CAMBRIDGE IGCSE™ CHEMISTRY: TEACHER’S RESOURCE

About the authors

Vincent Scholier
Vincent is a qualified chemistry teacher with nearly ten years’ experience of teaching
11–18 year olds, private tutoring and as a GCSE Examiner. Prior to this, he worked for
five years as an environmental scientist. Vincent holds a first class degree in chemistry
from the University of East Anglia – MChem with a year in industry (Pfizer) and a
Masters Degree in educational research from the University of Cambridge.

Joanna Haywood
Jo is a teacher of science across the 11–19 age range with a specialism in chemistry,
teaching both national and international qualifications. She has also held a range of
leadership positions within schools, both within science departments and more broadly.
She teaches Chemistry at university level, focusing on the inorganic parts of the course,
and trains new chemistry teachers via a PGCE route. She believes that all learners can
access and enjoy chemistry and hopes that these resources will support teachers to make
Chemistry accessible to all.

Helen Harden
Helen is the chemistry curriculum specialist for the University of York’s Best Evidence
Science Teaching project. She combines this role with UK and international curriculum
consultancy work and the authoring of science resources for schools. Helen is a former
science teacher who regularly runs tutoring sessions at a local school.

Michael Strachan
Michael is deputy headteacher at a large international school in Dubai. He has held
various leadership posts, including Head of Science at two separate schools, and has
taught the specifications for all of the major examination boards. Although he currently
teaches the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, he previously taught both
AS and A levels for many years. Michael writes prolifically and has authored material for
Pearson Edexcel, Kognity, Seneca, Educake and Cambridge University Press, with a focus
on practical science. He continues to be active in the field of science teacher training, most
recently as visiting lecturer on Birmingham University’s International PGCE course.

Ian Lodge
Ian taught for three years, post qualification, in the Bahamas, followed by 34 years in
the UK teaching chiefly Chemistry from KS3 to A level. Ian progressed through Head
of Chemistry to Head of Science and spent his final four years as curriculum and
examinations manager. Throughout his career Ian has been involved with curriculum
and syllabus development both with examination boards and at a national level. Ian has
worked as an examiner for many years and has written training manuals and materials
for online and face-to-face courses as well as being a joint author on two Cambridge
University Press textbooks.

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Paul Roobottom
Paul is a science teacher and lecturer at University College Isle of Man in the British
Isles. Since graduating in chemistry from the University of Warwick in 1996, he has
taught science, mostly chemistry, in several schools in the UK before moving to a school
on the Isle of Man as the head of Chemistry.

Helen Roobottom
Helen has a degree, a masters and a PhD in chemistry all from the University of Warwick.
Helen has been teaching a range of academic and vocational science courses for nearly
20 years both in the UK and on the Isle of Man.

Richard Harwood
Richard holds degrees in Chemistry and Medical Biochemistry. He trained as a teacher and
also carried out biochemistry research (protein synthesis and collagen gene expression).
Richard has taught at schools in the UK and Switzerland and has been Head of Science
and Deputy Principal (Academic). Richard is an author of textbooks for IGCSE
Chemistry, A level Biochemistry and IB Chemistry (including online texts) and also worked
as an examiner. He has been involved in organising and providing teacher training and
professional development courses and sessions in the UK and internationally. Additionally,
Richard has worked as mentor for science authors in Mongolia and Ghana, and has
contributed to curriculum material in Zimbabwe, Kuwait, Ghana and Mexico.

Mike Wooster
Mike Wooster has a PhD in Biochemistry (London), an MSc in Biochemical
Pharmacology (Southampton) and a BSc Hons (2:1 in Chemistry from Nottingham). He
taught Science and Chemistry (11–18) in comprehensive schools for 35 years. Now retired
from the classroom, he continues working as a private tutor and an examiner. Over the past
26 years he has authored and co-authored guides, workbooks, and teacher guides for Key
Stage 3, GCSE and A level. Mike is passionate about students having access to practical
work and believes that a microscale approach is a good way to overcome problems in
delivering sustainable practical programmes in schools. Mike has given training in the use
of micro-science practicals to teachers in the UK and other countries, and has written
articles on the subject for the SSR and Education in Chemistry.

Chris Millington
Dr Chris Millington studied Chemistry at Durham University where he was awarded the
Tioxide Scholarship and Baxter Prizes for academic excellence. He then completed his
doctorate in solid phase peptide synthesis at Oxford University working in the Dyson
Perrins, Organic Chemistry Laboratories.
Following his doctorate, Chris worked for Shell Research on a range of fuel research
projects, before changing career to become a secondary school science/chemistry teacher.
He undertook his PGCE and Masters in Education at the University of Cambridge.
With over 15 years of classroom experience, he has also held responsibilities as Head
of Chemistry and as an Associate Principal for Teaching and Learning. He is currently
leading his school’s international IGCSE teaching links.

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