Jane Suzanne Gilmore

I qualified as a Science teacher in 2006 and since then I have worked in a range of different UK schools including state secondary and sixth form colleges,

I’ve been tutoring A Level chemistry and science GCSE since my undergraduate degree and have always had a passion for supporting individual students .

I moved to online tutoring six years ago when I set up Atomic Tutoring. Which has allowed me the privilege of working with students all over the country. In 2026 I decided to finally step out of my part time classroom teaching role to concentrate fully on my online science tuition .I am looking to expand my tutoring through to offering day time sessions.

My ethos has always been to build self confidence and resilience in my students and tutee's. I have often found through out my teaching career ,that its students own mindset that holds them back, they have self doubt, cross out correct answers and second guess themselves'.

Getting students to take risks in the school classroom can feel uncomfortable for them and they are often afraid if getting the answers wrong in front of classmates ,so they don't attempt to even try.

This can be very frustrating for parents and for the child themselves. I have found that although I impart knowledge , and yes I unpick misconceptions and fill in gaps of knowledge. The most effective skill in my toolkit is to build self belief, confidence in their knowledge by giving my tutee's a safe place to trust their instincts, take a leap and not worry about getting it wrong. With me they learn that they often get the answer correct more often then not.