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Science tutoring for students in the UK

Combined and Triple Science taught to your child’s specification, including the required practicals that the papers examine directly.

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Science tutoring for students in United Kingdom
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Since 2010Teaching live online
Why it goes wrong

Combined or Triple changes the content, and the practicals are examined

UK students take either Combined Science, worth two GCSEs, or three separate sciences. Triple covers additional content and is usually a prerequisite for A Level in that subject, so the choice made in Year 9 quietly shapes sixth-form options two years later. A student in Combined who wants A Level chemistry has a gap to close, and it is better found early.

The required practicals are the other thing families underestimate. Each board specifies a set of practicals, and the written papers ask about them directly: the method, the variables, the sources of error. Students who did the experiment in Year 10 and never revised it lose marks on questions that have nothing to do with the theory.

What we cover

Science across every year group in United Kingdom

Tutors start from a diagnostic in the free trial, then teach what your child’s class is covering now. Examinations supported: GCSE Combined and Triple Science, and A Level biology, chemistry and physics.

Key Stages 2 and 3

  • Living things and classification
  • Materials and their properties
  • Forces, light and sound
  • Earth and space
  • Working scientifically
  • Measurement and fair testing
  • Common Entrance science at 11 and 13, on request

GCSE Biology

  • Cell biology and transport
  • Organisation and digestion
  • Infection, response and immunity
  • Bioenergetics, photosynthesis and respiration
  • Homeostasis and the nervous system
  • Inheritance, variation and evolution
  • Ecology and the carbon cycle

GCSE Chemistry and Physics

  • Atomic structure and the periodic table
  • Bonding, structure and moles
  • Rates, equilibrium and organic chemistry
  • Forces, motion and energy
  • Electricity, magnetism and waves
  • Required practicals and apparatus
  • Foundation and higher tier technique

A Level

  • Biology: biochemistry, genetics, ecology
  • Chemistry: organic mechanisms, kinetics, equilibria
  • Physics: mechanics, fields, nuclear
  • Practical endorsement skills
  • Six-mark extended response technique
  • Mathematical skills within science
  • The science olympiads, on request
What parents tell us

The real problem is rarely more practice

"He is in Combined Science and wants A Level chemistry."

Then there is specific additional content to cover, and it is far cheaper to close in Year 11 than in the first term of Year 12. We identify exactly which topics from marked work.

"She loses marks on the six-markers."

Extended response is marked on the quality of a linked explanation, not on the number of facts. It is a structure that can be taught and practised, and it is where a grade often sits.

"The required practicals are just forgotten."

They are examined directly, and revising them is quick because there are a fixed number of them. It is among the most efficient revision available in a GCSE year.

"The maths in physics is the real problem."

Rearranging equations, standard form and units cost more marks than the physics does. We teach them explicitly rather than assuming they arrive from maths lessons.

The record

Teaching live online since 2010.

Every figure below comes from our own class records and can be verified on request.

5,000+Students taught since 2010
200k+Hours of live teaching delivered
20+Countries, across 200+ cities
24 hoursCoaching across time zones, every day
How it works

How tutoring runs for UK families

Taught to your board and tier, scheduled in GMT or BST.

01

Free trial class

A real lesson with a subject specialist, followed by a discussion of the gaps measured against the specification rather than against the year group.

02

Specification check

We confirm the exam board and tier, then work from that board’s past papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.

03

Weekly slot after school

Weekday evenings and weekends in GMT or BST, with the same tutor each week.

04

Marked against grade boundaries

Practice questions scored the way the board scores them, including method marks, so a predicted grade is evidence rather than a guess.

The same approach applies to every subject: our coaching methodology explains how a lesson is planned, marked and followed up. You can also see everything we teach in United Kingdom or read reviews from parents.

Parent reviews

What families say about science

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“I am happy to recommend Augment Edutech to anyone looking for Science tuition for their children. Their classes are well structured and the teachers are qualified and very competent. Overall value for money.”
Manoj Gupta
USA
“The physics classes are great with Prakriti mam! My child gets lessons that fit their needs, and the teacher make things easy to understand. I recommend it if you want your child to do well in physics.”
Sreenika Bhavaraju
USA
“Augment Edutech has really helped my child learn better. The teachers give each student attention and make science interesting. My child now understands things more easily and feels more confident.”
Sravan Ghosh
London
Free trial

An honest read against the specification

One lesson with a subject specialist working from your child’s own exam board, and marked practice scored against real grade boundaries.

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  • Free, with no obligation
  • Taught to your board and tier
  • Evidence before the tier decision
UK parents ask

Clear answers before you start

Do you teach Combined and Triple Science?
Both, and we will tell you honestly whether a move between them is realistic given the time left.
Which exam board?
AQA, Pearson Edexcel and OCR, working from that board’s specification, past papers and required practical list.
Is there a science test in primary school?
Not a routine one. Primary science is teacher-assessed, so the useful question is not a score but whether your child can observe, measure, predict and explain. Those working-scientifically habits are what Key Stage 3 assumes, and they are what we build at this age.
How is Combined Science actually graded?
As a double award: two grades from 9-9 down to 1-1, always equal or adjacent, which is why results day produces grades like 6-5. Tiers apply here as they do in maths: foundation caps the result at 5-5, while higher runs from 4-4 to 9-9, so the tier conversation is worth having on marked evidence.
Can my child move from Combined to Triple?
Sometimes, and the school decides, usually by the end of Year 9 or early in Year 10. What we add is evidence: marked work showing whether the pace and the extra content are realistic. Where the move does not happen, Combined still reaches every grade on the higher tier.
Do you cover the required practicals?
Yes, as examinable content: method, variables, sources of error and the questions boards actually ask about them.
Is online science tutoring hands-on enough?
The written papers are where the grades live, and they examine understanding of practical work rather than the performing of it: diagrams drawn live, data analysed together, the required practicals revised as content. The laboratory work itself stays at school, where it belongs.
My child wants medicine or engineering. Which subjects matter?
Chemistry is close to universal for medicine, usually alongside biology; engineering courses want maths and physics. The choices start at GCSE, because Triple Science and the right tier keep those A Level doors open. Check the exact course pages early and plan backwards from them.
Do you teach A Level sciences?
Yes, with a specialist per subject, including the mathematical content that A Level chemistry and physics assume.
What about the practical endorsement at A Level?
We prepare the skills and the written understanding. The endorsement itself is assessed by your child’s school, since it requires supervised laboratory work.
Do you prepare for the science olympiads?
On request, yes, for sixth formers who want stretch: the chemistry, physics and biology olympiads reward depth and unfamiliar problems, and the preparation feeds straight back into A Level technique.
Do you prepare for Common Entrance science?
On request, yes, at 11 and 13, alongside normal curriculum work. Tell the advisor the target school and dates at the trial class.
Is tutoring one to one?
One tutor, one student, with the same tutor each week, and at A Level a specialist per science. Small matched-level groups can be arranged on request.
When do lessons run?
After school, evenings and weekends, UK time, in a fixed weekly slot.
What if a lesson has to move?
Give us notice in advance and it is rescheduled at no extra cost. The weekly slot stays your child’s.
How do we see progress?
In marked questions against the board’s mark scheme, six-markers included, plus notes from the tutor every couple of weeks and parent-teacher meetings whenever you ask. Most families see the written answers change within six to eight weeks.
What do we need at home?
A laptop or desktop with a webcam and microphone and a steady connection. Lessons run on Microsoft Teams, and no laboratory equipment is needed.
Free trial

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