Yashal Iman came to teaching from the laboratory. Her MPhil research covered the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks, and she still explains a reaction the way a researcher would: starting from what the molecules are doing, then working back to what the mark scheme wants written down.
Over 5 years of teaching online she has worked with families in the USA, Canada, the UK and the UAE, adapting to different school calendars without losing pace. She is fluent in spectroscopic techniques and advanced laboratory practice, and she keeps explanations visual, with structures drawn and every step labelled. Students who arrive convinced the subject is pure memorisation usually leave arguing about mechanisms.