Whiteboard Chemistry with Joe White

Joe White.

Chemistry tutor · Examiner · Calgary, Canada

MSci Chemistry from Imperial College London, PGCE from UCL, three years in the classroom and over a decade as a full-time online tutor. I work with a small roster of GCSE and A-Level students across the UK and Europe.

About

I'm a full-time chemistry tutor with a passion for helping students build confidence and achieve exceptional results. Over the past decade I've supported students from a wide range of schools through GCSE Science and A-Level Chemistry — independent, grammar, comprehensive, and international.

I studied Chemistry at Imperial College London, graduating with a First Class MSci, and completed my PGCE in Secondary Science (Chemistry) at UCL Institute of Education. I then taught for three years in a large North London secondary school, where I became Head of Department for Key Stage 3 Science, leading a team of more than a dozen teachers.

I'm an examiner for both A-Level and GCSE Chemistry, which means I see thousands of student scripts every year. That feedback loop — what students at the top get right, where the rest get stuck, the precise language that earns the mark — sits behind every lesson I teach.

Alongside teaching I worked as a Sixth Form form tutor, reviewing personal statements and writing UCAS references for STEM applications. UCAS support — structure, course choice, interview preparation — is part of every A-Level package.

I'm based in Calgary, Canada, teaching students online across the UK and Europe. The seven- to eight-hour time difference means I teach in the mornings here, which lines up cleanly with after-school and evening study time over there.

— Joe Whiteboard Chemistry
Joe White, Chemistry tutor
Joe White
Imperial MSci · UCL PGCE
Credentials

The qualifications behind the lessons.

  1. 01

    MSci Chemistry — First Class

    Imperial College London. Four-year integrated master's in Chemistry.

    Undergraduate
  2. 02

    PGCE Secondary Science (Chemistry)

    UCL Institute of Education. Postgraduate teaching qualification with specialism in Chemistry.

    Qualified Teacher
  3. 03

    Former Head of Department

    Key Stage 3 Science at a large North London secondary school. Led a team of more than a dozen teachers across the science department.

    Classroom · 3 years
  4. 04

    Experienced examiner

    AQA GCSE Chemistry and OCR A-Level Chemistry. Marking student scripts every year — direct, repeated exposure to mark schemes and common pitfalls.

    AQA · OCR
  5. 05

    Top-grade student myself

    A*A*A* at A-Level in Chemistry, Physics and Maths. 9 A*s and 2 As at GCSE. I've sat — and prepared for — every paper my students will face.

    A-Level · GCSE
  6. 06

    Enhanced DBS checked

    Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate, regularly renewed.

    001811296631
Joe hiking in the Canadian Rockies
Outside of teaching

Hiking, mostly.

Moving to Calgary put the Canadian Rockies an hour from my door. Most weekends find me out on a trail or skiing if the weather permits.

Arethusa Cirque, Kananaskis · 2025

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