Ridhwaana J

I have a great interest in the sciences, hence I've decided to pursue medicine at university. It has been a struggle to get to where I am now but I couldn't have done it without the support of my tutors and hope to pass on the same type of education to someone else. I am now a junior doctor hoping to enable future A level students to ace their Biology and secure a place at their dream university.

I worked as an English and Science tutor at a public tuition centre at the age of 16 and carried on for another two years. I worked with a variety of students from years 7 to 10, sometimes in groups of 4 or 5 at a time. I learned a great deal from this experience and it has now made me more confident than ever to teach and help students get through their exams.

I would prefer if my students can send me a list of topics from the specification that they struggle with the most or they haven't learnt yet in school which we can prioritise in the first few weeks/months of tutoring. Typical lesson structure: -Teaching on a particular topic will take up majority of the time - could include activities or videos - Practice questions to consolidate learning (These will be mostly from exam question banks to familiarise them with the exam papers they will be doing) - Time to address any difficulties or queries - I could possibly set them some homework for their own learning, mostly to prepare some revision notes so they can look back at them when exams come around. I can do assessments at the end of each module. Modules can be found in the specification of their respective subject. Assessments will be questions on each topic learnt in that module. Once all the modules have been completed, we can move on to past papers.

My GCSES and A levels involved the following exam boards: I mainly teach AQA A level Biology. I have experience with OCR Biology. Specifications for A level Biology will be similar across the exam boards so I can teach any new exam board if needed.

I was the long term private tutor of an A level Biology student who has recently taken her exams. She had always provided good feedback towards my teaching and said I made it easier and more straightforward to learn. I hope to inspire other students in this way!