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Experienced A Level Biology Teacher and Examiner with Oxbridge Education offering bespoke, exam-focussed lessons tailored specifically to the AQA specification

Name: Harriet
Address: Hartford, AE
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Price range: 418AED

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About Harriet

A University of Cambridge Veterinary Medicine Graduate, with six years' experience teaching A level Biology and two years' experience as an AQA examiner.

Qualifying as a veterinary surgeon, my desire to educate and help young people achieve their full potential drove me to pursue a career in teaching. I have since completed a PGCE at the University of Chester and worked as a Teacher of Biology in two contrasting sixth form colleges.

I am currently on maternity leave from teaching in an "Outstanding Sixth Form College" where I teach both Year 12 and Year 13 A level Biology. In my most recent post I have refined my teaching and resources to be highly exam specific. This has been achieved by scrutinising previous A level papers, mark schemes and examiners' reports and updating my resources accordingly. I share with my students the common errors that are made on the exam so that they are aware not to make them in the exam. I also teach my students how to use this past exam material to effectively improve their exam technique.

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My lessons are highly exam specific. I regularly scrutinise previous A level papers, mark schemes and examiners' reports in order to give my students the most up to date exam tips. I share with my students the common errors that are made on the exam so that they are aware not to make them. I also teach my students how to use this past exam material to effectively improve their exam technique.

An empathetic and kind teacher, I believe that students thrive in an environment where they feel comfortable to make mistakes and ask questions. I create this environment within my lessons by adopting a positive and motivating approach to learners, encouraging them to ask questions and welcoming mistakes as opportunities to improve. I also encourage my students to regularly reflect on their progress in order to take ownership of their learning and for them to better understand how they can bridge the gap between where they are now and where they want to be.

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5 (18 reviews)

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Sanne
- 5
Perfect! Harriet has an excellent teacher style. My daughter would very much like to proceed with tutoring on the basis of the introductory session this morning.
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Sanne

Perfect! Harriet has an excellent teacher style. My daughter would very much like to proceed with tutoring on the basis of the introductory session this morning.
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Janice
- 5
Perfect! Harriet is a wonderful A'level biology tutor for my daughter, in year 13. Harriet provides clear explanations, particularly on topics to ensure that gaps in knowledge are filled. Importantly addresses how to answer the questions to maximise the marks. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Harriet for anyone looking to get high grades in A'level biology.
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Janice

Perfect! Harriet is a wonderful A'level biology tutor for my daughter, in year 13. Harriet provides clear explanations, particularly on topics to ensure that gaps in knowledge are filled. Importantly addresses how to answer the questions to maximise the marks. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Harriet for anyone looking to get high grades in A'level biology.
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Caroline
- 5
Perfect! Harriet instantly bonded with my daughter to understand what type of support exactly she needed on her run up to her A Level exams and has significantly increased her confidence in her understanding of several topics already. She was available for tuition at times that worked well for both through discussion and even helps answer random questions over email in between session when daughter is stressing which has been very much appreciated. Thanks Harriet - so please we found you!
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Caroline

Perfect! Harriet instantly bonded with my daughter to understand what type of support exactly she needed on her run up to her A Level exams and has significantly increased her confidence in her understanding of several topics already. She was available for tuition at times that worked well for both through discussion and even helps answer random questions over email in between session when daughter is stressing which has been very much appreciated. Thanks Harriet - so please we found you!
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Oksana
- 5
Perfect! Harriet has offered exactly the style of teaching my daughter was looking for — approachable, professional, and clear. Her experience marking A-level biology exams adds real value
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Oksana

Perfect! Harriet has offered exactly the style of teaching my daughter was looking for — approachable, professional, and clear. Her experience marking A-level biology exams adds real value
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Sharmila
- 5
Perfect! I am delighted to share my experience with Harriet as my daughter’s biology tutor. Harriet is a meticulous and truly fantastic teacher. My daughter, currently in Year 12, absolutely loves both her teaching style and her as a person. She finds the lessons well-structured and appreciates how Harriet takes the time to help her with topics she hasn’t fully understood at school. I feel very fortunate to have found such a wonderful tutor for my daughter.
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Sharmila

Perfect! I am delighted to share my experience with Harriet as my daughter’s biology tutor. Harriet is a meticulous and truly fantastic teacher. My daughter, currently in Year 12, absolutely loves both her teaching style and her as a person. She finds the lessons well-structured and appreciates how Harriet takes the time to help her with topics she hasn’t fully understood at school. I feel very fortunate to have found such a wonderful tutor for my daughter.

