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Usually the target, not the quantity. Two hours spent revisiting content will not help a student whose actual problem is answering the question that was set. Ask for the last three marked scripts to be read side by side. If the same criterion is losing marks each time, the plan should aim at that criterion specifically for a month, with practice under timed conditions rather than more explanation. Adding a third hour to an unchanged plan is the most common and least effective response.

Higher Level mathematics in both routes, Physics at Higher Level, and any subject where the internal assessment is the immediate problem. A generalist can hold a Middle Years student steady across several subjects and often does that well. Diploma work is different, because the marking is unforgiving and the tutor needs to have seen real scripts and real moderation comments. For Standard Level courses in the first Diploma year, a strong generalist is frequently enough, and costs less.

By level, by subject scarcity, by mode and by frequency. Higher Level Diploma support sits above Middle Years support because the tutor pool is smaller and the preparation is heavier. Home lessons carry travel that online does not, so they price differently. Short intensive blocks before an exam session are quoted separately from an ongoing weekly slot. An advisor gives you the range for your exact combination before anything is booked, and there is no charge for the diagnostic conversation itself.

A tutor can read a draft and comment on structure, method, whether the evaluation actually evaluates, and whether the research question is answerable. What a tutor must not do is write sections, supply data, or rewrite the analysis. Schools run authenticity checks and the consequences of failing one are severe, up to losing the subject. The supervisor at school remains the authority on what help is permitted, and any tutor working here is expected to stay well inside that boundary.

Concrete and unglamorous. The student can restate a question in their own words before starting it. They attempt a past paper section without asking for the first step. Working is legible enough for an examiner to award method marks. A draft arrives needing edits rather than rebuilding. Those are observable at home without waiting for a report card. If none of them has appeared after a month of regular sessions, the diagnosis was probably wrong and the plan should be rewritten instead of extended.

Both, and the Middle Years years are often where the better return sits. A Grade 8 or Grade 9 student who learns to read criterion descriptors properly enters the Diploma with a skill most of their cohort acquires late and painfully. Sessions at this stage are usually shorter, less frequent and focused on assignment technique rather than content coverage. Primary Years support is also arranged, kept conversational, and deliberately unlike exam preparation. Availability at any level depends on subject and schedule.

For most of what Physics tutoring involves, yes. Problem solving, graph interpretation, uncertainty work and past paper technique all transfer well to a shared screen, and the annotated file the student keeps afterwards is a real advantage. The gap appears with practical work, where discussing an experiment remotely is harder than watching a student set one up. Since the experiment usually happens at school anyway, this matters less than parents expect. Younger students are the genuine exception.

Say so early. Personal fit cannot be screened for in advance, only observed, and the first fortnight tells you most of what you need to know. Describe the specific friction, whether it is pace, tone, or a tutor who explains at length when the student wanted a worked example. That detail shapes the replacement search. A fresh shortlist is prepared against the same subject and timing brief, subject to who is free at that hour.

It depends on the gap. A centre with a fixed batch schedule suits a student who needs structure and company, and it is often cheaper per hour. It suits nobody whose problem is one specific criterion or a stalled internal assessment, because batch teaching cannot slow down for one student. Families in this belt sometimes run both, using a centre for routine practice and a private tutor for the narrow problem. There is no single correct answer, only a correct match to the diagnosis.