01 · Week one
Find the exact gaps
A free 20-minute session identifies where your child is losing marks — in both content knowledge and exam technique. I distinguish between the two before I plan anything.
AQA · Biology & Chemistry · Year 10 & 11
I am a science teacher.
Not a tutor.
Master's Degree · Biology & Chemistry
QTS England · TRN 1742325
A-Level Biology · Westminster UTC
over 20 years teaching
DBS Enhanced Checked
I hold a Master's Degree in Biology and Chemistry and have delivered AQA in seven London secondary schools — including A-Level. I know what your child's examiner is looking for because I have been teaching to those mark schemes for over twenty years. A graduate tutor knows the answer. I know why it gets the marks.
Online · One-to-one · Written progress report after every session
Galina Yordanova MSc · QTS
Master's · QTS · DBS Enhanced · 7 London schools
2 minutes · 6 questions · Instant result
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Master's Degree
Biology & Chemistry — both subjects, one teacher
QTS · TRN 1742325
Verify on the Teaching Regulation Agency database
Taught A-Level Biology
Westminster UTC — she knows where GCSE leads
DBS Enhanced Checked
Certificate verifiable via gov.uk Update Service
Why I am different
I have taught A-Level Biology.
I teach GCSE with that depth.
Most tutoring platforms offer graduates or undergraduates who sat the exam a few years ago. I am a practising, Master's-qualified classroom teacher. When I explain a concept, I know exactly where it leads in the A-Level syllabus — and exactly why AQA's mark scheme rewards the phrasing it does. That knowledge does not come from revision. It comes from over twenty years in the classroom.
I have spent the majority of my London career in girls' secondary schools — Camden School for Girls, Connaught School for Girls, Clapton School for Girls, Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School. I understand how girls approach exams, where they freeze, and what unlocks them.
A student who tutors knows the answer.
I know why the answer gets the marks
— and what loses them.
I know why the answer gets the marks
— and what loses them.
What I bring to your child's sessions
- Master's Degree in Biology and Chemistry — University of Shumen. Both subjects. Not one with a minor in the other.
- QTS, England — TRN 1742325. Government-certified. Check it yourself on the Teaching Regulation Agency database.
- DBS Enhanced Certificate — issued 06 November 2025. Registered on the DBS Update Service. Parents can verify status online before the first session.
- A-Level Biology at Westminster UTC — I have taught beyond GCSE. I know the full picture of what examiners are building towards.
- Seven London secondary schools including Camden School for Girls, Bishop Challoner Catholic School, Langdon Academy, Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School.
- AQA throughout — past papers, mark schemes, examiner reports, command words. Not a general science teacher who has read the spec.
- over 20 years teaching — Bulgaria 2002–2011, London 2019–present. Hundreds of students through exam cycles.
- 100% attendance in every school I have worked in. I will not cancel your child's session.
Verify my QTS — Search TRN 1742325 on the
Teaching Regulation Agency database →
Verify my DBS — My Enhanced DBS certificate (no. 001947291861, issued 06 November 2025) is registered on the
DBS Update Service →
Any parent can check its current status before the first session.
The real problem
Your child probably knows the science.
The marks are lost elsewhere.
In over twenty years I have seen the same pattern repeatedly. A student revises the content, understands it well, then underperforms in the exam. The gap is not knowledge. It is not knowing what AQA is actually asking for.
"Describe" and "explain" are marked completely differently.
Most students treat them as the same word.
Most students treat them as the same word.
What I teach that revision alone does not cover
- How AQA awards marks at each grade boundary — not just what the correct answer is.
- Command words: what "evaluate," "describe," "explain," and "calculate" each require, and why confusing them loses marks that were in reach.
- Mark scheme structure — how to write answers that examiners can credit, not answers that are correct but unscorable.
- Exam timing decisions: which questions to answer in full, which to cut, and why.
The eight-week programme
From a precise diagnosis to exam-condition practice.
02 · Weeks two–four
Learn how marks are awarded
One-to-one sessions using real AQA past papers and mark schemes. Students learn the examiner's logic — not just the correct answer, but why it is awarded the marks it is.
03 · Week four
Measure. Adjust if needed.
I review progress against the starting point with evidence, not impression. If the approach needs changing, it changes. I do not continue a method that is not working.
04 · Weeks five–eight
Perform under exam conditions
Timed past papers, technique under pressure, mock conditions. Students arrive at their exam knowing what each question is asking for — and what to write.
Student outcomes
What happens when the marking scheme becomes visible.
"I thought I knew the biology. I didn't know how to write answers that AQA would credit. Once I understood the mark scheme, everything changed."
Aisha · Year 11Grade 5 → 8 · eight weeks
"We worked through real AQA papers and she showed me exactly what the examiner was looking for in each question. I had never been taught that before."
Marcus · Year 10Grade 4 → 7 · Chemistry
"The written report after every session meant we always knew where she stood. By week five we could see the grade she was on track for."
Priya's motherParent · Year 11
Start here
A free 20-minute session.
No selling. Just a diagnosis.
I will identify where your child is losing marks and tell you honestly whether this programme will help them. If it is not the right fit, I will say so.
£40 / hour
Sixteen sessions across eight weeks. Two per week.
- Free diagnostic — no obligation to continue
- One-to-one with a QTS-verified teacher
- AQA past papers and mark schemes throughout
- Written progress report after every session
- Week-four review — plan adjusted on evidence
Direct questions
Before you decide.
The questions parents actually ask — answered plainly.
Why choose you over a platform like MyTutor or Tutorful?
Platform tutors are typically undergraduates or recent graduates who passed the exam themselves. I am a Master's-qualified, QTS-certified classroom teacher with over twenty years of teaching the subject. My QTS (TRN 1742325) is verifiable on the Teaching Regulation Agency database, and my Enhanced DBS certificate is registered on the DBS Update Service — parents can check both before the first session. No platform tutor offers that level of transparency.
My child's school uses AQA. Does that match your experience?
Yes. I have delivered AQA Biology and Chemistry consistently across every London school I have worked in, including A-Level AQA Biology at Westminster UTC. I work with the actual AQA past papers, mark schemes, and examiner reports — not a general curriculum guide.
Is Year 10 too early to start?
No. A Year 10 student who understands how AQA marks answers arrives at Year 11 with a significant advantage. The students who struggle most in Year 11 are those who spent Year 10 revising content without ever practising exam technique.
What happens if my child is not improving?
Progress is reviewed in week four and the plan is adjusted where needed. If measurable progress is not visible, additional sessions at preferential prices is agreed.
How reliable are the sessions?
I have maintained 100% attendance across every school I have worked in over seven years in London. I schedule sessions around your child's timetable and I do not cancel. If something genuinely unavoidable arises, I rearrange — I do not leave a session unfilled.
One step
Twenty minutes. I will tell you exactly where your child is losing marks.
No commitment. No pitch. A direct assessment and an honest answer about whether I can help.
Book your free session with Galina