Online A Level tutoring for UK and international students
A Levels ask students to go deep in three or four subjects over two years, and the jump from GCSE or IGCSE surprises many. Tutors work on the specification your child is actually sitting, whether a UK board, Cambridge International or Pearson Edexcel International.
How A Levels works
A Levels are advanced, subject-based qualifications usually taken between 16 and 18: in Years 12 and 13 in England, and at equivalent stages in British-curriculum international schools. Most students take three subjects, sometimes four, and university offers are commonly made on the grades achieved. A Levels are graded A* to E, and AS Levels A to E.
There are three main families. A Levels in England (AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR and others) are linear, with exams at the end of the two-year course, and the AS is a separate qualification; reformed maths and further maths were first taught in 2017. Cambridge International AS & A Level lets schools enter students for AS first or take everything at the end. Pearson Edexcel International A Level is built from units that may be sat across several exam series.
The step up is real. Topics that took a lesson at GCSE are assumed in the first week, algebra must be fluent, questions are less structured, and in linear courses Year 12 content is examined at the end of Year 13. Ask the school for the board and specification code, since the same subject name can hide different papers.
eMath Tutor is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR, WJEC Eduqas or Cambridge University Press & Assessment. We help students prepare; we do not promise particular grades or university offers.
Stages and what lessons focus on
- 1 Year 12 (AS / first year) Ages 16–17 Consolidate GCSE or IGCSE foundations while new content arrives quickly; AS exams where the school uses that route.
- 2 Year 13 (A2 / second year) Ages 17–18 Harder topics, keeping Year 12 content fresh, then past papers, examiner reports and timing.
- 3 Further maths Years 12–13 Complex numbers, matrices, further calculus, proof and optional applied modules, taken alongside single maths.
- 4 Resits and private candidates 18+ A structured plan built around past papers and previous weaknesses; check entry deadlines with the exam centre.
A Levels subjects we tutor
Each subject page explains what tutors cover at every stage.
- MathematicsArithmetic to calculus
- PhysicsMechanics, electricity, waves
- ChemistryBonding, reactions, calculations
- BiologyCells, genetics, physiology
- Computer scienceProgramming and algorithms
- EconomicsMicro, macro, data response
- AccountingStatements and exam prep
- Business studiesStrategy, finance, marketing
- StatisticsProbability and data
- EnglishReading, writing, literature
Exam preparation
Getting ready for A Level exams
In the final months, lessons move to past papers, mark schemes and examiner reports for the exact specification. Boards update international syllabuses on their own cycles, so confirm with the school which version applies to your exam year.
Plan exam preparation- Full working, exact answers and clear justification, which UK-style mark schemes reward
- Pure maths fluency that underpins statistics, mechanics and the sciences
- Data-analysis and extended-answer questions in physics, chemistry and biology
- Revision planning for linear courses, where two years of content is examined together
- Non-exam assessment such as the computer science project stays the student’s own work
A Levels: common questions
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Talk to a coordinatorTutors are matched to the board and specification you give us: UK boards such as AQA, Pearson Edexcel and OCR, Cambridge International AS & A Level, and Pearson Edexcel International A Level. Please include the specification code in your trial request if you have it.
Very common. The step to A Level is large, especially in maths and the sciences. Often the issue is specific, such as algebraic fluency or not knowing how to study independently between lessons. A trial lesson can usually pin down what is going wrong and where to start.
Yes. Further maths is demanding because it moves quickly and depends on fluent pure maths. Tutors support both the core pure content and the optional applied modules the school has chosen, and help students manage the pace alongside single maths.
No. Tutors can explain the requirements and teach the skills involved, but assessed work must be the student’s own. Boards have strict rules on the help allowed and treat outside writing, coding or editing of assessed work as malpractice.
No. A Levels in England have been stable since the linear reforms. The Curriculum and Assessment Review published in November 2025 focuses mainly on earlier stages and GCSEs, and introduces V Levels, a new vocational option that may be offered alongside A Levels in the coming years.
Sources and official information · Updated 28 October 2026
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