Harriet's response
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a kind and thoughtful review. Bright and enthusiastic, Caitlin is a pleasure to teach. She always engages fully during our sessions and asks insightful questions.
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  Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a kind and thoughtful review. Bright and enthusiastic, Caitlin is a pleasure to teach. She always engages fully during our sessions and asks insightful questions.
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Rajiv
- 5
Perfect! Harriet has been tutoring my son for the past few weeks and she has been extremely supportive and provided clear guidance about the subject . Regular feedback and homework is provided and extremely happy with the way it is progressing.
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Rajiv

Perfect! Harriet has been tutoring my son for the past few weeks and she has been extremely supportive and provided clear guidance about the subject . Regular feedback and homework is provided and extremely happy with the way it is progressing.

Harriet's response
Thank you for your review and for choosing me as your son's Biology tutor. He is a pleasure to work. He is extremely polite and always engages fully during our sessions. I'm also very impressed with his insightful questions which reflect a deep level of thought about the subject.
- Harriet's response :
  Thank you for your review and for choosing me as your son's Biology tutor. He is a pleasure to work. He is extremely polite and always engages fully during our sessions. I'm also very impressed with his insightful questions which reflect a deep level of thought about the subject.
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Rich
- 5
Perfect! Harriet has been providing great support to my son in the run up to his A level exams - the sessions have really helped consolidate his revision and improve his exam technique.
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Rich

Perfect! Harriet has been providing great support to my son in the run up to his A level exams - the sessions have really helped consolidate his revision and improve his exam technique.

Harriet's response
Alex is an extremely bright and dedicated Biology student. He always fully engages in lessons and asks insightful questions that reflect a deep level of understanding and a great thirst for knowledge. He is clearly working very hard in preparing for his upcoming exams.
- Harriet's response :
  Alex is an extremely bright and dedicated Biology student. He always fully engages in lessons and asks insightful questions that reflect a deep level of understanding and a great thirst for knowledge. He is clearly working very hard in preparing for his upcoming exams.
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Tessa
- 5
Perfect! Harriet is an excellent tutor and has made a significant difference to my daughter's confidence and results. Her lessons are well planned, clear and inspire my daughter to achieve her absolute best, even with topics she finds more challenging. She's brilliant at communicating too and a pleasure to liaise with. My daughter enjoys working with her each week and looks forward to every lesson as she knows Harriet will help her navigate her way around tricky exam questions and ensure she understands how to approach them. We are both delighted we found Harriet and highly recommend her supportive, well thought through approach.
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Tessa

Perfect! Harriet is an excellent tutor and has made a significant difference to my daughter's confidence and results. Her lessons are well planned, clear and inspire my daughter to achieve her absolute best, even with topics she finds more challenging. She's brilliant at communicating too and a pleasure to liaise with. My daughter enjoys working with her each week and looks forward to every lesson as she knows Harriet will help her navigate her way around tricky exam questions and ensure she understands how to approach them. We are both delighted we found Harriet and highly recommend her supportive, well thought through approach.

Harriet's response
Bright and enthusiastic, Freya is a wonderful Biology student. She is clearly very committed to her studies and is always focussed on improving. She is a pleasure to tutor. Thank you so much for choosing me as your Biology tutor!
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  Bright and enthusiastic, Freya is a wonderful Biology student. She is clearly very committed to her studies and is always focussed on improving. She is a pleasure to tutor. Thank you so much for choosing me as your Biology tutor!
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Joyjit
- 5
Perfect! Her teaching methods are very effective in imparting knowledge and helpful for students to understand and retain the information
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Joyjit

Perfect! Her teaching methods are very effective in imparting knowledge and helpful for students to understand and retain the information

Harriet's response
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I carefully consider both the type and order of activities when planning lessons to facilitate student understanding and memorisation so I’m very glad to hear this feedback. I have been very impressed with your daughter’s effort and engagement during our lessons.
- Harriet's response :
  Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I carefully consider both the type and order of activities when planning lessons to facilitate student understanding and memorisation so I’m very glad to hear this feedback. I have been very impressed with your daughter’s effort and engagement during our lessons.
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Marie
- 5
Perfect! Harriet is an excellent teacher. Very professional and kind.
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Marie

Perfect! Harriet is an excellent teacher. Very professional and kind.

