Alejandro

My Passion & How I Inspire

Top grades are prerequisites for applications to medical school and scientific courses at university. To that end, I will quickly identify and remedy any weaknesses in your understanding and application of the syllabus. I place a heavy emphasis on the use of past papers as there is no substitute for practice! I have the highest expectations of both myself and my students. I will push you to engage with your subject and think critically to give you the best chance of realising your ambitions. After all, your success is mine.

My Experience

I spent 2017 and 2018 in Shanghai tutoring international students applying to British independent schools at both 11 and 13+. Subjects included English, Mathematics, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning and Latin. All of my students obtained offers to at least of their desired schools, including unconditional offers from Sevenoaks and Benenden.

Graduate Level:

Lectured 3rd Year Medical Students on Psychosis during their Mental Health rotation.

A2 Biology (AQA): One-to-one sessions with Year 13 student. In house exams scores improved and progress noted upon at parent's evening.

KS2 English (Coldfall Primary School)

13+ Mathematics (Arnold House, Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle)

GCSE Science (Highgate, Jewish Free School)

Subjects That I Teach

  • Science - Common Entrance
  • Biology
  • Biology - A-Level
  • Biology - GCSE
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry - A-Level
  • Chemistry - GCSE
  • English
  • English - A-Level
  • English - GCSE
  • Maths
  • Maths - A-Level
  • Maths - GCSE
  • Medicine
  • Medicine - A-Level
  • Medicine - GCSE
  • Physics
  • Physics - A-Level
  • Physics - GCSE

My Qualifications

Awards:

1834 Fund Master of Research Bursary (£4,000)

25% Highgate School Academic Scholarship

Postgraduate (Newcastle University):

Master of Research Neuroscience (MRes) - Merit

Graduate (Newcastle University):

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) - Merit

A2 (Highgate School, London):

Biology, Chemistry, Spanish - AAA (These represent highest achievable grades at the time)

AS (Highgate School, London):

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Spanish, Latin - AAAAA (These represent highest achievable grades at the time)

Publications:

Recurrent Epistaxis as a Manifestation of Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia Foundation Years Journal: vol. 10, iss. 5 - Palliative Care, ENT (2016-05-01)

Barclay, Nicola, Elder, Greg, Sharman, Rachel, Sanchez, Alejandro and Ellis, Jason (2014) Mechanisms underlying the association between anxiety and sleep architecture in healthy good sleepers: the role of pre-sleep arousal. Journal of Sleep Research, 23 (S1). p. 159. ISSN 0962 1105

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Fun fact

I can evert my belly button at will like a heavily pregnant woman!