Tutor profile - Geraldine

Geraldine recently (2023) home-schooled a student who achieved the highest iGCSE results in Chemistry and Biology in Europe. While naturally delighted to be able to help her student achieve at this high level, Geraldine derives as much satisfaction from encouraging those students who struggle with Science to exceed their own expectations. Geraldine is calm and patient, and, as her students in the past have said 'she never gives up on them'.

Geraldine is a qualified Science teacher with 22 years' experience in the classroom and a Masters in Education. Geraldine teaches all three Sciences at KS3 and KS4, and has taught Chemistry both at 'A' level and at Higher level within the IB Diploma. She has tutored a number of students for CE13+ and School Entrance exams, including one student who passed the Election exam for Westminster College. Geraldine has also worked as a PGCE tutor advising trainee teachers on their subject knowledge and teaching skills. She started teaching in the state system in England, then taught at two highly regarded schools in the UAE where she also tutored two members of the ruling family. She came back to the UK to work at Roedean in 2015, and decided then to work as a private tutor to allow herself more time to pursue other interests.

Geraldine is also an examiner with Edexcel (one of the UK's leading exam boards). This gives her invaluable insight into exam technique, a skill which can easily make the difference between one grade and the next (or indeed the one after). Geraldine encourages her students to think laterally during lessons, but when answering exam questions her advice is very much to give the answer which will be on the mark scheme!

When she is not working, Geraldine loves walking, reading and cooking, and is fortunate enough to be able to spend many hours with her young granddaughter.