Harriet's response
It is a pleasure working with your daughter on her A level Biology. Bright and enthusiastic, she always engages fully during our sessions and asks very thoughtful questions.
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  It is a pleasure working with your daughter on her A level Biology. Bright and enthusiastic, she always engages fully during our sessions and asks very thoughtful questions.
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Shash
- 5
Perfect! We are incredibly grateful to have found Harriet as our son’s A Level Biology tutor. Every session is thoughtfully planned so that there is plenty of time to delve deep into complex topics. Our son finds the variety of questions she uses not only reinforces key concepts but also ensures he has truly understood each topic.

Harriet’s patience is exceptional. She gives him the space to think through questions and come up with his own responses, rather than just moving quickly to the next point. This approach has really boosted his confidence and led to a genuine enjoyment of the subject.

We highly recommend Harriet for anyone looking to boast their confidence in Biology. Her teaching style has had a huge, positive impact on our son’s learning experience!
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Shash

Perfect! We are incredibly grateful to have found Harriet as our son’s A Level Biology tutor. Every session is thoughtfully planned so that there is plenty of time to delve deep into complex topics. Our son finds the variety of questions she uses not only reinforces key concepts but also ensures he has truly understood each topic.

Harriet’s patience is exceptional. She gives him the space to think through questions and come up with his own responses, rather than just moving quickly to the next point. This approach has really boosted his confidence and led to a genuine enjoyment of the subject.

We highly recommend Harriet for anyone looking to boast their confidence in Biology. Her teaching style has had a huge, positive impact on our son’s learning experience!

Harriet's response
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review. Your son is a brilliant student and an absolute pleasure to teach! His impressive ability enables him to grasp challenging concepts quickly and apply them to new scenarios. During lessons he works enthusiastically and consciously and asks insightful questions that demonstrate a deep level of thought. I look forward to continuing to work together through future topics. Thank you again for choosing me as his Biology tutor.
- Harriet's response :
  Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review. Your son is a brilliant student and an absolute pleasure to teach! His impressive ability enables him to grasp challenging concepts quickly and apply them to new scenarios. During lessons he works enthusiastically and consciously and asks insightful questions that demonstrate a deep level of thought. I look forward to continuing to work together through future topics. Thank you again for choosing me as his Biology tutor.
Shibani
- 5
Perfect! We have had an overall very good experience with Harriet; she is very knowledgeable, understanding and flexible with lesson times.
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Shibani

Perfect! We have had an overall very good experience with Harriet; she is very knowledgeable, understanding and flexible with lesson times.

Harriet's response
Shibani and her daughter have been lovely to work with.
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  Shibani and her daughter have been lovely to work with.
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Susan

Harriet has been a lifesaver tutoring my daughter Lucinda through A-level. She is very friendly, and my daughter actually enjoys learning biology for the first time in years!

Her technique is really helpful with exam questions and how to solve for full marks. I highly recommend her to anyone who is interested in A-level biology.
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Susan
Harriet has been a lifesaver tutoring my daughter Lucinda through A-level. She is very friendly, and my daughter actually enjoys learning biology for the first time in years!

Her technique is really helpful with exam questions and how to solve for full marks. I highly recommend her to anyone who is interested in A-level biology.
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FATMA

Harriet has been tutoring my daughter for the last 6 months for her upcoming A level exams. My daughter has thoroughly enjoyed the lessons and looked forward to each one.

As well as being an excellent tutor, she also improved my daughter’s morale and confidence especially before the exams. She was happy for my daughter to suggest which topics she wanted to review. After each lesson my daughter always had a smile on her face and said she’d understood the content much better.

I highly recommend her as a tutor.
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FATMA
Harriet has been tutoring my daughter for the last 6 months for her upcoming A level exams. My daughter has thoroughly enjoyed the lessons and looked forward to each one.

As well as being an excellent tutor, she also improved my daughter’s morale and confidence especially before the exams. She was happy for my daughter to suggest which topics she wanted to review. After each lesson my daughter always had a smile on her face and said she’d understood the content much better.

I highly recommend her as a tutor.
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Amy

I would highly recommend Harriet as a tutor to anyone needing help or support with A-Level Biology. She's very friendly and knowledgeable and gave me a much deeper understanding in the more challenging topics. This great help, combined with Harriet perfecting my exam technique, enabled me to secure my dream place at Nottingham Vet School.
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Amy
I would highly recommend Harriet as a tutor to anyone needing help or support with A-Level Biology. She's very friendly and knowledgeable and gave me a much deeper understanding in the more challenging topics. This great help, combined with Harriet perfecting my exam technique, enabled me to secure my dream place at Nottingham Vet School.
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Oliver

