SY Lau Biology & Science Tutoring

 

Testimonials

(Only initials for names to protect student's privacy)

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"Mr Lau has tutored me continuously throughout IGCSE and IB and helped me secure all A*s and 7s in Biology, Chemistry and Physics (highest IGCSE score in Hong Kong of the year), which has helped me get into Cambridge Medical school. Most importantly, Mr Lau’s effort and enthusiasm for what he teaches is infectious, makes lessons highly engaging and motivating me to learn concepts deeper than what is required for the exams. He explains scientific concepts very clearly with visual representations and practical experiments (when in person), which has been highly effective for me. He goes above and beyond to ensure my understanding - we even did an eye dissection once! Mr Lau answers all my questions in incredible detail, and is always available outside of lessons to answer them. His notes and practice question-banks have also become essential for my revision, and his IA feedback ensured me high scores in both. Since being tutored by Mr Lau, I have never had any concern/worry about my grades in the sciences and have always felt supported and secure."

An anonymous tutee of GSIS, Hong Kong

Cambridge IGCSE Physics, Chemistry and Biology all A*

IB AHL Biology and Chemsitry all Level 7

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"It has been a pleasure for me to learn from Martin for the past 2years. His teaching methods were intuitive and useful, making complex concepts easier to visualise and understand. His assistance and guidance in my science subjects has led me to success, ultimately achieving A* in both chemistry and biology as well as A in physics. Thanks to Martin I am able to achieve high enough grades to get accepted into University of Leeds to study medicine! Thank you again for your wonderful teachings!"

J.L. of Caterham School

AQA AL Biology A*, OCR-A Chemistry A*, OCR-A Physics A

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"Martin has been teaching me Chemistry and Biology for my whole A-level course. I found his teaching to be very useful. He explains difficultconcepts very well and is always equipped with detailed notes andvideos. He also prepares past papers to familiarise me with varying exam questions and techniques. By the end of the A-level course, I felt confident in the content and completing the exam. Thank you Martin for supporting me in my education."

B.M. of Harrow School Hong Kong

Edexcel AL Biology A* and Chemistry A

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"I'm extremely grateful to have received the help of Mr Lau through his detailed and thorough tuition sessions for several years. He has been nothing short of supportive and I am certain that it is because of his assistance that I was able to receive scores in IGCSE and especially IB that I am satisfied with. His commitment to helping students grasp complex concepts and dedication to helping all his students is truly amazing. Thank you so much for everything and I highly recommend having him as your tutor :)"

D.L. of ESF South Island School

IB AHL Biology Level 6

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"I’ve had Mr Lau as my biology tutor from the beginning of Y13. With
his patience and guidance, I am able to improve my grade from a B to
an A* in a year. Mr Lau helped me to build an in-depth understanding
of the content, he also taught me exam skills which are vital for A-level biology. I highly recommend Mr Lau if you're looking for a tutor
that can not only boost your grade but can also cater their teaching
style to your learning preference."

S. C. of Roedean School, UK

Edexcel B Biology A*

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"Martin has helped me achieve grade 9s in all three sciences at IGCSE.
His thorough teaching, detailed notes and exam-style questions led me
score 90+% on each of my final exams. What differentiates Martin from
any other tutor is his genuine passion for the sciences and unique
teaching style. I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every session we
had together. Thank you Martin for all of your help; I couldn’t have
done it without you!!"

E. G. of Tonbridge School, UK

IGCSE Triple Sciences (Edexcel) all Level 9s

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"Martin is an exceptional teacher who observes his students’ progress
keenly. Despite my significant struggle when I first met him, he never
gave up on me and the encouragement as well as his effective
topic-based exercises helped me raise my predicted science A-Level
grades from Cs/Ds to all A* in just a few months. Finally, thanks to
him I have met my Oxbridge offer, achieving final grades that could
not have been possible without his guidance and support throughout my
sixth form years. Additionally, he is also very respectful towards
students’ privacy and never divulges others’ personal information. He
is reliable, understanding and above all kind. Overall I do not
hesitate to recommend him and will always remain grateful for his
tutelage."

E. of Wycombe Abbey, UK

Edexcel B Biology A and OCR-A Chemistry A

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"Over my 2 years completing the IBDP, Mr Lau has consistently made the daunting concepts of HL Biology and Chemistry easily understandable with his skills in breaking down complex topics into manageable parts, his unique teaching methods, and his unwavering patience. His ability to motivate and encourage me to persevere during challenging times, despite being halfway across the world, is truly remarkable and commendable. Mr Lau has greatly boosted my confidence and significantly improved my academic performance. I am deeply grateful for his guidance throughout this demanding journey and wholeheartedly recommend him based on my experience."

