Courses and fees
Find the right class for your child
Live small-group GCSE science online, for Years 7 to 11. Choose Science Mastery to build understanding, Exam Focus to sharpen technique, or both. Pay by the half term, and start any week.
Randeep explains the difference between the two classes.
Classes, prices and offers
Two ways to join
Marks usually go for one of two reasons: the science hasn't properly clicked, or it has but the answers don't hit the mark scheme. Each class fixes one of those.
Builds the understanding
For students who are unsure of the content, have gaps from earlier years, or are aiming for the top grades.
- ✓Maximum 8 students
- ✓Weekly retrieval homework
- ✓1-to-1 parent update every half term
- ✓Recording sent after every lesson
Turns knowledge into marks
For students who know the content but lose marks on command words, longer answers and timing.
- ✓Larger, flexible group
- –No homework set
- –No parent meetings
- ✓Recording sent after every lesson
This term's offer
Every Mastery student gets Exam Focus free
Join a Mastery group and your child can also attend one Exam Focus class a week at no extra cost.
Pay by the half term
Join any week and pay only for the sessions left in that half term. After that, you pay at the start of each half term. There are no lessons in school holidays. Dates follow Derby City Council's school calendar.
Mastery is £40 a session, Exam Focus £20 and the Year 7–8 Foundation Pathway £30. Two Mastery classes a week are £60 together. Every Mastery student can also join one Exam Focus class a week free.
Weekly timetable
Find your child's class
Every class is live on Google Meet, UK time. Pick a slot that suits and we'll book the trial lesson into it.
Mastery groups are capped at eight, so not every class has space right now.
Ask me what's openYears 7 and 8
The Foundation Pathway
For younger students who enjoy science and want a head start. It bridges Key Stage 3 and GCSE, so Year 9 feels like a step up, not a leap.
Strong foundations, early
Core ideas across Biology, Chemistry and Physics, from cells and organ systems to atoms, reactions, energy and forces, taught from the ground up with the same methods as the GCSE classes.
£30per session, paid by the half term
- ✓Small group, maximum 8 students
- ✓Regular retrieval homework
- ✓Parent update every half term
- ✓Recording sent after every lesson
- ✓Currently Year 7, Fridays 5:30pm
What we cover
The full GCSE science course
Pick a subject to see every topic. Classes cover both Combined Science and Triple Science.
Cell biology
Cell structure, microscopy, cell division and how substances move in and out of cells.
Organisation
Tissues and organs, digestion and enzymes, the heart and blood, and plant tissues.
Infection and response
Pathogens, the immune system, vaccination, antibiotics and developing new drugs.
Bioenergetics
Photosynthesis, respiration and metabolism.
Homeostasis and response
The nervous system, hormones, blood glucose control and negative feedback.
Inheritance, variation and evolution
DNA, reproduction, genetic crosses, evolution and selective breeding.
Ecology
Ecosystems, material cycles, biodiversity and human impact on the environment.
Atomic structure and the periodic table
Atoms, isotopes, electron structure and how the periodic table developed.
Bonding, structure and properties
Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding, and how structure explains properties.
Quantitative chemistry
Conservation of mass, relative formula mass, moles and concentrations.
Chemical changes
The reactivity series, acids and salts, and electrolysis.
Energy changes
Exothermic and endothermic reactions, reaction profiles and bond energies.
Rates and equilibrium
Collision theory, factors affecting rate, catalysts and reversible reactions.
Organic chemistry
Crude oil, hydrocarbons, cracking, alkanes and alkenes.
Chemical analysis
Purity, formulations, chromatography and identifying common gases.
Chemistry of the atmosphere
How the atmosphere evolved, greenhouse gases, climate change and pollutants.
Using resources
Potable water, waste water, life cycle assessments and recycling.
Energy
Energy stores and transfers, work done, power and efficiency.
Electricity
Circuits, resistance, series and parallel, mains electricity and the National Grid.
Particle model of matter
Density, changes of state, internal energy, specific heat and latent heat.
Atomic structure
Models of the atom, radioactive decay, nuclear radiation and half-life.
Forces
Scalars and vectors, motion, Newton's laws, momentum and stopping distances.
Waves
Wave properties, the wave equation, reflection, refraction and the electromagnetic spectrum.
Magnetism and electromagnetism
Magnetic fields, electromagnets, the motor effect and induction.
Space physics
The solar system, the life cycle of stars, orbits and red-shift.
Topics are shown in AQA order. Edexcel, OCR and iGCSE cover very similar content arranged differently, and groups are set by exam board so your child is taught their own specification. Triple Science students also cover extra content within several topics.
Which class should my child join?
Science Mastery if the subject needs rebuilding properly from the ground up. Exam Focus if the understanding is broadly there and marks are being lost on technique. Most students do best with Mastery plus the free Exam Focus class. We'll decide together at the free consultation, using the assessment.
When can my child start?
Any week. You only pay for the sessions left in the current half term, and the calculator above shows exactly what that is. If they join partway through a Mastery topic, the recordings of earlier lessons help them catch up.
How does payment work?
When you join, you pay for the rest of the current half term. After that, you pay at the start of each half term through a secure TutorCruncher link. Nothing is paid until after the free trial lesson.
What happens in the school holidays?
There are no lessons during half-term or holiday weeks. Half terms follow Derby City Council's school calendar.
What if my child misses a lesson?
Every lesson is recorded and sent out afterwards. With 48 hours' notice I'll also try to move them to another session. Inside 48 hours the slot can't be reallocated.
Do you offer one-to-one tuition?
A small number of one-to-one slots are available at £80 an hour. Ask at the consultation if you'd like one.
Ready when you are
Try a real lesson before you pay anything
The consultation, assessment and first lesson are all free. You only book once you've seen how your child gets on.