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One parent wrote that her daughter was failing Science before lessons started and finished with a 7 7 in Combined Science. Another reported Physics moving from a 4 to a 7 across six months.
Fourteen of our tutors teach Science, including a Master's in Biochemistry, a Master's in Inorganic Chemistry and a doctorate in Physics. Lessons are £30 and the first 30 minutes are free.
No card details for the trial. Change tutor at any time, at no cost.
Most students are weak in one science rather than all three. Tell us which and we will match a specialist in it rather than a generalist covering everything.
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What parents wrote
One family reported a 7 7 in Combined Science after their daughter had been failing it. Another reported Physics moving from a 4 to a 7 over six months. Both are individual results rather than averages, and both are quoted below with a link to the original review.
"My daughter just got 7 7 in her combined science GCSE. She was failing science until she started learning with these tutors. They explain in a way she could understand and they gave her confidence. Highly recommend"
"My son had physics tuition this year for his GCSEs. It has been brilliant for him. He has improved hugely in the last 6 months and we can see the grades at school get so much better. He started on a 4 and is currently on a 7."
"Excellent 1-2-1 sessions. We cannot fault the commitment and dedication. We also had Science lessons which helped him tackle some problem areas."
Worth saying plainly: these are individual results that particular parents chose to write about, not an average and not a promise. How far a grade moves depends on the starting point, how long lessons run and how much work happens between them.
Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Almost nobody is equally weak in all three. Chemistry usually breaks down at moles and equations, Physics at rearranging formulas, and Biology at writing precisely enough for the mark scheme. Each has its own page and its own specialists.
The one students think they can revise by reading. The exam rewards precise wording over general understanding, which is why students who feel they know it still drop marks on six mark questions.
Where the quantitative topics decide the grade. Moles, bonding, energetics and equilibrium get skipped in favour of easier content, then reappear across the whole paper.
The most mathematical of the three, and the one where students can rearrange the equation without picturing what is happening. Around 30% of the marks are maths skills.
If your child takes Combined Science, all three still appear on the papers. Fixing the weakest one is usually the fastest way to move the overall grade, because Combined is reported as two grades built from all three subjects.
Science specialists
One of fourteen Science tutors, matched to the science that is actually losing marks. The team includes a Master's in Biochemistry, a Master's in Inorganic Chemistry, a doctorate in Physics, a medical degree and examiner experience in Biology.
All three sciences, and Maths
A Master's in Biochemistry paired with a Bachelor of Education, so the subject knowledge and the teaching training arrive together. Covers Biology, Chemistry and Physics, which makes her a straightforward fit for Combined Science.
Best for Combined Science students needing all three papers
Physics and Combined Science
A doctorate in Physics and a habit of teaching through real world examples rather than formula sheets. Waves, forces and electricity are where most GCSE students come unstuck, and they are exactly where she concentrates.
Best for students who can do the maths but cannot picture the physics
Chemistry and Combined Science
A Master's in Inorganic Chemistry and time in scientific research, which shows in how she handles the topics that are genuinely hard rather than merely fiddly: moles, bonding, energetics and equilibrium.
Best for quantitative chemistry and the topics schools rush
Biology and Science
An MTech in Biotechnology and a Master's in Education, plus years of examining experience in Biology. Knowing how papers are marked changes what gets taught in the final term.
Best for Biology, and students losing marks on wording
Science and Maths, Head Tutor
Founded RS Remote Tutoring in 2020 and still teaches. A pharmacy degree means four years of chemistry and biology taught well above GCSE level, which is why he tends to take the students who have decided science is not for them.
Best for students who have lost confidence in science
Biology and Science
A dental surgery degree behind the science teaching, which shows most in Biology where the exam rewards precise wording. Five years of online teaching, so remote lessons are her normal setting rather than a compromise.
Best for Biology, and international specifications
Science, KS3 and GCSE
A biomedical science degree means Biology and Chemistry taught by somebody who has used them rather than only revised them. Breaks the harder topics into steps small enough that a struggling student sees progress inside a lesson.
Best for students a long way behind who need small wins
Physics and Combined Science
Covers the required practicals properly, which plenty of tutoring skips and plenty of papers ask about. Good with students who understand the theory but panic when a question is dressed up as an experiment.
Best for practical and required experiment questions
Physics and Combined Science
Sat Physics and Maths recently and did well in them, which is its own kind of qualification. Students who have shut down with adult tutors often work better with somebody close enough in age to remember which bits were confusing.
