Experience the best teaching from a qualified and experienced teacher with top-notch facilities for 1:1 teaching in a classroom and laboratory. Our teaching aids include visualisers, smartboards, and all the experiments for GCSE and A Level to aid understanding. We take electronic notes for students and send them straight to their phones so they have PDF notes for each session. Additionally, we have a vast electronic resource of hundreds of exam papers, including many not normally available to students. We offer both in-person and online teaching options from our TV studio, making learning accessible and convenient for all.
Unlocking the Secrets of Science:
How Our Fully Equipped Laboratory Enhances Learning
1 hour per week - up to 10 students online. Covering the whole syllabus in a year
Mondays Chemistry GSCE
Tuesdays Physics GCSE
Wednesdays Biology GCSE
Thursdays Maths GCSE
6:30-7:30pm
£25 per session per student per week
From one of our TV Studios, we can take you through the whole syllabus with demos, exercises and exam practice.
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Philip M Russell BSc. PGCE, MCCT, MInstP.
With over 40 years of teaching experience, I am a qualified and experienced Chartered Teacher. Throughout my career, I have taught in 11-18 schools, served as a Head of Department for over 50 staff, worked in FE colleges for 16 years, and been a University Lecturer at two Universities. Beyond teaching, I am also a Film Maker, Broadcaster, and Presenter. I run my own weekly Climate Podcast and host an extensive Science YouTube Channel. Despite my diverse interests, my passion remains rooted in science and education.
In my spare time I am learning to sail
Students like and students need face to face contact. They need someone with years of professional experience, to teach them in the best possible way to allow them to achieve their full potential. By doing experiments and carrying out investigations strong memory bonds are formed which helps boost the grades.
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Pythagoras isn’t just a formula.
With squares, triangles, and graphs, students can prove that:
a² + b² = c²
https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/proving-pythagoras-with-graphs-and.html
How fast is sound?
Students test it with smartphone echo apps and tuning fork resonance tubes.
Which gives the most accurate result?
And what about sound in water or solids? https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/measuring-speed-of-sound-smartphone.html
We place a living plant (often pondweed like Elodea or a small leafy shoot) inside an enclosed vessel. With @pascoscientific CO₂ and O₂ sensors linked to a data logger, we can monitor changes in gas concentrations second by second.
https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/seeing-stomata-measuring-gas-exchange.html
Multitasking = a myth.
Your brain isn’t doing 5 things at once — it’s switching rapidly, and losing focus each time.
For students, that means weaker memory, more mistakes, and longer study sessions. https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-myth-of-multitasking-attention.html
From Caesar ciphers to Enigma… to the codes protecting your bank today. In class, students design their own ciphers, crack each other’s codes, and see how simple puzzles link to modern encryption. https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/cryptography-in-classroom-introducing.html
Crude oil in the classroom? Not quite.
We use synthetic crude to show how fractional distillation works – separating hydrocarbons by boiling point into real-life fuels & materials.
Chemistry that powers the modern world.
https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/fractional-distillation-of-synthetic.html
Why does a plane stay in the air?
With a @pascoscientific force sensor, students measure lift in real time – plotting how angle & speed affect flight.
Physics of flight, live on screen.
https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/measuring-lift-with-airfoil-physics-of.html
💷 Compound vs simple interest.
📈 APR that looks tiny but isn’t.
💳 Loans that cost more than you think.
Financial maths gets real fast when students run the numbers themselves.
https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/compound-interest-apr-and-loans-making.html
Lenz’s Law in action!
From magnets drifting through copper tubes to jumping rings and eddy current brakes — induction comes alive in the lab.
Physics is better when you see it. https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/lenzs-law-in-action-induction.html
Teaching digestion without the disgust?
We use a life-size knitted gut!
Students can see how long the small intestine really is, measure the liver, and follow food all the way through.
Funny, hands-on, and surprisingly memorable. https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-digestive-system-journey-through.html
Why are social roles so powerful? We discuss Zimbardo and the prison study with ethics in focus. Read the Blog https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/teaching-zimbardos-stanford-prison.html
Recursion: a function that calls itself.
Sounds scary? It’s just problem-solving by breaking big problems into smaller ones.
GCSE Computer Science students can learn recursion step by step — no magic required.
👉 Blog: https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/demystifying-recursion-beginners.html
Chemistry that speaks for itself: cobalt chloride is pink in the cold, blue in the heat. A-Level students see Le Chatelier’s Principle in action — no graphs needed, just colour. 👉 Full blog: https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/le-chateliers-principle-in-colour.html
How do you keep heat in?
We tested insulation with @pascoscientific sensors by plotting cooling curves of hot water.
From bubble wrap to foil, the physics is clear: some materials slow heat loss far better than others.
