One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Jane will be happy to arrange your first Biology lesson.
Jane
One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Jane will be happy to arrange your first Biology lesson.
- Hourly rate £40
- Response Time 24h
- Number of students 50+
£40/hr
- Biology
Experienced teacher and examiner offering Science to GCSE and Biology to A level between Dorchester and Sherborne
Lesson location
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At Jane's house: Cerne Abbas
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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Jane will be happy to arrange your first Biology lesson.
About Jane
I have taught in a wide variety of schools and colleges in both the state and private sector. These have included Alton College, which became designated a Beacon College for the teaching of science while I was there. I am currently a supply teacher for Dorset schools, and have been tutoring privately for about 15 years.
I have also been a voluntary youth worker and children`s worker.
Having graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Biology, as well a a Distinction in my PGCE from University of Cambridge, I was soon writing A level exam questions for AQA and marking AQA and University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate A levels. More recently I have been marking biology GCSEs for over 10 years.
I have also written revision material for the BBC Bitesize and Kerboodle (Oxford University Press) websites. I am co-author of 'Evolution', published by Oxford University Press in 2021. In 2019 I was tasked by Collins Publishers to check their new international A level biology textbook and teachers guide for errors.
My experiences in both writing exams and marking them have convinced me that exam technique is key to doing well: my experiences as a private tutor have convinced me that most teachers do not realise quite how crucial it can be!
I am flexible and can adjust myself to any ability level. I regularly help aspiring doctors to get the A they need for medical school. But I have also helped less able students improve their year 12 E grade to the C they need for nursing or undergraduate courses.
About the lesson
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levels :
Primary
Secondary
GCSE
AS Level
A Level
BTEC
Adult
Doctorate
- English
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I see one to one tutoring as a very special opportunity to develop the mind. These days both GCSEs and A levels require you to be able to apply your knowledge and understanding in unfamiliar scenarios. So our lessons are largely a dialogue, in which I explain something but then ask searching questions to probe the student's understanding. We will use resources online such as diagrams and videos as well as my own resources.
My experience is that most students know more than they think they do! However, due to the nature of classroom teaching, they tend to think along a rut, which is the flow of information as they were taught it. Exams very often expect you to 'connect the dots' - jumping between related topics in a question. There will be a certain amount of that in our lessons in order to increase your mental agility! All of this requires an active attitude to learning on the part of the student. Therefore I will expect the student to come to each lesson with a topic they feel they need help with. If they cannot think of a topic then we will look at exam questions from packs and past exam papers which I have on file and I will teach exam technique. I find that most students lose about 20% of their marks through poor exam technique!
At the same time I will monitor their progress with respect to the syllabus for the Board they are doing to ensure all topics are covered.
Many students find it more difficult to score well on questions requiring longer prose, such as the A level essay for AQA or the '6 marker' questions for several GCSE boards. We will work on the particular skills required to do well on those questions.
Review
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Perfect! Biology A Level
Jane has been tutoring my daughter for her year 13. She is patient and takes her time to explain to my daughter. She is very approachable, responds quickly and gives detailed feedback after each tutor session. It has increased my daughter's confidence to approach the A level papers.
Subject : Biology
Outcome : It has increased my daughter's confidence for her A levels which I think helped in her mocks this February. Final results will be out in August 2022.Perfect! Fabulous Tutor!
Jane has been a fantastic tutor for my daughter. She really has taken time and effort to understand how my daughter's mind works and adapted her teaching style to accommodate. Its obvious how knowledgeable she is in her subject but what's most significant in my opinion is her ability to get that knowledge across. She has boosted my - not very science orientated - daughter's confidence in the subject, and has given great advice on exam technique. From a parent's perspective I've appreciated the regular written updates on what they have studied and how my daughter is doing. Honestly can't recommend Jane highly enough!
Subject : School science
Outcome : TBC....Perfect! Excellent and encouraging tutor
Jane is an excellent tutor. She has been tutoring both my children, one in AS/A level Biology and the other in GCSE Biology and Science.
