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Welcome to my webpage. I am a cell and molecular biology research fellow and have previously worked at Russell group universities including King's College London, University College London and the University of Leeds.  The scope of my research investigations includes blood stem cells, cardiovascular disease, cancer progression and viral replication (more details <here>).

I have 40 years experience of teaching science at all levels - from primary to medical and postgraduate students. I teach Maths, Chemistry, Biology at GCSE and Advanced level and Physics to GCSE.

Dr Nicola  James BSc, PhD

I provide flexible tuition to suit all budgets. The live online 1-to-1 tuition service for maths and/or sciences,  is offered as either regular or pay-as-you-go ad hoc sessions - from £35 per hour pro rata. If your budget is tight, small group sessions (duos, trios or more) is an option, as the more students, the lower the cost per student.  Members can use the self-directed learning video playlist for GCSE sciences, which is FREE, no catches! - just click on the button below.

My value as a tutor is my ability to teach new concepts clearly and expand students' knowledge base in logical order. I provide colourful, infographic summaries for science topics and step-by-step methods for maths. These resources have been developed meticulously and have been tried and tested by  my students for ease of use and clarity. Students can store these on their digital devices for later reference. For students to reach their full potential and score the highest exam grades possible, they must learn how to interpret and answer real exam questions. After the concepts are understood, I guide students through a complete array of past exam questions (there are only so many ways questions can be formulated), to develop their ability to recognise the type of question being asked and answer correctly, using the appropriate keywords or methodology. I always try to keep my students at ease so that they feel free to stop me and ask questions or to repeat something they are trying to process.

COVERS THE ENTIRE CONTENT OF GCSE CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY AND PHYSICS IN JUST 30 HOURS!

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AN ORDERED COMPILATION OF HAND-PICKED, EASY-TO-FOLLOW, ENGAGING YOUTUBE VIDEOS

GCSE SCIENCE VIDEO PLAYLIST

 

Students can improve their science grades significantly using our FREE self-directed learning service. Students learn the knowledge base by watching a scheduled, ordered compilation of hand-picked, easy-to-follow, engaging YouTube videos. Students can play, pause and rewind the videos as many times as they like. This has a significant advantage over traditional collective teaching in the classroom, as videos can be digested by students at their own pace and according to their own preferred individual schedules.

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Chemistry, Biology, Physics & Maths

GCSE                       £35 / hour

Advanced*                £45 / hour

*excludes Physics

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Chemistry, Biology, Physics & Maths

GCSE                    from  £35 / hour

 

Advanced*             from   £45 / hour

 plus travel costs

*excludes Physics

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