24/10/2025
Did you know that not all cells in your body look or act the same?
💡 Each type of cell is specialised to perform a unique job — from red blood cells carrying oxygen to nerve cells transmitting signals!
21/10/2025
⚡️Energy in Action!⚡️
Today’s lesson was all about turning height into speed — exploring how Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE) becomes Kinetic Energy (KE) when things start to move 👀💥
From 📏 measuring height to 💨 calculating speed, students nailed using the equations:
🔹 GPE = m × g × h
🔹 KE = ½ × m × v²
Seeing the “aha!” moment when the numbers actually make sense 🔢✨ — best part of teaching!
19/10/2025
🫀 Pump it up! ❤️🔥
We built our very own working model of the heart!!!!!💧💓
We followed the path blood takes as it travels through chambers, valves, veins, arteries, the lungs and the rest of the body🧠💪
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15/10/2025
Turning messy, unbalanced reactions into neat, law-abiding equations that follow the Law of Conservation of Mass.
Key Takeaway: Atoms can’t disappear or magically appear — they just rearrange!
👩🏫 Example we tackled:
H₂ + O₂ → H₂O
Unbalanced ❌
2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O ✅
💡 Tip: Always balance one element at a time — start with metals, then nonmetals, and save hydrogen and oxygen for last.
12/10/2025
Think of your body as a city — and cells are the buildings keeping it all running smoothly! 🏙️✨
Students are discovering how the nucleus is like city hall, mitochondria are the power plants, and ribosomes are the factories.
Biology really is the study of life in action! 🔬💚
03/10/2025
💚 Tutor Spotlight 💚
How amazing is this hands-on biology lesson by our incredible science tutor- Gaynor! 🙌 Her GCSE students created a working model of the heart using tubing and syringes… here’s how it looked! 🫀
Gaynor believes the best way to learn in science is to “have a go” and her sessions never fail to make tricky science concepts, fun and memorable! 👩🔬
What do you think? Let us know in the comments! 🌟
12/09/2025
Started with new students this week and had fun with play-doh and craft materials. Science is best when hands-on
05/09/2025
We have resumed our tuition after the summer break.
A slow start with only a few sessions, however we will be back to a full timetable next week.
This week started off with a science practical were we investigated how concentration effects the rate of a chemical reaction.
23/08/2025
We are still here!!!!
Sorry I've been so quiet, summer is a busy time.
I am back, and still tutoring.
Get in touch for any science or maths tuition needs
phone/text/WhatsApp: 07528465180
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08/07/2025
Fast or slow?
What's the rate of reaction?
How do we measure it?
What conditions do we need to ensure a reaction occurs?
These are the questions our students have been asking this week
06/07/2025
Our students have been feeling the heat or the cold this week while investigating if a reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
Personally bring on the endothermic reactions and cool me down!
27/05/2025
This is dedication!
A year 8 student still continuing with their tuition during the holidays!
Reviewing food chains, food webs and ecosystems is much more fun when you have toy figures!