B.Sc (Hons) ZOOLOGY - CARDIFF UNIVERSITY 1991 - 1995

(RESEARCH YEAR = PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING AT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 1993-94)

PGCE BIOLOGY WITH SECONDARY SCIENCE - LEEDS UNIVERSITY 1996

M.Sc HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE - BIRKBECK COLLEGE 2008

Current roles (since April 2022) online roles

·       Biology/Chemistry/GCSE Sciences Online assessor (Open Study College)

·       Biology/Chemistry/GCSE Online tutor (Oxford Open Learning)

·       GCSE and A level revision online

·       Private tuition (Tutorhunt, Superprof, Find Tutors)

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SUBJECTS TAUGHT AND EXAM BOARDS

GCSE Separate Sciences and Combined Science – AQA, Edexcel, OCR

GCSE Mathematics – AQA, Edexcel, OCR

IGCSE Biology, Chemistry, Physics – Edexcel, Cambridge

A level – Biology AQA, OCR, Edexcel, WJEC 

A level Chemistry AQA, OCR, Edexcel

IB - Biology and Chemistry (SL and HL) – IBO board

GCSE PE AND A LEVEL PE PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT

LANGUAGES

FRENCH - DELF B2 LEVEL COMPETENCE - TAUGHT SCIENCE IN FRENCH AT OPEN SKY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PARIS

SPANISH - THROUGH INDEPENDENT STUDY - CONVERSATIONAL COMPETENCE

MANDARIN CHINESE - HSK 2 PASSED AUGUST 2016

Online tuition

I have taught 20+ hours a week online to a wide variety of different students since April 2022 - this includes a mixture of GCSE, IGCSE, A level, IB and KS3 tuition.

Over 2000 hours taught online – 5+ feedback rating.

Science Coordinator

August 2021 – March 2022 Open Sky International School, Paris.

·       Designed Science Curriculum through the College

·       Resourced + Implemented Practical-based Interactive Science

·       Observation feedback “Outstanding’ + Parent feedback – ‘Excellent’

·       Taught Edexcel IGCSE – Biology, Chemistry, Physics

·       Designed assessment material as appropriate

·       Student feedback – “The best Teacher in the college’

IB Biology Teacher

August2019 – July 2021 International School Frankfurt, Germany.

·       Taught SL and HL Biology and significantly improved progress

·       Biology EE mentor and CAS supervisor

·       Tutored students through successful University applications

·       Taught Pre AP course / IGCSE Biology and General Science at 11-14

·       Created IB assessment practice material and course guidebooks

·       Excellent student feedback – “I was inspired to study Biology at Uni”

Head of Science

November 2018 - March 2019Doha Academy, Qatar.

·       Coordinated 11-member Science team across Boys and Girls schools

·       Redesigned Departmental Schemes of Work and Curriculum

·       Established and implemented Department Behaviour support programme

·       Managed resource and technician support across 4 laboratories

A Level Chemistry & Biology Teacher

Queen Alexandra College, North Shields, Tyne & Wear - September 2017 to July 2018.

IB Chemistry Teacher

Nexus International School Putrajaya, Malaysia - August 2015 to July 2017.

Head of Science & Mathematics

YCIS Chongqing, China- March 2013 to August 2015.

Biology A level / BTECH Applied Science Teacher

Leyton Sixth Form College - London - August 2011 to March 2013.

Biology A level / GCSE Science Tutor

Justin Craig Education – 1998 – 2018

Biology A level + General Science Teacher

Ilford Ursuline school for Girls – London – August 2009- August 2011

Science Teacher

Kingsmead school Enfield , London – Aug. 2008 - Aug. 2009

Biology A level tutor

Lansdowne Private college, Bayswater- London – August 2007 – August 2008

Biology Team leader

Sir George Monoux sixth form college , Walthamstow, London – August 2005-august 2007

Science coordinator International school Dhaka , Bangladesh Aug 2001-2003

Science Teacher Acland Burghley School, Tufnell Pk, London Aug. 1996- Aug. 2001