Cambridge PhD-qualified tutor with over a decade of 1:1 tuition experience across 13+/ISEB, (I)GCSE, A Level, and IB. Experienced in preparing candidates for competitive entry to leading UK independent schools and in supporting applications to Oxford, Cambridge, and Russell Group universities. Founder of TutorDex and StudyDex, bringing a 360° view of the tuition market, from pedagogy and student engagement to tutor quality assurance and platform scalability. Also a qualified European Patent Attorney, applying exceptional analytical clarity to complex scientific concepts.

• Deliver specialised 1:1 tuition in Maths and Sciences at 13+/ISEB entrance and (I)GCSE, as well as Maths, Further Maths, Biology, and Chemistry at A Level and IB. Familiar with all major UK examination boards, including AQA, Edexcel, OCR, and CIE.
• Support candidates in preparing applications for entry to Westminster, Eton, St Paul's, Winchester, Radley, Dulwich.
• Consistently help students improve by 2-3 grade boundaries within a single academic year.
• Provide comprehensive university admissions support, including personal statement structuring, Oxbridge and Russell Group interview coaching, and admissions test familiarisation.
• Leverage PhD and commercial background to offer STEM career mentorship, guiding students towards informed pathways in research, medicine, biotechnology, patent law, and engineering, adding significant value beyond standard syllabus delivery.
• Work extensively with international families, including families based in China and across Asia, supporting UK boarding school entrance and ongoing academic progression.
• Experienced in collaborating with family offices and working alongside other education consultancies on multi-year engagements.

Ventures

• Founded TutorDex, a direct-to-consumer marketplace connecting students with tutors, charging a one-off finder's fee.
• Founded StudyDex, a companion platform providing students with access to past exam papers and detailed progress-tracking analytics, giving real-time insight into student pain points and common syllabus bottlenecks.
• Founded NamiComi, a global ecosystem for creators and fans of comics and manga. $1M raised in Series Seed venture capital funding from Pace Capital in New York, USA.

I work with a deliberately small number of families. That choice is intentional: it allows me to tailor every session to the specific requirements of the student's examination board, admissions timeline, and academic goals, rather than delivering a generic syllabus walkthrough.

Subject mastery over exam tactics. My aim is that students understand the material deeply enough to reason from first principles. Exam technique matters, and I teach it rigorously, but it sits on top of genuine understanding. Students who grasp the underlying logic perform more consistently under pressure and retain the material beyond the exam.

Diagnostic, not prescriptive. I begin by identifying precisely where understanding breaks down, then build from there. This is informed by my research background: the same analytical discipline I applied to a Cambridge PhD in Biotechnology shapes how I diagnose and address gaps in a student's knowledge.

Calibrated to examiner expectations. I am familiar with all major UK examination boards, including AQA, Edexcel, OCR, and CIE, and with the specific formats of the 13+/ISEB Common Pre-Test, (I)GCSE, A Level, IB, and Oxbridge admissions assessments. Preparation is targeted at what examiners and admissions tutors actually reward.

Mentoring beyond the syllabus. My background spans academic research, biotechnology intellectual property, software development, and venture-backed entrepreneurship. For older students, this means conversations that connect academic work to real-world pathways: research, medicine, biotech and pharma, patent law, and engineering.

Clear reporting. Progress is reported regularly to parents, so families always know where the student stands and what the next priority is.

All enquiries are handled personally and confidentially. NDA available on request.