C.M. of ESF West Island School, Hong Kong

IB AHL Biology and Chemistry

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"Thank you Martin Sir!! It’s been a tough year but thanks to your help, I can easily catch up with school’s topic and those questions I don’t know can easily been solved. And finally I can achieve my goal in this year and get accepted to the degree that I want to study! Honestly, I really wouldn’t make it this far without your help thank you so much🙏🏻🙏🏻"

P.W. of University of Adelaide Foundation Program

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"Mr Lau is a very capable and professional tutor. He goes through the syllabus precisely, including essential material useful for exams. He explains them in such a way that previously challenging or confusing topics can become understandable instantly.

 

Mr Lau prepares a wide array of notes that effectively get to the point. A lot of them have detailed diagrams with labels, making it easy to remember. There are also a huge amount of past paper and potential test questions provided with model answers for practice and studying.

 

Moreover, Mr Lau goes through the entire IA process, from planning a suitable experiment to making edits to the report draft to ensure the criteria are met.

 

Overall, Mr Lau has guided me through IB Biology by a tremendous amount and helped me increase my score from 4 at my lowest predicted grade to 6 in the final IB result. I am very lucky to have such as great teacher."

T.T. of Diocesan Boys' School, Hong Kong
IB SL Biology Level 6

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"I have had Martin for the past 5 years where he taught me all three sciences for IGCSE and biology for A-level. His notes and exercises are extremely useful and has helped me so much when self-revising. I especially like the many diagrams and simplified bullet points on his notes and how the exercises are divided into very specific topics for me to instantly recap what I was taught. Martin is well organised and makes maximum use of each tutorial. He is very patient and knowledgeable and adapts the tutorials according to what is taught in school and what my weaknesses are for each topic. Thank you Martin for all your help!
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K.C., Harrow Hong Kong

Edexcel IAL Biology A

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"Martin is a very patient, supportive and responsible tutor. Over the past 4 years, he guided me through problems that I had and we worked them out step by step. I feel more confident when doing past papers after his assistance. He also gave many advice, encouragements and positive feedbacks. So I believe the knowledge that I learnt can definitely help my future academic study."

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"Martin Sir, 謝謝你對 T.M. 的教導。在小女的成長路，幸運的遇着了很多愛錫她的人，Martin Sir 正是其中的一位啟蒙老師，衷心感謝你。"

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T.M. and her parent, St Francis' Canossian College / The University of Adelaide College

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"Mr Lau's science tutoring has helped me understand the concepts behind science and broadened my knowledge past GCSE level, helping me achieve grade 9 in all sciences. The notes and exercises given have always proven a useful tool, and teaching is effective. Thank you for your help!"

C.W., Wycombe Abbey

IGCSE Sciences (Edexcel Triple Award) all 9s

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"Martin offered great help to me at a time when I urgently needed assistance with my Biology and Chemistry. I can’t [thank] him enough for being so knowledgeable in exams, so patient and understanding towards his students in their difficulties. He is amazingly passionate about the subjects and his experience definitely supplements his teaching. I was able to improve significantly under his guidance and without his help, I certainly wouldn't have achieved A in AS level for both subjects within 4 months of preparation."

T.K.C., Diocesan Girls' School

IAS Biology and Chemistry (Edexcel) A (highest AS grade)

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"Martin has always been dedicated in teaching me since IGCSE when I started taking lessons from him. When I encountered questions that I found challenging to answer, he would not hesitate to provide assistance outside of class. Without his help, I would not have been able to improve by leaps and bounds not just in terms of scientific knowledge, but also approaching questions in a different manner and developing critical thinking. Thank you so much!."

L.C., German Swiss International School

IB SL Biology Level 7

IGCSE (CIE) Physics/Chemistry A, Biology A*

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"Martin is a fantastic tutor; He not only provides resources such as notes and past papers, but also teaches in a creative and passionate manner, ensuring that I fully understand the topic. Before starting my tutorials with Martin, I was achieving low grades and feeling unmotivated, but his enthusiasm for teaching Biology made me want to learn more and I came out with top grades!"

E.D., Harrow Hong Kong

IAL Biology (Edexcel) A

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"My learning experience here has been great. I was provided with lots of detailed, relevant notes and practice papers which were very helpful. My questions about the content were also always answered well."

C.W., Harrow Hong Kong

IAL Biology and Chemistry (Edexcel) A*

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"It gives me great pleasure to recommend Martin as a fantastic tutor. Martin's quality of teaching through personal notes and exam questions are most effective and useful, of which I credit for my growth in science learning. He interacts with a passionate manner, delivering bespoke and effective tutoring which reflects on my IGCSE and A Level results. I am glad to have worked with Martin through 3 academic years, and I have my utmost gratitude to him. Thank you as ever."