👉 Full experiment
https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/pasco-experiment-insulation-and-cooling.html
Data isn’t just numbers — it tells stories.
At GCSE, bar charts, pie charts & scatter graphs make more sense when students use real data:
Step counts
Screen time
Local rainfall
👉 Blog: https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/data-representation-for-gcse-maths.html
Why does a skater spin faster when they pull in their arms?
It’s all about conservation of angular momentum.
We tested it with a PASCO rotational sensor + force sensor — and turned theory into data. https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/rotational-physics-and-conservation-of.html
Teaching immunity? Try a classroom epidemic simulation.
From spreading tokens to herd immunity, students see how outbreaks grow, peak, and decline.
Perfect for GCSE & A-Level Biology.
Read the full blog + free worksheet: https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/09/teaching-immunity-with-classroom.html
Why do some small shops thrive while others don’t?
It’s not luck — it’s strategy.
📍 Location
✨ Differentiation
🌐 Smart use of the internet
Read my latest blog: https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-small-business-advantage-teaching.html
Code broken? Not all errors are equal.
❌ Syntax: won’t run
⚠️ Runtime: crashes mid-way
🤔 Logic: runs, but wrong
Teach students to spot the difference https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/teaching-debugging-how-to-help-students.html
Remember the disappearing cross?
We took it further with @pascoscientific sensors—measuring turbidity as sulphur forms in real time.
From “can you see the X?” to “here’s the graph!”
https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-disappearing-cross-rate-of-reaction.html
#GCSEChemistry #PASCO #RatesOfReaction #HemelPrivateTuition #STEM
Why does sweat cool you down?
We ran a @pascoscientific experiment using wireless temperature sensors, a fan, and a damp cotton pad to feel the science of evaporation.
A sweaty truth, revealed.
https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/pasco-experiment-evaporation-and.html
#GCSEPhysics #PASCO #ScienceExperiment #HemelPrivateTuition
Algebra doesn’t have to be abstract.
At Hemel Private Tuition, we use physical tools—tiles, blocks & balance scales—to make algebra click.
Hands-on learning = deeper understanding.
https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/using-physical-tools-to-teach-abstract.html
#GCSEMaths #ALevelMaths #AlgebraSupport #MathsMadeVisual
A light bulb does more than just glow—it's a perfect mini physics lesson. This week we explored energy transfers using sensors, thermal cameras & even a heat-up race.
Science that shines A light bulb does more than just glow—it's a perfect mini physics lesson.
https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/energy-transfers-in-light-bulbs-more.html
#GCSEPhysics #EnergyTransfers #PracticalPhysics #HemelPrivateTuition
Stomata under the microscope? Add nail varnish and a little magic, and students are hooked. Investigate leaf position and environment for the density of stomata. https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/microscope-skills-investigating-leaf.html
Teaching memory models? We act out the multi-store model with props — folders, post-it notes and all. Read about the experiment https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/from-sensory-to-long-term-classroom.html
Today’s Python project: Rock–Paper–Scissors with emojis — plus a simple AI that tries to win! A fun way to learn logic & coding. Full blog https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/building-simple-games-to-learn-python.html #Python #CodingForStudents #HemelPrivateTuition
A leaky copper pipe turned into a chemistry lesson! The blue corrosion inside wasn’t just plumbing trouble — it was a chance to identify copper compounds like a GCSE/A-Level chemist. Read the full story https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/when-pipes-leak-and-chemistry-speaks.html
Black or Red or Blue – which heats faster in the sun?
We tested it with PASCO wireless sensors, water, and some colourful containers. The results might surprise you…
👉 Read the full blog: https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/pasco-experiment-how-colour-affects.html
Vectors, Arrows and Angles – Getting Directional in Maths What’s the fastest way to teach vectors? Drawing them. Those handy arrows that tell us not just how far, but which way.
https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/vectors-arrows-and-angles-getting.html
Fairground physics The chair-o-planes aren’t just fun — they’re conical pendulums in action! We recreated the ride with a bung on a string to measure centripetal force (with slo-mo too!). https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/conical-pendulums-bringing-centripetal.html #PhysicsInMotion #HemelPrivateTuition
Want to see osmosis happen? We use living potato tissue and record the mass changes in real time. https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/want-to-see-osmosis-in-action-simple.html
Blue = calm. Red = alert. Yellow = ??? What does your wall colour say about you? https://hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2025/08/calm.html
A-Level Psychology, this connects to topics like perception, attention, and the biological basis of behaviour. For Business Studies, it links with marketing and workplace design.
Large 4m x 8m Classroom.
65 inch Interactive Screen
Full Laboratory - fully equipped
Large Desks
Fully distanced 2-3m
Hand washing Station.
Access to the classroom is not through the house
Distanced waiting area
Heated
