I’ve taught IGCSE Biology for nine years and particularly enjoy genetics, where students have to combine knowledge with careful reasoning. My lessons usually involve drawing processes out, asking short questions and then applying the idea to an unfamiliar problem. I’m quite particular about biological terminology because vague wording can lose marks. Near exams, we work through past papers and keep a record of question types that need another attempt.

Hi! I’m a Biology tutor with five years of experience working with IGCSE students. Human physiology is definitely my favourite part, especially circulation, immunity and the nervous system. I use loads of diagrams because I think it’s much easier to remember a process once you can picture it. After we’ve covered something new, I’ll usually close the notes and ask the student to teach it back to me before we try an exam question.

My background is in biomedical science, and I’ve spent seven years tutoring IGCSE Biology privately. Cells, enzymes and disease are areas I particularly enjoy teaching. I place quite a lot of emphasis on experimental questions because students often find them less predictable than straightforward recall. We practise identifying variables, interpreting results and evaluating methods, then compare the response carefully with what the mark scheme actually rewards.

Before moving into education, I worked in environmental research, so ecology is naturally the section of IGCSE Biology I look forward to most. I’ve been tutoring for six years and like bringing real examples into lessons on populations, food webs and human impacts. Students also do plenty of graph and data work with me. I want them to be comfortable working out what unfamiliar information shows rather than relying entirely on memorised facts.

Medicine was my route into tutoring, and I started teaching Biology one-to-one while at university. Eight years later, I still enjoy the human side of IGCSE Biology most, particularly homeostasis and coordination. My lessons are fairly conversational. I’ll often ask a student to explain a process without notes, then use their explanation to work out exactly what is missing. We finish with questions that require the same knowledge in a less familiar context.

I came to Biology through biotechnology and have been tutoring IGCSE students for four years, mainly online. DNA and genetic engineering are my favourite topics, although I’m equally happy getting stuck into ecology or plant biology. I use a digital whiteboard to build complicated processes one stage at a time. Revision is deliberately mixed across chapters, so students have to decide which part of the syllabus a question is testing for themselves.