Best for students who find adult tutors intimidating
Combined or Triple
Combined Science is worth two GCSEs and reports two grades, such as 7 7 or 5 4. Triple Science is three separate GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Both cover all three subjects, and both are respected by sixth forms.
| Route | GCSEs awarded | How it is graded | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | Two | Two grades from 9 9 down to 1 1, sometimes one apart | Most students, including many who go on to take science A-Levels |
| Triple Science | Three, one per science | Three separate grades from 9 to 1 | Students confident across all three, or aiming at science after GCSE |
Parents often worry that Combined Science blocks science A-Levels. In most cases it does not. Sixth forms usually ask for a grade 6 or above in Combined Science to take a science A-Level, and plenty of students do exactly that.
A strong Combined grade is worth far more than a weak Triple one, which is worth remembering if your child is struggling and the school is deciding.
Triple Science is not charged at a premium, and a student taking all three separate sciences pays the same £30 an hour as one taking Combined. If they need two sciences with two different specialists, that is still £30 each.
The marks nobody revises
Two areas cost students marks across every paper and get almost no revision time: the required practicals, and the maths embedded in Science. At least 15% of the marks assess practical skills, and in Physics around 30% assess maths.
Exam questions describe an experiment the student is supposed to have done, then ask about variables, errors, apparatus or how to improve the method. A student who watched rather than did, or who was absent that week, has nothing to draw on.
Lessons cover the method, the variables, the expected results and the standard exam questions for each practical, so a question dressed up as an experiment stops being a surprise.
Around 10% of Biology marks, 20% of Chemistry and 30% of Physics assess maths skills. Rearranging equations, standard form, significant figures, percentage change and reading graphs all appear, and a student weak in Maths loses those marks twice over.
If Maths is the underlying problem, we will say so and suggest tackling that alongside, rather than teaching Science around the gap.
Six mark extended response questions are the third place marks vanish, usually because students write everything they know instead of answering what was asked. That is a technique problem, and it is teachable in a handful of lessons.
Specifications
Yours. We cover AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR, and WJEC with Eduqas, including AQA Trilogy and Synergy. Board matters in Science because the required practicals and the equation sheets differ between them.
Not sure which board or route the school uses? Send the specification code from a past paper, or just tell us whether the report says one science grade or two. That usually answers it.
Inside a lesson
Sixty minutes live on Zoom with a digital whiteboard, diagrams and past paper questions. The student works through problems while the tutor watches the working, and mistakes get corrected at the moment they happen.
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 Triple Science or for a more experienced tutor. A student taking two sciences with two specialists pays the same rate for each. 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, carry a science on, or come back for a resit.
Years 7 to 9. Rebuilding the foundations before GCSE content arrives, which is far easier than repairing them in Year 11.
KS3 tutoringBiology, Chemistry and Physics taught as three GCSEs, by specialists in each rather than one tutor stretched across all three.
Browse subjectsNovember and summer retakes. A resit is a different problem from a first sitting and needs a different plan, not the same year repeated.
Resit tutoringBiology and Chemistry are covered at A-Level by tutors with Master's level qualifications. Physics depends on availability that term, so ask first.
A-Level tutoringCommon questions
Anything not answered here, message us and we will tell you straight. We usually reply within minutes.
Almost always, because fourteen of our tutors teach Science. Availability tightens from January and again before summer exams, and evening slots go first. Tell us the days and times you need when you enquire and we will confirm before anything is booked.
Both. Combined Science is covered by tutors who teach across all three subjects, and Biology, Chemistry and Physics are each covered by specialists. Tell us which route your child is on and we will match accordingly.
Yes, and that is usually the fastest way to move a Combined Science grade. We will match a specialist in that science rather than a generalist working through everything, which wastes lessons on topics your child already has.
Yes. Some families run Chemistry with one tutor and Physics with another. It is the same £30 a lesson each, with no discount removed and no premium added for taking two.
Someone reads your enquiry and matches on the science that is weakest, the route, the tier, the exam board, 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.
£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 Triple Science.
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.
Yes, and it comes up often. Lessons cover the method, the variables, the expected results and the exam questions that usually follow, so a question about an experiment your child never did stops being a problem.
The tutor works through exam questions with your child rather than asking what the problem is, because students rarely know. By the end you will have a view on which science and which topics are actually losing marks.
Yes, at a fixed weekly slot. A tutor who has watched a student for two months knows exactly which topics collapse under pressure, and a rota would throw that away every week.
Tell us and we will rematch at no cost. You do not lose lessons, restart a plan or pay a fee. With fourteen Science tutors there is genuine room to find somebody better suited.
Yes, and it is deliberately short. A focused set of exam questions on the topic just covered does more than an hour of rereading notes. Parents are told what was set and whether it came back done.
Free 30-minute trial
Tell us the year group, the route and which science is going wrong. We will put forward one specialist and set up a free 30-minute session. No card details, no obligation.
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