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Ayyaz

Ayyaz completed his GCSEs and A-levels with straight A-grades in Karachi, Pakistan. He was awarded the Oxford Students’ Scholarship (now called Reach Oxford) by Oriel College to study Biochemistry. Ayyaz has worked as a research student at the Department of Biochemistry and at the Structural Genomics Consortium in Oxford. He now tutors Greene’s students in [...]

As an Oxford student, the tutorials I received from my College tutors were, undoubtedly, the most exciting and intellectually stimulating part of my academic life. They not only helped me engage more closely with the material but also develop an understanding with my tutors where we both adapted and learnt from each others’ respective styles. Seeing my own students now pursuing a path of learning and intellectual development has certainly been the most uplifting part of my teaching experience.

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Alec

Alec graduated from the University of Surrey with a B.Sc. in Maths and Economics and then completed a PGCE in secondary maths at the University of Leicester. He has had a long career in teaching in a variety of schools and settings, and have also completed an M.Ed. in Mathematics Education at Kings College, London. [...]

Maths is important on so many levels; it helps us understand so much of the world around us. There is a beauty and elegant simplicity to much of maths, and it is underpinned by a clear logic.

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Saikat

Saikat recently submitted his D.Phil. thesis at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford. He tutors Greene’s students in Biology, Chemistry and preparation for the BMAT. Saikat describes his passion for biochemistry, saying, ‘I am passionate about the possibility of making new discoveries that will have a profound impact on human diseases; the research on [...]

The Oxford tutorial method is one of the most distinctive and recognized in the world, as it gives students ample amounts of opportunity to explore their own ideas and discuss them freely without any hesitation with their tutors. And for a passionate teacher like me, this is the best possible way to serve students and in turn society.

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Xiao

Xiao is a D.Phil. student in Biomedical Engineering at Oxford University. Her research focuses on tissue engineering for anti-cancer drug development. Before coming to Oxford, Xiao spent six years at the medical school of Peking University, studying chemistry, biomedical theories, and pharmaceutical sciences. Whilst in medical school, Xiao found that one of the biggest needs in [...]

I enjoy introducing the beauty of art and science to students. I especially enjoy tutorial teaching, because it allows students to receive personalized suggestions on their specific issues, improving their abilities quickly in a short period of time.

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Iara

Iara is a recent graduate of St Peter’s College, Oxford where she earned her Masters of Science in Social Anthropology. Prior to her postgraduate degree, Iara attended Yale University where she double majored in Physics and Latin American Studies. She has worked for a non-profit organisation in Peru and now specialises in teaching the American SATs [...]

Working with students one-to-one allows us to assess exactly what the student needs and to tailor instruction to the interests and capabilities of each student. Students become more empowered after having individual tuition, and by experiencing the passion of the tutor for his or her subject, the student is often inspired to expend more effort in order to better understand and appreciate that field of knowledge.

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Thomas

Originally from Dorset, Thomas read Modern Languages at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. During his studies, Thomas worked as an English teacher in a French-speaking secondary school in Québec, Canada, where he developed his passion for teaching. Thomas has worked in Spain and Italy, doing voluntary work at a drug rehabilitation centre in Madrid and work [...]

The tutorial method adopted by Greene’s is fantastic since it gives the tutor a chance to engage with the student on a personal level – something which can be hard to achieve with a larger class. The tutorial method really does allow for extremely rapid improvement; it is so satisfying to see someone suddenly grasp a concept with which they have previously struggled, or to watch them get excited and passionate about the subject as their knowledge of it broadens.

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