1:1 Tutor for a level chemistry

Saw this online when I was looking for GCSE tutors
https://studymind.co.uk/subject/a-level-chemistry-tutors/

Saw this online when I was looking for GCSE tutors
https://studymind.co.uk/subject/a-level-chemistry-tutors/

Does anyone know a good chemistry a level tutor (it can also be someone who’s doing medicine right now ngl it would be even better) that got them A/A*? It can be online but it would be better if it’s in person in Cambridgeshire.

Ask at school - TSR is not the place to look

I did!! But there’s only 3 teachers that teach a level chemistry but 2 of them are already my teachers and the 3rd one doesn’t tutor. Trust me if posting here wasn’t my last option I wouldn’t have done it but the tutoring centre in my area is booked full and I’m doing online right now with a tutor but I’m not improving so I’m trying to find another one

Don't your teachers know anyone else? Surely the school has help sessions?

Well I don’t know I’ve let my teacher know and he said he’ll look into it so I’ve just been waiting since there’s nothing else to do idek what he’s doing

There's stuff online - any good?
https://mmerevise.co.uk/a-level-chemistry-revision/ [only the free stuff]

Does anyone know a good chemistry a level tutor (it can also be someone who’s doing medicine right now ngl it would be even better) that got them A/A*? It can be online but it would be better if it’s in person in Cambridgeshire.

If you have only recently started A level chemistry, I would recommend against looking for a tutor for A level chemistry - that should really be a last resort imo. There are many, many free online resources that provide excellent help for A level chemistry.
If you tell us which exam board you are with, I may be able to direct you to some of the more helpful resources.

I do AQA!!! Can I ask why I shouldn’t get a tutor? I thought the earlier you get the better.
Also do you do A level chemistry?

https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7522364&p=99878600#post99878600
Anyone can sign up to be a tutor. This includes recent university graduates, uni students and current A level students - people who have not necessarily had suitable training in pedagogy and so may be less good at teaching than a qualified teacher. Definitely check what qualifications the tutors you are looking at getting have are and consider what experience they actually have before paying outright. It’s better to use good, free resources than to risk paying for something that potentially isn’t genuinely helpful.
I did A level chemistry (Edexcel, achieved an A*) and used to offer classmates and friends at other sixth forms free mentoring (since I was generally considered to be good at explaining how to solve past paper questions). I now study chemistry at the university of Oxford, so mentoring is no longer something I do (or would offer as it would necessitate breaching TSR rules). But if you have any A level chemistry questions, make use of your TSR account, ask them and someone (maybe me) will help you answer them.

Gosh well done btw you must’ve worked hard and thanks for the recommendation, I think I will stop my online tutoring for now.
If you don’t mind can I ask some questions?
-Did you get tutoring at all?
-Did you make your own flashcards (if so what sources did you use) or use premade ones?
-what was your study technique and way?
Like for example right now I watch a video on the topic then do exam questions for that topic from pmt.
-what did you do when you didn’t understand an exam question? For instance I do an exam question and don’t understand why my answers wrong or just don’t understand the question, what do I do if I can’t find a walkthrough online?
thanks smm

I don’t think it’s so much that I worked hard - I found a sensible work-life balance that worked for me and I got through A levels just fine. It also helped that COVID struck throughout year 12 and so I benefited greatly from home learning as that was how I had done the bulk of my studies previously.
For chemistry, no - I never once required any form of tuition. The only subject I ever got tutoring for was maths and that was in year 9 with a qualified teacher who charged sensible rates and was frankly amazing. So yes, tutoring can be good, but you really should have tried every free first imo before spending any money.
I personally never used flashcards - I found them to be quite a hassle to use, but I appreciate many others have found them to be very useful. As they are a form of active recall, they potentially could be very useful for A level chemistry as there is a lot of memorisation involved. However, past paper questions are the most important thing to do regularly as these test both how well you’ve memorised the facts and how well you are able to apply your knowledge of the subject to (often unfamiliar) situations. You can use past paper questions to make flashcards (some of the stronger students I worked with did), but this necessitates you doing questions and getting them wrong first.
In the rare cases when I just couldn’t understand an A level chemistry question, even from the mark scheme, I always started by identifying the topic. I’d then read over the notes on PMT or watch YouTube videos on the topic to see if there were any useful insights they could offer. I cannot recall a single occasion where this didn’t work for me. For other subjects, I had more confident classmates I could talk to and my teachers were excellent at explaining, too.
No problem. Feel free to ask any further questions.

I can do it £24/hr

What do you study