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Kate

Private Chemistry Tutor in Ashbourne

Hi, I'm Kate. I'm a fully qualified teacher and tutor with over 16 years of experience teaching GCSE Science and A Level Chemistry to students of a range of abilities. My students go on to do great things at University, including Medicine, Dentistry, Science and Engineering. I am friendly and well organised, offering my students the best experience to improve their knowledge and understanding. My lessons are very interactive and well resourced; learning materials/ exam questions and mark schemes are provided for each lesson. I have an enhanced DBS certificate and offer the first lesson at 50% off.

Teaching Experience

I am a secondary school teacher specialising in A level and GCSE Chemistry classes for 3 days of the week, and a private tutor in the evenings and weekends. I have taught in 3 different schools over 16 years, gaining extensive experience in A Level Chemistry. This has led to a strong record of excellent exam results, with my students achieving higher grades on average than other students nationally. I explain concepts very clearly to students, and know every exam trick to help them achieve maximum potential in their exams. I offer tuition for the following exam boards: AQA, OCR A, and Edexcel.

Tutoring Approach

Lessons are interactive and very student focussed, building on what the student knows, with constant feedback to learn and improve throughout the lesson. I offer a tailored approach to the explanation of difficult concepts, and spend time going through past paper questions and mark schemes with an emphasis on exam technique. All lessons are fun and interactive with plenty of quizzes and questions. I keep an accurate learning record for my students to ensure that we make the best use of every lesson. Being a teacher, I mark hundreds of mock papers each year and I'm kept up to date with the latest training from exam boards. It also means I have access to the best teaching and exam materials.

Qualifications

PGCE Chemistry (Secondary)

PGCE · University of Manchester · 2010

QTS

QTS · Department for Education · 2010

BSc (Hons) Chemistry

Bachelors · University of Nottingham · 2:1 · 2008

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ErichFirst Tutors

Good tuition, found it very useful and increased my grade in alevel chemistry significantly over 3-4 months.

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Thank you so much for the feedback. You’ve made impressive progress and you should be really proud :)

NicolaFirst Tutors

Kate is reliable, organised and friendly. My daughter has lessons for A Level Chemistry. She explains complex concepts well helping my daughter to understand better. She has, so far, gone from C grades throughout the year to a predicted A.

Tutor response

Many thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. Kate :-)

PoppyFirst Tutors

Kate has been tutoring A level Chemistry to my son who is in year 13 for about 6 months now. She is an intuitive tutor and is always very knowledgeable and able to answer all his questions. The sessions are always well organised and they know what they will be covering in advance. For us, it's led by my son and the areas he feels he needs the most help with. We feel very lucky to have Kate and I would recommend her both for her knowledge of her subject and how she is able to communicate that to my child and also the way she communicates with me as a parent. I feel informed of his progress and from what we can see he is doing really well and has benefitted greatly from the sessions with Kate. Thank you we really appreciate you.

Tutor response

Thank you so much for your kind feedback. It’s my pleasure. Best wishes, Kate.

FayeFirst Tutors

My daughter has had some top up help, on an as and when basis with Kate that have worked amazingly well. Kate has been well prepared, making sure they both know what topics they will cover in the requested sessions. She is prompt, effective and gets through a lot of information in a way that has really cleared complex areas for my daughters A-level. I would say she is very clear, concise and thorough.

Tutor response

Thank you - I really value the feedback and I’m so pleased that the sessions have helped to clarify some of the complex areas of the A level course. Best wishes, Kate.

ReshmiFirst Tutors

Fantastic tutor for a level chemistry. Goes through topics in great detail and always makes sure you understand. Have seen vast improvements in my grades already in a short amount of time.

Tutor response

Thank you so much for the feedback - I really appreciate it and I’m so glad you’re happy with the lessons :-)

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