Biology, Chemistry, Science
A qualified secondary science teacher with an Outstanding PGCE, Isabel specialises in GCSE Biology and Chemistry and A-level Biology, helping students build the confidence to work things out themselves.
Isabel graduated from Durham University with a degree in Natural Sciences, specialising in Biology and Psychology, after achieving As in Biology, Chemistry and Maths at A-level. She worked in London as a Medical Writer for the pharmaceutical industry before moving into teaching, gaining her PGCE in Secondary Science from Goldsmiths, University of London with an Outstanding grade.
Isabel has taught secondary science full-time at a co-educational academy in South-East London, covering all three sciences at KS3 and KS4 and specialising in GCSE Biology and Chemistry and A-level Biology (AQA and OCR). She has run after-school and Saturday intervention sessions for students who need one-to-one support or extra revision, and has tutored both long-term A-level Biology students and short-term intensive GCSE and SATs revision courses.
Isabel gets to know each student’s interests, strengths and weaknesses first, then sets achievable goals with them so they feel ownership of their learning. Her lessons are relaxed, interactive and informative, with a safe space for making mistakes. Younger pupils get varied activities to keep them focused, while GCSE and A-level students concentrate on key content, revision techniques and plenty of exam practice.
