tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40704041221069647652024-03-19T03:45:45.267+00:00Jen Wilson - Milngavie Tutors - Biology and Chemistry TuitionChemistry & Biology Tuition -Milngavie, Bearsden, West End Glasgow and Online Tuition via Skype.
Tel : 0141 956 4358
Email : milngavietutors@gmail.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070404122106964765.post-44316007433528037142021-12-08T18:00:00.014+00:002024-02-12T19:40:05.381+00:00Hello<div style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span>I</span><span>'m</span><b> Jen Wilson</b> and I tutor <b>Chemistry, Biology </b>and <b>Human Biology</b><span> at </span><b>Higher </b>and <b>Advanced Higher</b><b> in Scotland.</b><span> </span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<b style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman";">Tutoring Subjects and Levels</b><br />
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<li><b>Higher and </b></li>
<li><b>Advanced Higher </b></li>
<li><b>Biology, Chemistry and Human Biology</b></li><li><b>I am not currently offering National 5 tutoring</b></li>
</ul><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: quot;"><b style="background-color: white;">PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR JAN TO JUNE 2024 </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: quot;"><b style="background-color: white;">I AM NOW FULLY BOOKED. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: quot;"><b style="background-color: white;">FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: quot;"><b style="background-color: white;">BUT IT IS UNLIKELY I WILL BE ABLE TO HELP </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: quot;"><b style="background-color: white;">ANYONE ELSE AT THIS STAGE. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: quot;"><b style="background-color: white;">IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO START TUTORING EARLIER IN THE YEAR. </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: quot;"><b style="background-color: white;">My website may still provide useful pointers though so please ask </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: quot;"><b style="background-color: white;">the student to have a look at the relevant subject page for help.</b></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: black;"><span style="font-family: quot;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times new roman;">
I am based</span><b style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-weight: 400;"> </b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: times new roman;">in Milngavie in the north of Glasgow and tutor online via Skype.</span></div>
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<li>B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry with Microbiology - University of St Andrews</li>
<li>M.Sc. Medical Physics Education - University of Dundee </li>
<li>P.G.C.E. (Secondary Teaching Chemistry / Biology) - St Andrews College (now University of Glasgow)</li>
<li>Forensic Science - Strathclyde University (Future Learn)</li><li>Covid-19 - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Future Learn)</li><li>Covid-19 : Diagnostics and Testing - Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (Future Learn)</li></ul>
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<b>Full General Teaching Council for Scotland Registration</b> achieved - 1988.</div>
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I am a member of the <b>PVG Scheme </b>in respect of children.</div>
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Tutoring is<b> £35</b> for an hour. Tutoring can be arranged on a weekly basis or can be on a one-off basis.</div>
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<b>Teaching and Tutoring Experience</b></div>
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I worked as a science teacher for Strathclyde Regional Council in East Dunbartonshire, Glasgow and Renfrewshire and have worked as a science tutor for 25 years. I have also worked for a charity tutoring organisation in Glasgow.</div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Previous Experience</b></div><div style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin: 0px;">I have worked in Computer Based Teaching and Learning at <b>Dundee University</b> and <b>Ninewells Hospital, Dundee </b>in the Medical Physics and Biochemical Medicine Departments for the Teaching and Learning Technology Programme <b>TLTP </b>and the Information Technology Training Initiative <b>ITTI</b>. I was a finalist in the highly competitive "European Academic Software Awards" EASA in 1998 with my project to teach x-ray safety via Computer Based Learning, <b>CALRAD</b>.</div><div style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=w-L-5W4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra" target="_blank">Some of my References listed on Google Scholar with further citations</a></div><div style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin: 0px;">I have worked as a presenter for the <b>European Union</b> for the MIDAS-Net Project - providing training in the use of Databases for Small and Medium Enterprises and Librarians.</div><div style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin: 0px;">I have also been a volunteer with Glasgow Science Festival.</div><div style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; margin: 0px;">________________________________</div></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>My Tutoring Methods:</b></div>
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When tutoring, I like to work from all the latest online resources, including</div>
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<li>interactive experiments, </li>
<li>science videos, </li>
<li>online talks,</li>
<li>websites from Royal Society of Chemistry etc.,</li>
<li>videos of experiments from the particular course etc. </li>
<li>and even topical science news items which are also listed on my Twitter Feed</li>
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Many of these resources are listed on this website. I also make full use of Past Papers and will set appropriate homework if requested.</div>
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Good Luck with your Biology and Chemistry courses this year. I hope you enjoy them and find them useful and interesting.<div>________________________________<br />
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If you would like any <b>tutoring</b> please telephone me at 0141 956 4358 or email me at <a href="mailto:milngavietutors@gmail.com"><span style="color: #0b5394;">milngavietutors@gmail.com</span></a> I tutor online<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> via Skype or Zoom </b></span>- useful if you live in a remote location eg Highlands and Islands. <br />
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