A.T., Uppingham School

IGCSE Sciences (Edexcel Double Award) 9-9

GCE AL Biology (AQA) and Chemistry (Edexcel) A

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"Thank you Martin for your encouragement,patience and positivity in explaining concepts that I found hard to grasp. Your detailed notes were also a great help especially as biology was not a strong subject for me . My GCSE results proved otherwise and I still cannot believe it."

T.N., ESF South Island School

IGCSE Biology Level 7 (Edexcel)

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"I managed to get a 9 for all three sciences. I just want to thank you for working with me over the past year. I don't think I could have achieved all 9's without you. Thank you again."

R.S., ESF West Island School

IGCSE Sciences (Edexcel Triple Award) all 9s

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"Tutoring at Martin’s centre was highly informative and detailed, but was also interesting as it helped in developing a deeper interest in the field of Biology. With his vast experience in the syllabus, I became better equipped with concepts and ideas, and this was aided with his personal techniques and examples. He also helped a lot with ideas on how to approach exam questions and how to gain maximum marks."

A.R., ESF South Island School

IB Biology (HL) Level 7

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"Martin’s lessons were essential for me. He explained difficult topics with a different perspective, giving me the final pieces of the puzzle to consolidate my knowledge. Martin’s passion for teaching is ever-present, and I always felt more confident in my abilities after his lessons. I would recommend Martin to any IB/GCSE student without a second thought"

J.Y., ESF South Island School

IB Biology (HL) Level 6

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"Martin is a great tutor who devotes all his time and effort for his pupils. He teaches with all his heart - with the motive of actually helping his students understand complicated ideas. I was able to improve significantly under his guidance and it allowed me to secure top grades in my science gcses."

A.C., German Swiss International School

IGCSE Physics, Chemistry and Biology (CIE) A*

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"Martin has taught me Biology and Chemistry in a way that has engaged me to learn with structure and discipline while always retaining a kind, supportive environment. He trusted me from the beginning and has encouraged me on my path to Veterinary Medicine, which I am very thankful for."

T.T., German Swiss International School

IB Biology (HL) Level 7 and Chemistry (HL) Level 6

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"Hi Martin! I just wanted to update you that my remark [of another subject] was successful and I now have a 45! :) "

A., German Swiss International School

IB Biology (HL) Level 7 and 45-point full scorer

A* in IGCSE Physics, Chemistry and Biology (CIE)

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"Although I have a profound interest in biology, I was attaining and predicted a level 4 for IB HL Biology. Having tutorials with Martin, not only improved my knowledge but he built up my confidence for the exam and prepared me well that I came out with a Level 6 and not too far for a Level 7. Thank you Martin for all your help and guidance! I would totally recommend his tutorial to any student. He specialised each tutorial just for you."

An anonymous graduate from ESF KGV School

IB Biology (HL) Level 6 

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"His rich teaching experience in Chemistry and engaging methods had led my daughter to enhance her academic foundation and exam performance. My daughter from low marks in school Chemistry prelim jumped to A grade in IGCSE Chemistry Exam. Many thanks to Martin, he built up the confidence of my daughter to excel good grades in exams." 

T.Y.'s parent, Singapore International School HK

IGCSE Chemistry (CIE)

F (school predicted grade) -> A (public exam grade) in 2 months

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"As a student who is currently studying in overseas and have studied in Hong Kong before, Martin's way of teaching is truly remarkable and universal as I found it extremely useful in both countries. Also the one on one tutoring really helps enhancing the efficiency of your learning progress as you can keep up to you own speed and pace. As an ex-student, I can ensure that progress and results from Martins's spectacular tutoring will be satisfying and rewarding."

M.C., Pui Ching Secondary School

HKDSE Chemistry and Biology

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"劉老師你真是一位卓越知深的老師，定可教出好學生，真是感激。因為有你的優質教導，小女才能考到這樣好的成績。"

F. C.'s parent, Leweston School, UK

A in both GCE A-level Biology (AQA) and GCSE Biology (AQA)

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"I got an A* in bio! Thanks. Overall A*aaa so I got into UCL. Thanks!"

J. , Abingdon School, UK

A* in GCE A-level Biology (AQA) and AQA Certificate Level 1/2 Biology

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"My score is just 1% below level 7 threshold....Thank you very much for taking me through the years"

C. Lam, ISF Academy

Level 6 in IB Biology

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"I scored 93% in the exam....I couldn't have attained such score without your help."

S. , Diocesan Girls' School

A* in iGCSE Biology within 3 months

 

"We feel that D. has improved substantially under your tutelage and would definitely like u to continue to tutor him"

D.'s parent, Singapore International School

A in IGCSE Chemistry (CIE)

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"Thank you!...... I got an A*  for biology ......"

C. Chan, German Swiss International School

A* in IGCSE Biology (CIE)

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"Your notes and exercises are most useful"

A. S., Tonbridge School, UK

GCE A-level Biology (OCR)