor of Science in Nanotechnology (Chemistry/Physics) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). I went on to achieve a 1st Class Honours degree and then studied for my PhD on gold nanoparticles, also at UTS. Outside of my studies, I enjoyed playing the piano, reading fantasy novels, and attending weekly circus classes for exercise. I moved to London in August 2017 with my husband for his new job at Imperial College, and began tutoring privately before joining Keystone Tutors in April 2018. After working for 6 years as a Professional Tutor with Keystone, I moved back to Sydney in September 2024 and switched to a self-employed role with Keystone.

Approach to Tutoring

I am highly enthusiastic about Science (most especially Chemistry), and I endeavour to help my students feel the same fascination with these subjects as I do. It is also important to me that a student truly understands the concepts they are learning, as I find this is the best way to retain the information and apply it to solving problems. I particularly love that light bulb moment when a student understands a new concept! I take the time to acquaint myself with each student’s learning style and level of ability so I can tailor my teaching style to their needs, and I focus on creating a comfortable atmosphere for my students to ask questions.

When not tutoring

Outside of tutoring, I love learning about the latest science news online, spending time with family, tending to my plants, and keeping active with pilates.

What clients say about Shirin Rose:

''My first lessons have gone really well, I am more than happy with Shirin. She explains concepts extremely well and understandable and I feel like I am already in such a better position in Chemistry than only three days ago. 11/10 for sure!!''

IB Student

''I have really enjoyed my Science lessons with Shirin. Past paper questions really help and for some reason I really enjoy answering them. I have improved so much in Physics - I now understand the content and what they are looking for in questions and how I need to answer. I've also become a lot more confident in class now - even if I'm not 100% sure of the answer but just giving it a go!''

GCSE Student

''I’m really pleased to say that I got an 8 in my chemistry GCSE. I’m so happy and wouldn’t have imagined such a good result. Thank you for everything, you helped so much it’s unbelievable and I wouldn’t have gotten that result if it wasn’t for your help.''

GCSE Student

''The sessions were immensely useful- I went from being completely clueless to having a good grasp of the topics and understanding them rather than just memorising them.''

A Level Student

''Thanks for your email. I really only have good things to say about Shirin, she is professional, clearly knows her subject and has helped my daughter enormously as demonstrated by her end of topic test at school where she got the highest mark in the class. Shirin explains all the material to my daughter in a way that makes it more understandable and I know my daughter feels she would not have achieved this mark without Shirin’s help. She is an excellent tutor.''

Mother of GCSE Science Student

''My daughter is really enjoying her sessions with Shirin and it is definitely helping with her confidence and understanding of the science topics. She is now much more motivated to study and the sessions with Shirin add useful focus.''

Mother of GCSE Science Student

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