Komal A.

Hello, my name is Kirstie and I have been teaching for 20 years. I have spent time both in British secondary schools and in schools in Vietnam and Singapore. My main subject and passion is the study of History and I can teach this from Key Stage 3 all the way up to A-Level. My favourite period is the Tudors and I particularly enjoy the stories of the women of this time. I also tutor KS3 English and GCSE English Language and English Literature and am very familiar with AQA, Eduqas and Edexcel exam boards. I also have experience teaching Geography up to GCSE and find the two subjects actually quite complement each other with many of the themes over-lapping. I discovered a love for geography from my love of the great outdoors – I would often find myself on the top of a mountain admiring glacial landscapes and wondering how all the features were formed. This in turn links to my philosophy for education: I believe education should be a journey of discovery that allows the learner to move forwards with their knowledge and understanding of the world around them without putting them under so much pressure that they don’t enjoy it. I believe that effort is necessary in order to be successful, but that learning should not be a struggle or something that is dreaded. I am here to help students achieve their goals and become successful members of their community. In my spare time I enjoy running and drinking coffee with friends. I have 2 cats and have been married for almost 7 years. I am currently learning French in order to pursue my dream of moving to France to start a new life on the continent. As well as my degree in History and English and Literary Studies and my PGCE History, I have a TESOL certificate. I spent a month in Prague getting my TESOL and then taught ESL in Vietnam for 2 years. Outside of classroom education, I have my Lowland Leader award and spent 4 years running the Duke of Edinburgh award at my school.

Levels and Subjects: Lower level - Geography, Biology, Chemistry GCSE - Biology, Chemistry A Level - Biology, Chemistry Exam Boards: My Biology and Chemistry A Levels were both AQA as well as the exam board I have been tutoring to year 13's at my old sixth form. *I tutor all exam boards except CIE* SEND: I have experience tutoring students with ADHD, autism and dyslexia at my old sixth form. Preferred age group: GCSE and A Level About me: I am 20 years old and in my first year of University doing medicine at QMUL Malta. In my gap year, I worked at my old school where I tutored AQA biology and chemistry to small groups of year 13s. Having gone through the UCAS process twice recently I also have a lot of knowledge regarding medical universities entry requirements and where might be best depending on your UCAT and GCSE grades. Some of my hobbies include surfing, going to the gym, gaming and music. I enjoy concerts and music festivals and have tickets to see Post Malone in May and plan on going to a couple of the festivals I haven't yet gone to this upcoming summer. I grew up in Ireland and moved here at 14 at the start of year 9 so if you are unfamiliar with the UK and its education system and are trying to get to grips with it I believe I'll be able to help you immensely as I went through the same thing. A-Levels: Chemistry (AQA) - A* Biology (AQA) - A Geography (AQA) - A GCSE: (all exam boards AQA except for Geography) Combined Science - 8/7 English Language - 8 English Literature - 7 History - 6 Mathematics - 6 Physical education - 8 Religious education - 5 Geography (EDEXCEL) - 7

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I'm a 4th year medical student at Newcastle University, but I'm originally from Cumbria. I really enjoy the sciences particularly anything related to the human body, hence why I want to be a Doctor. In my spare time I'm an avid swimmer in both the pool and in the lake, and also enjoy reading and playing the Saxophone.