Jules H.

I enjoyed 10 years in industry as an organic chemist on leaving University and then converted to teaching, gaining full qualified UK teacher status in 2010.

Following the birth of my daughter, I have been working as a private tutor in maths, chemistry and physics to GCSE / IGCSE, mostly Edexcel, also covering functional skills level 2 in maths. At A level I have been teaching OCR A chemistry, Edexcel IAL chemistry, though I have also taught Salters (OCR B) in the past, and Edexcel UK and Edexcel IAL maths. I have had students into Cambridge to read natural science and a lot of success with those with additional needs. I have taken a good number of students through A level maths or chemistry in a year for those needing resit or wanting to change careers (often into medicine).

I am in my mid-40s, living in a quiet house in Kent with a large fat cat, 4 chickens, 2 pet rats and some human family members. I have a relaxed and fun style to my teaching and I am really enthusiastic about what I teach. This rubs off on my students, many of whom go on to STEM careers. I want students to understand the material presented but also be able to write it back in such a way that they score high marks, so I include a lot of past paper questions and work in my lessons. I love what I do! I have been teaching online since 2013 in small groups and 1:1, with a lot of students from the UK but also other countries, especially UAE.

I am a qualified Irlen screener and proficient in spotting additional needs and working out how best to work around them, to give useful methods to students so they can learn. I am an invigilator for Pearson Edexcel, remote invigilating for those who need to do their exams from home. I am also an exam marker for Edexcel IGCSE chemistry.