School curriculum
GCSE Mathematics.
GCSE Maths is sat at the end of Year 11 by virtually every UK student. We tutor AQA, Edexcel, and OCR, both Foundation and Higher tier, with a focus on the grade 7 to 9 boundary that selective sixth forms expect.
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About the exam
What GCSE Maths looks like.
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Three papers, two tiers
GCSE Maths is sat as three papers: one non-calculator and two calculator. Foundation tier covers grades 1 to 5, Higher covers grades 4 to 9.
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Grades 7 to 9 are different
The bottom of Higher rewards method marks; the top requires problem-solving and proof. The jump from grade 6 to 8 is large and rarely closed by more practice papers alone.
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Foundation for A-level
The students who go on to do well at A-level Maths are the ones who built genuine fluency at GCSE, not the ones who memorised exam techniques to scrape a 7.
How we work
Our approach.
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Diagnostic-led
We start from a recent paper or assessment so we spend time on the topics that are actually losing the student marks, not those they already have.
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Tier and board specific
Foundation tier needs a different style of preparation to Higher, and AQA, Edexcel, and OCR have noticeably different question conventions. We tutor to the board the student is sitting.
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Fluency before tricks
Strong GCSE marks come from solid fluency with the foundations. We close the gaps that hold students back, rather than layering exam shortcuts on top.
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