Jane explains the difficult topics clearly and patiently and helps the children with their exam techniques.
Although Biology is not their favourite subject, both children enjoy Jane’s lessons, and with her help, both of them are feeling more confident in the subject.
Subject : Biology
Outcome : A in AS level Biology
A level pending
GCSE pendingPerfect! Highly recommended
My daughter started tutoring with Jane and she really enjoys the lessons. Jane is very helpful in explaining things that my daughter finds them difficult, they also consolidate the knowledge in the lesson by doing tests and practice questions.
I'm happy that Jane is very approachable and responds quickly when I contact her, I would highly recommend her.
Subject : Biology
Outcome : ExcellentPerfect! She is an excellent teacher ! Her teaching methods are great, very clear and concise. She is very interactive and understands where the student is lacking. She helped my daughter through her final exams and very precisely tailored the teaching programme to work on her specific areas to uplift her scores She guided her for writing AQA A level Biology synoptic essay and provided accurate feedback towards improving her writing skills. She also a very experienced examiner, gave my daughter many strategies for solving AQA A level biology exam questions and shared many exam tips for her final exam. Provided a very skilful way of revising in short period of time. She really does her best to give you a deep and detailed review of your work. She also takes the time and energy to figure out areas of improvement and works over them and makes sure that those are overcome.
- Jane's response :Diksha already knew the information but needed help with refining her exam technique. In a very short time she improved to the point where she was scoring 80% or more, a testament to her hard work and determination.
Excellent! Easy to talk to, informative, clear and concise, very knowledgeable, encouraging
- Jane's response :Livvi has a calm and methodical approach, and is taking notes as we go along. We worked through the relevant part of the CGP revision guide, and then worked together through a pack of questions on the topic. Livvi responded confidently and usually correctly.
Perfect! Highly Recommend
Jane is teaching my son AS Biology for the last two months. Jane helped him with exam technics and mind map exercise to develop synoptic skills in Biology, Synoptic questions are very difficult.
Now, my son finds these questions more easier than before and he is now more confident in answering Biology exam questions. We highly recommend Jane.
Subject : Biology
Outcome : Excellent- Jane's response :Muhtasim was very conscientious and worked hard in tutorials. He was always well-prepared for tutorials and deserves to do well.
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I would highly recommend Jane Still as a tutor. She is tutoring my daughter with Biology A Level. After their first session, my daughter was 100% certain she wanted to continue working with Jane. My daughter finds her engaging, really good at explaining, ensures solid understanding of a topic before moving on and is nice and cheery!
I have known Jane for about 20 years. We used to go to the same church. Jane tutored my son Matthew with his GCSE O levels and A level science. Jane gave him the confidence he lacked. He went on to go university and has attained a 2:1 in Marine Biology. Not bad when his biology school teacher told him he would not stand a chance! Thank you Jane for all your encouragement and faith that you had in him.
Jane provided excellent tuition for our daughter during her second year of A Level Biology study. Jane identified key areas of basic knowledge missing, linking subject areas together, and memorable stories, ensuring complete knowledge and understanding. Jane’s experience of exam questions and expected answers, having been an exam question writer and exam marker, meant that she was able to teach a clear structure to work to.
Jane was very welcoming, chatty, and put my daughter at ease, for what was a great tutoring experience over a number of months.Jane was a really helpful tutor and helped me boost my grades from Bs to As. She is very knowledgeable and can explains things in different ways and includes practical examples to strengthen understanding, and often finds interesting ways to bring in useful information from off the curriculum too.
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Rates
Hourly rate
- £40
Pack prices
- 5h: £200
- 10h: £400
online
- £40/h
Details
The Superprof website tells me that I can charge for the first tutorial as well once I have 2 positive reviews, which I do. I have lots of students from other sources as well, and always am doing useful teaching right from the first tutorial. So therefore I will ask for the usual fee for the first tutorial as well. Please discuss payment with me before booking tutorials.
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