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, IGCSE and A-Level students in the UK and at international schools around the world.
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 in the UK and at international schools around the world. Teaching in the mornings here lines up cleanly with after-school and evening study time in the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. If you're somewhere else, get in touch and we'll find a time that works.
The qualifications behind the lessons.
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MSci Chemistry, First Class
Imperial College London. Four-year integrated master's in Chemistry.
Undergraduate -
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PGCE Secondary Science (Chemistry)
UCL Institute of Education. Postgraduate teaching qualification with specialism in Chemistry.
Qualified Teacher -
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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 -
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Experienced examiner
I am an experienced examiner for GCSE and A-Level Chemistry, marking student scripts every year: direct, repeated exposure to mark schemes and common pitfalls.
GCSE · A-Level -
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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 -
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Enhanced DBS checked
Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate, regularly renewed.
Cert. 001811296631
Behind the platform.
Every question on the platform has a report button, and I read every disputed mark that comes through it.
Learn and Practice cover AQA A-Level Chemistry (7404/7405). Tuition is arranged separately, for the boards and levels described on my tuition page.
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
Start whenever
you're ready.
Send me a message with your current grade, target and exam board, and we can get started. I'll always tell you honestly whether I can help. Prefer to talk first? I'm happy to have a quick, no-obligation chat, no commitment either way.