Naomi Holyoak

About

Education and Teaching Experience

• Naomi graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in Biological Sciences. She is a qualified teacher with 8 years of classroom experience, having taught biology at Key Stage 3, GCSE, and A-Level. She spends a few hours each week working as a biology tutor, keeping her in touch with the needs of students while she creates content at SME.

Student Success

• Working as an examiner for a major UK exam board since 2018 means that Naomi understands the importance of combining strong subject knowledge and learned exam skills for achieving exam success. She has helped many students towards their target grades over more than 15 years of teaching, and remains dedicated to ensuring that every SME resource has the needs and priorities of students at its heart.

Published Work

• Naomi has worked as an author with another educational publisher, producing resources such as classroom tests, homework packs, and extended reading articles, each written to assist students in meeting the specification requirements of different UK exam boards. She enjoys designing resources that point towards exciting real-world applications of biology, and that allow students to learn about contexts beyond the exam syllabus.