Lakhvir
Chemistry specialist; Former Head of Chemistry in a Boys’ Grammar School; A Level examiner; Strong Medicine/Dentistry success rates
About
Hello! I am a qualified Chemistry Teacher with over 20 years of teaching experience, including as Head of Chemistry in a Boys’ Grammar school, and in my last role as Head of Chemistry at a Private College.
I love tutoring and am proud that nearly all of my students last year achieved an A* or A, with many progressing to Medicine or Dentistry.
I have extensive knowledge of the Edexcel, AQA, OCR and CIE Chemistry specifications at both A‑Level and GCSE, including Edexcel IGCSE. As a specialist Chemistry Teacher, I also deliver all Core Practical skills required at A‑Level.
Alongside teaching, I work as a GCSE and A‑Level Examiner for Edexcel, giving me deep insight into how exam questions are marked and standardised. This means I have vast experience in how to structure high‑scoring exam answers, avoid common pitfalls, and apply mark‑scheme logic with precision.
I am therefore fully equipped to support students from any exam board and help them achieve top‑level outcomes.
I teach in a way that most students have never experienced. Every lesson is built from scratch, for one student, in that moment. No recycled slides or generic PowerPoints; just live, bespoke handwritten notes crafted in GoodNotes, with carefully selected exam questions that best match the topic. This gives each student absolute clarity and a structure designed precisely for their pace, their gaps, and their ambitions.
I am confident teaching any A-Level Chemistry topic on demand, and I enjoy producing clean, high‑quality notes that help students understand even the most challenging concepts.
Subjects & pricing
Languages
- English Native
- Punjabi Conversational
Qualifications
Higher education
- BSc (Hons) Chemistry · Queen Mary University of London · First-class (1st) · 2001 Queen Mary University of London · First-class (1st) · 2001
Teaching qualification (PGCE / QTS / QTLS)
- PGCE Chemistry · King’s College University of London · 2002 King’s College University of London · 2002
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Nick
Lakhvir is a highly experienced tutor. She has increased my son’s confidence, making chemistry seem easy. Thank you so much
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Tatiana
I’ve been working with Lakhvir for the past few months, and I can confidently say that she is one of the best tutors I’ve ever had. Her deep knowledge of chemistry and her ability to explain complex concepts in a clear, relatable way has truly helped me improve my understanding and confidence in the subject. She’s very organised and gets right to the point, making the absolute most out of your time. It doesn’t matter what we’re doing during the lesson, whether it’s a completely new topic or past paper questions, she will explain everything thoroughly and make sure you understand before moving on. I am extremely pleased with the lessons and I find myself looking forward to them every week as my understanding of chemistry gets better and better with her help. Daniela
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Maheshwari
Ms Lakhvir is an excellent tutor. She is currently teaching my daughter ( A level chemistry) and I can’t thank her enough since she is so thorough and excellent with children. My daughter initially found A level chemistry hard but Ms Lakhvir made that easy for her. She gives her homework, mark them and discuss exam questions. I’m so relieved.
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Samrat
Thanks a lot for your support, can see it’s helping. Regards , Samrat
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Adriana
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Edenilson
Excelente tutor Lakhvir taught my son a lot in such a short period of time.My son had to retake his chemistry test and thanks to Lakhvir he managed to pass. Highly recommend her for anyone who needs chemistry tuition
Lakhvir replied
Thank you Edenilson for you your kind words. It has been a pleasure tutoring your son and I wish him the very best in the future.
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Poh
Just a few lessons and made a huge difference for my daughter preparing for AS/A levels. Lakhvir is obviously passionate about chemistry and teaching it. She knows her subject so well and does not need a text book to go through any revision at all! Knowing about the subject is one thing and ability to impart and share the knowledge is a skill and she's got them! Any topic my daughter needed some extra explanation, Lakhvir would go through the whole chapter in a short time and writing 'notes' that my daughter could take home. My daughter is so happy and feels much more confident in this subject now. Highly recommended for sure!
Lakhvir replied
Thank you for your kind words Poh. Your daughter has real ambition and clearly has a desire to succeed at the highest level. It has been a pleasure to pass on what I can to help her reach her goals. I am sure she will continue to excel and look forward to continuing lessons with her. Thank you for your kind words Poh. Your daughter has real ambition and clearly has a desire to succeed at the highest level.
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Shiho
My son has had a session with Lakhvir. The lesson was very productive and she was knowledgable about the marking and syllabus of the GCSE specification.
Lakhvir replied
Thank you Shiho! Your son has been a pleasure to teach and he is gaining in confidence as each lesson passes.