STEP
STEP preparation.
The Sixth Term Examination Paper is one of the hardest exams a sixth-former will sit, and the standard route into Cambridge mathematics. Our STEP tutors have sat the papers themselves and know what each grade demands.
About the exam
What STEP looks like.
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Two papers, three hours each
STEP 2 and STEP 3 are written, three-hour papers of long, multi-step proof problems. Students typically answer six questions of their choice.
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Required for Cambridge offers
Cambridge Mathematics offers usually require grades of 1, 1 in STEP 2 and 3. Warwick and Imperial use STEP for some courses, and a strong performance is well regarded elsewhere.
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Reasoning, not memorisation
STEP questions reward careful proof, fluency across the A-Level syllabus, and the ability to keep going on a problem when the first idea does not work.
How we work
Our approach.
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Tutors who have sat STEP
Every STEP tutor has worked through the papers themselves at the grades our students are aiming for.
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Built around past papers
STEP rewards thousands of hours of considered practice. Our sessions are anchored in real past-paper questions with detailed written feedback.
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Sustained, not crammed
STEP preparation runs across months, not weeks. We plan a programme around the rest of the student's A-Level workload.
Speak to a STEP tutor.
Tell us the offer the student is working towards and where they are now, and we will match them with a tutor and plan.
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