Adult Chemistry tutors
5 of 5 UK tutors teaching Chemistry at Adult.
Chemistry spans GCSE (combined or triple), A-level and Pre-U, with the usual sticking points clustered around moles and stoichiometry, organic mechanisms, and the energetics/kinetics/equilibria block at A-level. Tutoring helps most with the conceptual bridges — why electrons go where they go, how to read a mechanism rather than memorise it — and with the long-mark structured questions where method marks are won or lost. AQA, OCR A, OCR B (Salters), Edexcel and CIE differ meaningfully on required practicals and synoptic style. For medicine and Oxbridge applicants, look for tutors comfortable taking problems past the syllabus.
Adult learning covers any post-school study by adults — returning to formal qualifications (Functional Skills, GCSE retakes, Access to HE diplomas), professional development (accountancy, languages, IT skills), or personal-interest learning. The student profile differs from school-age tuition: adults are usually self-funded, time-pressured, and motivated by specific goals rather than school structure. Tutoring helps most when the tutor adjusts pedagogy accordingly — fewer scaffolds, faster pace where appropriate, more respect for the adult's existing knowledge and autonomy. Look for tutors with explicit adult-learning experience (FE colleges, workplace training, ESOL, community education) rather than school teachers transposing classroom habits unchanged.
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£170/hr

Luke
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Westminster 14 yrs Online · In personSTEM Oxbridge Admissions Consultant; A-level/IB/(I)GCSE Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Economics; 11+, 13+, 16+
- Maths
- Further Maths
- Physics
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DBS verified£60–£80/hr

Mrs Hannah W.
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Wiltshire 17 yrs Online · In personOutstanding Science and Maths tutor and teacher 17 years experience
- Chemistry
- Maths
- Biology
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DBS verified 25% off first£60/hr

Tom Gordon
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Bath and North East Some… 10 yrs Online · In personBath's most highly regarded private tutor, trusted by hundreds of families.
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Maths
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DBS verified 25% off first Block discount£20–£40/hr

David
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Darlington 16 yrs Online · In personKS2 - GCSE Maths and Science - 16 Yrs Tutoring Experience - Chartered Engineer
- Maths
- Physics
- Chemistry
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£50/hr

Dr Kevin C.
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10 yrs OnlineGCSE, A-Level & University Chemistry, Physics and Maths Tutor | 10 Years Experience
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Maths
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50% off first Block discount
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