My name is Umar and I am dedicated to help, guide and support students with reaching their true academic potential and future goals.

I am currently on a gap year. I start University in September 2022 and I will be studying Medical Sciences at the University of Buckingham, which is a 9 month programme giving me the opportunity to transfer to Medicine. I achieved AAB in my A Levels (A in A Level Chemistry, A in A Level Business, B in A Level Biology). I also achieved 8A* and 2As at GCSE.

I have taught 1000+ hours in GCSE Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths over the past 3 years online using Microsoft Teams and Zoom. In my gap year, I have also been teaching A Level Biology, A Level Chemistry and A Level Business studies to a wide range of students.

Throughout my years of studying and tutoring, I have become very familiar with various curriculums and exam boards including Edexcel iGCSE, Edexcel GCSE, AQA GCSE, OCR GCSE, CIE iGCSE, AQA A Level, OCR A Level, Edexcel A Level.

For example, I am aware of the strict AQA A Level Biology mark schemes, the data interpretation questions, extended response questions, maths skills and practical skills which are usually not emphasised as much by school / college teachers. I teach my students A* techniques which I have gathered from in depth analysis of past papers and examiners reports, to deal with these tricky question types, allowing them to achieve the A/A*.

I believe that no two students are the same and therefore, I use the opportunity of 1 to 1 lessons to tailor my approach to each of my individual student’s abilities and needs. Firstly, I create a unique and personal action plan - I find out what exactly the student wants to achieve and how much time we have to achieve it. I use a large variety of different teaching methods to ensure my students understand and have the ability to apply a concept, including concept mapping, active discussion, practical demonstrations and past papers. The A Levels and GCSEs I tutor are content heavy subjects and I have developed methods to breakdown large and complex pieces of information into exam specific, memorable, fast to learn chunks. I ensure my students’ revision is focussed on what they need to do to improve the most. I use my in depth analysis of past papers to show you where most students lose marks on the exam and teach you how to understand what the examiner is truly asking. I can help you find your weakest areas and catch them before they turn into lost marks in the exam. I set and mark homework on topics covered, reinforcing the students understanding and increasing their familiarity with tricky exam questions.