Online Chemistry tutor & more
Penny
GCSE & ALevel Chemistry, Physics & Biology Tutor fully qualified with 20 years experience
Online Chemistry tutor & more
GCSE & ALevel Chemistry, Physics & Biology Tutor fully qualified with 20 years experience
About
I strongly believe and show all students can achieve in Science given the correct help. I know the key areas which students can struggle with, which knocks students’ confidence. We work together to banish the ‘Gremlins’, boost confidence and demonstrate success.
I like to nurture confidence in a supportive environment rather than utilizing a very high tech. approach to online tutoring.
When students know it is OK to make mistakes deep learning can take place. In Science particularly students can feel anxious and worried about making mistakes. I try and help students understand that making mistakes is not only OK, but also a necessary, inevitable and useful part of learning. We work through examination questions and problems together to develop the skills needed for success in the examinations.
My fee covers tuition, preparation of tailored resources, marking and feedback each week via the VLE.
7 Years experience of tutoring on line for:
GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Biology, GCSE Physics
Cambridge IGCSE
Alevel Chemistry
A Level Biology
Edexcel IAL Chemistry
£30–£35/hr · 4 subjects · 6 levels
Subjects & pricing
Discount
Two sessions a week (same or a different science) 15% discount.
Monthly payment in advance 10% discount.
Languages
- English Native
Qualifications
Teaching qualification
- PGCE Further Education Certificate checked · Univerity of Portsmouth · 2007 Univerity of Portsmouth · 2007 Certificate checked
- QTS Science Certificate checked · University of Reading · 2010 University of Reading · 2010 Certificate checked
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- Nov 2025 ·imported from First Tutors
Roxana
A Wonderful Science Tutor! Mrs. Penny has been an amazing private science tutor for my son. He truly looks forward to every lesson with her. She explains everything clearly and makes even the challenging topics easy to understand. She is incredibly friendly, patient, and kind, which creates a warm and positive learning environment. I’m so grateful for the confidence and enthusiasm she has brought out in my son. We couldn’t ask for a better tutor!
- Oct 2023 ·imported from First Tutors
Noorus
We are very happy with the tution we are getting for my daughter.
- Dec 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
Tasneem
- Aug 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
David
Penny was a great tutor, very enthusiastic and always willing to personalise lessons to suit my needs. Her impact was clear from my final GCSE scores, with them increasing markedly and achieving the grades I need for sixth form college.
- Aug 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
Andrew
My son was predicted an ‘E’ in his biology A level at the end of last year. So at the beginning of the year we decided to get a tutor. With Penny’s help he achieved a ‘C’ which enabled him to get into the University of his choice. Excellent Tutor Excellent Rate Fantastic result Thank you so much Penny!
- Jan 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
Shamim
Penny is a excellent and exceptional tutor. Her teaching methods are extremely effective and have made my daughter confident in chemistry. Thank you Penny. - Shamim
- Jan 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
Maha
My daughter in year 10 has been having GCSE Science lessons with Penny. Penny is an excellent tutor. She is very reliable and pleasant. Her lessons are very well structured and my daughter finds her lessons very enjoyable and looks forward to them.
- Dec 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Sonia
Penny started tutoring my son a couple of months ago. My son has found her a fantastic teacher! His own words:) Penny is good at stretching her students. She is very well organised and know how to inspire her students to do better. I would highly recommend Penny for anyone who wants their child to succeed in this subjet.
- Nov 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Catherine
My daughter really enjoyed her first tutor session with Penny and said she was lovely and really helpful!
- Nov 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Marwah
Penny is a very well organised and professional tutor. Unfortunately, the way of teaching didnot work well with my daughter. Many Thanks
- Oct 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Christine
From the outset, communication with Penny has been easy and considerate, in order to find the best way to support our home educated neurodiverse son. She has a very caring and gentle manner which instantly put him at ease. They are currently working through the IGCSE syllabus for physics but will fill any gaps in his knowledge as he has not formally studied physics before. The lessons are conducted online and my son looks forward to them every week. We receive regular feedback and I would have no hesitation in recommending Penny as a tutor. I'm delighted we found her.
- Oct 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Naheed
I chose Penny for my daughters science tuition… There was nothing wrong with her teaching but the timing was inconvenient.
Penny replied
It was a pleasure to teach Sophia. I am sorry we could not find a time that suited you better.
- Sept 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Anca
Penny has helped my daughter greatly, she teaches in an effective and passionate way, different to school, which helps my daughter to understand the topic in greater detail and better understanding. This has been reflected in her excellent GCSE grades she achieved. Thank you so much Penny, my daughter really enjoys the lessons with you!
- Sept 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Ruth
My daughter looks forward to her weekly online lesson with Penny and is becoming more confident. She understands more in school lessons and is much more positive about sitting her Gcse.
- Aug 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Melanie
In year ten my daughter was really struggling with her combined science & looked set to fail. I’d found science similarly difficult at school & didn’t want her to have the same struggle so after doing some research I found the angel known as Penny. She was so calm, clear & encouraging with my daughter that I knew from the start that we had made the right decision & when my daughter scored two sixes in her gcse we couldn’t have been happier. I would not hesitate to recommend Penny. She is a truly excellent tutor.
- Aug 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Cengiz
Ms. Penny has done an excellent job teaching me chemistry. She is very thorough, patient and leaves no questions unanswered. I was very overwhelmed with chemistry before I started lessons with her, but she has made chemistry my favorite subject by far and has helped me achieve the grades I wanted. Her experience and understanding of the curriculum are evident. I would highly recommend Ms. Penny as a tutor.
- Jul 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Kamran
Penny is a great teacher. A professional with excellent comms. My daughter enjoys her Chemistry GCSE lessons with Penny. I highly recommend Penny.
- Jan 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
Yumi
Penny is willing to offer assistance in any subject area of my choosing, holding no judgement on the level of difficulty of the subject, and will patiently help until the topic is fully understood. In areas that I found particularly difficult, Penny was extremely understanding and provided an assortment of revision materials and techniques to practice. Penny's revision session was well structured, creating a balance between teaching, discussion and application to exam questions. This allowed room for learning how to reach an answer independently, without over reliance on being immediately provided the answer.
- Sept 2020 ·imported from First Tutors
Cath
Since starting with Penny during the lockdown my daughter is thoroughly enjoying her tutor sessions, online but very connected would thoroughly recommend.
- May 2020 ·imported from First Tutors
Sara
Penny is a very knowledgeable science tutor. She is impressively knowledgeable on all aspects of the GCSE Combined Science curriculum but even better she is completely approachable. She is a superb ‘study buddy’ with patience, knowledge which she imparts in a way that all aspects of Science become understandable. I would highly recommend Penny as a tutor either in person or on-line. Physics has never been so much fun and lessons so eagerly anticipated. A five star tutor!