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Jacob

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1^st lesson free

Cambridge PhD researcher with Grade 9 in every GCSE offering GCSE Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths tuition, all exam boards, online and in Cambridge

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About Jacob

I grew up in Carlisle and went to the local state comprehensive. When I decided to apply to Cambridge, nobody at my school had been through the process, so I worked most of it out on my own. I got in, and I came out with a First and three university prizes, including one for the top ranked research project in my cohort. That experience is the reason I tutor, and it is why I treat admissions coaching as something worth doing properly rather than as a sideline.

My own research is on Antarctic fish. I look at how the proteins inside a species living in water close to freezing manage to keep working at temperatures that would shut down almost anything else. It sits somewhere between biochemistry, machine learning and climate science, and it is the kind of question with no textbook answer, which is exactly the sort of thinking an Oxbridge interview is designed to find. From October 2026 I begin a funded PhD in Cambridge's Engineering Department, working on how natural systems can be properly valued inside infrastructure decisions. So I have now been through Cambridge admissions twice, in two different faculties, and I teach and am taught in the supervision system every week.

Outside the lab I captained my college hockey team and coached university players, from complete beginners upwards. That is where I learned that explaining something well is a completely different skill from knowing it, and that patience matters more than cleverness. In 2026 I won first place out of sixty speakers at a national research conference, awarded for the clearest talk of the meeting.

I also do outreach with an underperforming state school, giving admissions guidance to students whose schools cannot provide it. I know what it is like to apply to Cambridge without anyone around you who knows how it works, and I take that part of the work seriously.

I hold a current Enhanced DBS check, I am registered as self-employed in the UK, and I am happy to provide references from current tutoring families and from my academic supervisors at Cambridge. I reply to messages quickly and I commit for a full academic year rather than a few sessions before an exam.

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HOW I TEACH

At GCSE the biggest gains usually come from exam technique and confidence rather than content. Most students who are underperforming know more than their grades suggest and are losing marks to question interpretation, working under time pressure, and not knowing what an examiner is actually asking for. I teach both the content and the technique, and I am direct with students about where the marks are going.

I ask students to explain their reasoning as they work rather than just producing answers, because that is where a misconception becomes visible and fixable. I set work between sessions and give parents clear, honest feedback on progress, including when progress is slower than we would like.

LESSON LENGTH

Standard lessons run 60 minutes, which is about right for this age group. Every new student starts with a free 30 minute consultation so I can see where they are and agree what we are aiming for.

MY EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Tutoring since 2022, working with students aged 14 to 18. I took a Grade 9 in every GCSE subject, and A star in Maths, Biology and Physics at A-Level. First Class MSci Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, with three university prizes including one for the top ranked research project in my cohort. Cambridge PhD researcher from October 2026. Current Enhanced DBS check. I also do outreach with a state school, so I am used to working with students who have not had much support.

WHO THESE LESSONS ARE FOR

GCSE students in Years 10 and 11 taking Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Combined Science or Maths, on any major exam board. Suitable both for students aiming at Grades 8 and 9 and for students who have lost confidence and need to rebuild it. Online anywhere, or in person near Cambridge.

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Cambridge PhD researcher with Grade 9 in every GCSE offering GCSE Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths tuition, all exam boards, online and in Cambridge

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