Chemistry tutor & more · Ludlow
Martin
Highly experienced GCSE & A level Chemistry and Biology tutor
Chemistry tutor & more · Ludlow
Highly experienced GCSE & A level Chemistry and Biology tutor
About
I am an Oxford University educated Chemistry and Biology teacher of 30 years' standing, currently living near Ludlow, Shropshire, UK.
I specialise in the teaching of Chemistry at post-16 level including entrance to universities in the UK but also teach at GCSE and IGCSE level.
The first lesson is offered at a discount to recover some of the cost of the finder's fee
UPDATE AUGUST 2026: I am now taking bookings for lessons for the next academic year.
I have taught Chemistry and Biology in some leading state secondary and top independent senior schools in Cambridge and London. Having been Assistant Head Teacher and Head of Science in my last three schools, I have now left the classroom and focus entirely on private tutoring. I have worked with students from across the world including Europe, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, India, Nigeria and Brazil as well as the UK.
My primary expertise is with students seeking to improve their performance and build their confidence at Scholarship, GCSE, A-Level and IB. My tutees have achieved higher grades thanks to my intervention and have gone on to enjoy much success in their chosen areas of study. I am also experienced in intensive resit revision sessions, helping students who are retaking their exams to improve their grade.
I have a detailed knowledge of all current GCSE, IGCSE, A level and IAL specifications and have written many resources for educational publishing companies as well as exam style questions at all levels and for all specifications.
With tutoring slots often available throughout the daytime (UK time), into the early evening and on Saturdays, I can generally be quite flexible and fit in with your requirements.
I can work on a one-to-one, group or online basis and specialise in delivering a friendly, collaborative approach to learning - improving confidence with exam technique as well as increasing subject knowledge.
All lessons are planned for individual students based on their specific needs and using current exam specification and exam questions. Planning and preparation is included in the fee.
I also provide regular feedback to parents
Get in touch and see how I can help.
Subjects & pricing
from £85/hr
Languages
- English Native
Qualifications
Higher education
- BA (Hons) Biochemistry Certificate checked · University of Oxford · 1996 University of Oxford · 1996 Certificate checked
- MA (Hons) Biochemistry Certificate checked · University of Oxford · 2005 University of Oxford · 2005 Certificate checked
Teaching qualification
- PGCE Science Certificate checked · University of Cambridge · 1997 University of Cambridge · 1997 Certificate checked
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- Mar 2026 ·imported from First Tutors
Chandra
Martin has been fantastic, he’s incredibly knowledgeable and has built an excellent rapport with my child. He goes above and beyond in planning sessions and providing accompanying notes, and is flexible in his approach, being led by the pupils individual needs. His compassionate approach has really helped my child to make excellent progress in chemistry this year, despite her initially finding the subject challenging.
- Dec 2025 ·imported from First Tutors
Vicky
Martin is an excellent tutor he is clear and patient and has really helped my daughter get her head around Chemistry. He communicates well and its very easy to arrange a lesson.
- Nov 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
George
Martin helped my son revise chemistry for the term exam. He found it really useful! The lessons were very informative, and also the technique of revising and answering questions was very effective! My son said that he recapped a lot of work which he didn’t quite remember. Many thanks for your help!
Martin replied
Thank you! A pleasure to work with
- Aug 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
Megan
Excellent tutor - clear & concise, he breaks down complex concepts into more easily understandable pieces. Very good at going over current & past paper questions to highlight the correct language needed. Great guy easy to get along with.
- Jul 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
Nita
Martin replied
Thanks Nita, It was a pleasure working with Raghav. I wish him all the best for his future studies
- Jan 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
GUIFANG
Martin has been a wonderful tutor for my daughter, he has supported her through her A-level chemistry course, developing and her encouraging her passion for science. She has really benefited from his teachings, I would not hesitate to recommend Martin to anyone who's looking to thrive in chemistry and grow beyond the course!