Harriet is a wonderful tutor and teacher, not only in having fantastic experience but also in how she delivers her content. She is personable and has a great ability to make complex information clear and understandable.
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Oliver
Harriet is a wonderful tutor and teacher, not only in having fantastic experience but also in how she delivers her content. She is personable and has a great ability to make complex information clear and understandable.
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Hywel

Harriet was a tutor for my eldest daughter for her Biology A-level. She had an excellent impact on my daughter's learning and confidence and was a major factor in her getting the grade she wanted. She was very good at getting her to focus on key topics and also in preparing her for the exam questions and generally boosting her confidence and chances of getting the required grades. I would have no hesitation in recommending Harriet as a tutor.
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Hywel
Harriet was a tutor for my eldest daughter for her Biology A-level. She had an excellent impact on my daughter's learning and confidence and was a major factor in her getting the grade she wanted. She was very good at getting her to focus on key topics and also in preparing her for the exam questions and generally boosting her confidence and chances of getting the required grades. I would have no hesitation in recommending Harriet as a tutor.
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Tracy

Harriet Is a fantastic tutor. She helped both my girls move up 2 grades with their biology A level and gave them a confidence around the topic that they didn't have before. She is knowledgeable around exam questions which helped them focus on what they needed.
She was also reliable, good with communicating any changes, helpful and flexible. I have recommended her to a number of my friends already.
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Tracy
Harriet Is a fantastic tutor. She helped both my girls move up 2 grades with their biology A level and gave them a confidence around the topic that they didn't have before. She is knowledgeable around exam questions which helped them focus on what they needed.
She was also reliable, good with communicating any changes, helpful and flexible. I have recommended her to a number of my friends already.
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1) When did you develop an interest in your chosen field and in private tutoring?
From a young age I have been fascinated by Biology, which initially led me to complete a degree in veterinary medicine. I then decided to retrain as a Biology teacher as I realised I was more motivated to educate young people.
2) Tell us more about the subject you teach, the topics you like to discuss with students (and possibly those you like a little less).
I particularly enjoy topics relating to physiology, especially homeostasis. I think it's amazing how our bodies are able to create such a finely tuned internal environment.
3) Did you have any role models; a teacher that inspired you?
At university I was inspired to get into teaching by my neuroscience tutor. His passion for the subject was infectious and despite being an expert in his field he was always very patient with his students.
4) What do you think are the qualities required to be a good tutor?
Expertise - I believe tutors should be experts in their subject in terms of what is required for the exam, to pass this information on to their students so that they can achieve the best grade possible.

Clarity in communication - Biology is such a content heavy A level. I think it's crucial that tutors amplify the signal so that students understand exactly what they need to know for their exam and which key words to include.

Patience and Kindness - By demonstrating these qualities, I believe students feel comfortable to make mistakes and ask questions, which are vital to improve.
5) Provide a valuable anecdote related to your subject or your days at school.
In addition to Biology, Chemistry and Physics, I took French as an A level. Every French lesson began with practising French conversation. During this starter activity, the whole class would stand up and we would throw a teddy between us as a way of signalling whose turn it was to speak. As a shy student at college, I remember finding this quite nerve wracking to begin with. But my French teacher was so encouraging and supportive that I quickly learnt to really value this practise and even enjoy it. As a teacher now myself, I try to stretch my students in a supportive way just like my French teacher did.
6) What were the difficulties or challenges you faced or still facing in your subject?
Being the study of living things, Biology is an incredibly vast subject! When you think deeply about any Biology topic, it often leads to further questions and it's easy to fall down a rabbit hole. I have always enjoyed carrying out research to further my knowledge and really applaud curiosity. But I think you must be careful to not let the pursuit of extra information distract you from learning the content that's essential for the exam.
7) Do you have a particular passion? Is it teaching in general or an element of the subject or something completely different?
In addition to teaching, I am passionate about food and how nutrition impacts health. In my spare time, I enjoy creating new recipes; my one-year-old daughter is my greatest critic!
8) What makes you a Superprof (besides answering these interview questions :-P)?
I place great emphasis on helping to build a student's confidence. I do this by reassuring students that there is no such thing as a stupid question and that mistakes should be seen as useful learning opportunities. I think it's also important to celebrate a student's progress.

My lessons are highly exam specific. The mark schemes in Biology require very specific terminology and I ensure that this is clear in my lessons. I also scrutinise the newest exam questions and mark schemes available and update my lessons accordingly.

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4) What do you think are the qualities required to be a good tutor?

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7) Do you have a particular passion? Is it teaching in general or an element of the subject or something completely different?

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