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GCSE Religious Studies tutoring
The extended evaluation question carries the largest single block of marks on the paper, and it is the one students answer as description instead of argument. Fixing that is the whole job, and it is teachable.
Eight of our tutors teach Religious Studies, including a PGCE teacher with QTS, an MA in Theology and a tutor who took a Grade 9 and an A* in the subject herself. Lessons are £30 and the first 30 minutes are free.
No card details for the trial. Change tutor at any time, at no cost.
One of our tutors specialises in the Eduqas specification, which is structured differently enough to matter.
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Where the grade is decided
Because knowing the content is the easy half. The extended evaluation question, worth twelve or fifteen marks depending on the board, wants a genuine argument with both sides weighed and a justified conclusion. Most students write everything they know instead.
A student writes three paragraphs explaining Christian and Muslim views on euthanasia, accurately, and scores in the lowest band. The question asked whether a statement is right, which needs argument, counter-argument and a conclusion that actually decides something.
Quoting scripture, referencing a scholar or citing a teaching is not decoration, it is a mark criterion. Students who argue well but from nowhere in particular cap out several marks below where they should be.
On most boards the evaluation question carries separate marks for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology. It is free marks that students lose without ever knowing they were available.
Religious Studies specialists
Eight of our tutors cover Religious Studies. The six below specialise in it, and between them hold a PGCE with QTS, an MA in Theology, a degree in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, and top grades in the subject at both GCSE and A-Level.
Religious Studies and Philosophy, to A-Level
A degree in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics from King's College London followed by a PGCE with QTS, then nearly seven years teaching Humanities in secondary schools and online. Writes her own revision materials and model answers.
Best for students who need model answers to work from
Religious Studies and English
Sat the exams she now teaches and came out with a Grade 9 at GCSE and an A* at A-Level. Works on the part that decides the grade: evaluation, essay structure, referencing scholars and applying teachings to real situations rather than reciting them.
Best for students aiming at 8 to 9, and the Eduqas specification
Religious Studies and Philosophy, to A-Level
A Master's in Theology and one of three tutors here who take Religious Studies through to A-Level. Strong on ethical theory, where students often understand the arguments but cannot deploy them under exam conditions.
Best for ethical theory and philosophical arguments
Religious Studies and Philosophy
Teaches the Christianity and Islam papers with genuine cultural depth rather than the summary version, then turns that into what the mark scheme actually asks for. Ethical debate is where her students tend to gain most.
Best for the Christianity and Islam papers
Ethics and comparative religion
Concentrates on the extended evaluation questions, which carry most of the paper and which students routinely answer as description rather than argument. Teaches critical thinking and essay building together.
Best for evaluation and extended answer questions
Religious Studies and English
Works on giving students confidence in their own voice so they can put a thoughtful argument on paper rather than the answer they think is wanted. Has taught in a school as well as privately.
Best for students who write what they think the examiner wants
What students say
One student wrote about Harleen, who teaches Religious Studies and English and is on this page. Most of our published reviews are Maths and Science, so there is one here rather than ten.
"They are really helpful and the tutor Harleen teaches with enthusiasm. She helps you a lot with the content. Overall the service is amazing!!"
The specification
Two religions studied in depth, a set of ethical and philosophical themes, and the exam skills that turn knowledge into marks. Which religions and which themes depends on the school, so lessons follow your child's specification.
Send us the religions your child is studying and the themes on their specification when you enquire. It takes a minute to check and it means the first lesson starts on the right material.
Specifications
Yours. We cover AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR, and WJEC with Eduqas. Board matters a great deal in Religious Studies, because the question structure, the mark weightings and even the length of the evaluation answer differ between them.
Not sure which board the school uses? Send a past paper or the specification code. In Religious Studies the shape of the question paper usually identifies it straight away.
Inside a lesson
Sixty minutes live on Zoom with shared documents. The student writes during the lesson and the tutor marks it there and then against the real mark scheme, which is where evaluation technique actually gets built.
Cost
£30 for a 60-minute one to one lesson, falling to £27.50 on a three-month term plan and £25 on an annual plan. Published UK averages for one to one tutoring sit at roughly £37 to £38 an hour, so our standard rate is below the typical market rate.
£30
per 60-minute lesson£27.50
per 60-minute lesson£25
per 60-minute lessonNo sign-up fee, no matching fee, and no premium for a tutor with a Master's degree or QTS. Religious Studies costs exactly what GCSE Maths costs. The 30-minute trial is free and takes no card details.
Beyond GCSE
The same tutors teach either side of GCSE, so a student does not have to change person when they move up a year or carry the subject on.
Years 7 to 9. World religions and early ethical debate, taught properly before the GCSE course begins rather than as a filler subject.
KS3 tutoringWorth pairing. Evaluation, argument and essay structure are the same skills, and three of our RS tutors teach English as well.
English tutoringNovember and summer retakes. A resit is a different problem from a first sitting and needs a different plan, not the same year repeated.
Resit tutoringPhilosophy of religion, ethics and developments in religious thought, covered by three of our tutors including an MA in Theology.
A-Level tutoringCommon questions
Anything not answered here, message us and we will tell you straight. We usually reply within minutes.
Usually, with eight tutors covering the subject and six who specialise in it. Availability tightens from January and again before summer exams. Tell us the days and times you need when you enquire and we will confirm before anything is booked.
The specialists hold a PGCE with QTS alongside a degree in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, an MA in Theology, and in one case a Grade 9 at GCSE and an A* at A-Level in Religious Studies. Each is listed on this page with their qualification.
That is the most common reason families contact us about RS, and it is nearly always the evaluation question. Students describe when the question wants an argument. It is a technique problem rather than a knowledge problem, and it moves faster than most parents expect.
We cover AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR, and WJEC with Eduqas, and one tutor specialises in Eduqas specifically. Send the religions your child studies and the themes on their specification, and lessons follow that rather than a generic syllabus.
No, and the exam does not either. Religious Studies is assessed on understanding beliefs accurately and arguing about them fairly, not on holding them. If you would prefer a tutor with a particular background, say so and we will do our best to match it.
Yes, and for many students that is the entire focus of the lessons. We work through model answers band by band, plan arguments together, then have the student write under timed conditions and mark it against the real scheme, including the terminology and SPaG marks.
Someone reads your enquiry and matches on the exam board, the religions studied, the themes on the specification, the current and target grade, and the times you are free. You get one name and the reason for it, not a shortlist to compare.
Yes. Tell us the name when you enquire and we will check their availability. Most families let us suggest instead, because we can judge the match on the specific weakness better from the outside than a profile can show.
£30 for a 60-minute one to one lesson, £27.50 each on a three-month term plan and £25 each on a twelve-month annual plan. No sign-up fee, no matching fee, and no premium for a tutor with a Master's degree or QTS.
Yes. Thirty minutes with the tutor we have matched, live on Zoom, with no card details taken and no obligation to book afterwards. If the match is wrong you owe us nothing and we will look again.
The tutor usually asks your child to answer an evaluation question, then marks it with them there and then. Fifteen minutes of writing shows exactly which band they are working in, which a conversation would not.
Yes, and it works well. The skills overlap heavily, since both are built on argument, evidence and essay structure. Three of our RS tutors teach English as well, so one tutor can often cover both.
Free 30-minute trial
Tell us the year group, the exam board and the religions your child studies. We will put forward one specialist and set up a free 30-minute session. No card details, no obligation.
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