- Oct 2023 ·imported from First Tutors
Ashley
I have already had lots of lessons with Martin. He has really helped me understand things which had confused me in college. The lessons are always planned well and matched to my specification. He knows so much about the style of the exam questions. His notes are so clear and helpful. Also, as a bonus, he has helped me with my UCAS personal statement and we are going to do some interview practice. I now feel much more confident that I will now reach my target grades. Oh, and the lessons are also good fun! Thanks Martin!
Martin replied
Thank you for your nice comments. I'm glad that you are enjoying the lessons!
- Feb 2023 ·imported from First Tutors
Jody
Martin is really a great teacher. My daughter had no confidence in Science and worried how the teacher would see her before the lesson. Martin’s caring and patience quickly built up the rapport between them and greatly improved her scores in her last term IGCSE Graded exams within 2 months. she got A* in her three science subjects. She described Martin as ‘a teacher I can rely on’! We will follow up with him for my daughter’s A level. Thank you so much Martin! We strongly recommended Martin to any students who are interested or uninterested in Science. His amazing soft skills, professional teaching methods and profound academic resources will definitely help you to improve and achieve a good result!
- Aug 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
Jyothi
Martin is excellent tutor , my daughter got A* in chemistry with his help. His notes were incredibly useful. We highly recommend him. Thanks Martin.
- Jul 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
DEEPTI
Martin is a really amazing teacher . His teaching style is very effective and he has attention to details. My son gained confidence in chemistry after taking lessons from Martin . I wholeheartedly recommend Martin for tuition.
- Jul 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
John
First class tutor, really helped my son with A level Chemistry preparing him for the exams. Highly recommend.
- Jun 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Alessandra
Martin is a brilliant tutor, always well organised with notes and practical questions for the lesson. He is calm and clear in his explanations. I sincerely recommend him. He successful helped me in my GCSE and I will follow up with him for my Chemistry A level.
- Sept 2020 ·imported from First Tutors
Xin
Martin is an excellent tutor. He is very knowledgeable and always organized, can't find anything wrong with him. We will keep our lessons with him for a long term.
- Apr 2020 ·imported from First Tutors
Cerys
My daughter was falling behind with her A-level Biology and losing her confidence. Martin tutored her for a few sessions and she was really starting to build her confidence and she came home from seeing him buzzing with enthusiasm. Unfortunately Covid 19 intervened and we stopped our sessions as her exams were cancelled but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Martin based on the difference he made in 5-6 weeks
- Apr 2020 ·imported from First Tutors
Mia
Martin was an excellent teacher to me and my friend during our study of A level Biology. His way of teaching allowed us to improve significantly in the subject and he provided all the necessary materials we needed to practice exam style questions and improve our knowledge. Without our lessons with Martin, we wouldn’t have made the progress we needed in the run up to our exams. Unfortunately , our time with Martin was cut short due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, however he continued to provide us with support and guidance we needed. Highly recommended.
- Mar 2020 ·imported from First Tutors
Chris
We came to Martin to help us with my daughter’s GCSE Chemistry which was a subject she was really struggling with before starting to work with him. Martin is an excellent and very experienced teacher who was very patient with her and really helped to build her confidence in subjects she had failed to understand before. Her results improved significantly. I would certainly recommend Martin.
- Mar 2020 ·imported from First Tutors
David
Martin has been fantastic for my son. He took him through a great re-cap of the Chemistry GCSE course running through past exam papers. He gave him massive confidence, particularly with the calculation questions, as well as giving great tips on how to get the extra marks to push up the overall grade. Thank you.
- Jun 2019 ·imported from First Tutors
Anna
Martin coached our daughter throughout Year 11 in preparation for her Combined Sciences GCSE and we could not recommend him highly enough. He has a way of explaining material clearly and calmly so that topics she struggled with in the classroom and on her own made sense and were no longer intimidating to her. This had the knock-on effect of increasing her overall confidence in her abilities which has been invaluable.
- Jun 2019 ·imported from First Tutors
Ros
Martin was excellent. Although we were only with Martin for a very short period Martin helped our daughter gain confidence in the subject again. Huge thanks.
- Sept 2017 ·imported from First Tutors
sharon
Lara has had her forest lesson with Martin.She was totally inspired and already has a refreshed attitude towards her future in Science.