About Me
Hello, I'm Gemma
I’m an online A-Level Biology and Chemistry tutor. I’ve been a full-time tutor for 10 years and I’m also an Associate Lecturer for The Open University, where I tutor health sciences and investigation skills.
During my time as a tutor, I’ve worked with hundreds of students and built up thousands of hours of experience. I’ve seen the mistakes they’re making that cost them the grades, and I know the changes they’ve made and the skills they’ve developed to allow them to overcome their struggles
Plus, I’ve been there myself. I went from getting Cs at GCSE to straight As at A-Level, then a first class honours degree and a Masters degree. I didn’t become any smarter or any more naturally gifted at science. What I did do is work very hard at figuring out how to study, and how to think like a scientist so that I could make sense of even the most difficult exam question and answer it in a way that would get me the marks.
These skills are what I now teach my students and what allows them big improvements to their grades and aim for the career they want.
What are you struggling with?
The fact that you’ve ended up on my website and you’re looking for an online A-Level Biology and Chemistry Tutor means that it’s likely your studies aren’t quite going to plan.
Maybe you have a clear idea about where you’re going wrong and you know you need to work on exam technique, calculations, application questions or whatever else it is that you always lose marks on.
Or, maybe you feel like you’re doing all the right things, but you’re still getting nowhere near the grades you need for University and you have no idea where you’re going wrong.
Either way, I can help.
Exam boards I have experience with
I tutor all the major UK and international A-level Chemistry and Biology specifications
- AQA
- OCR (& salters)
- Edexcel UK Spec
- EDEXCEL IAL
- CIE
Testimonial
My daughter was predicted Cs in Chemistry and Biology. She got her A-level results and we are so pleased to say that she got an A in Biology and a B in Chemistry. Thank you Gemma!!
Parent of an A-level Chemistry & Biology student
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My approach to tuition
What we’ll cover depends on what you need help with, but I work on the following with all students
- Study strategies
- Exam technique - how to actually approach the questions and tailor your answer to the question
- The subject-specific skills that you need to have to answer the questions
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The content that you're struggling with
You can read more about me and my approach to tuition in the following posts
online tuition for A-level Chemistry & Biology
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