The Science Boost

Targeted, Expert, AQA GCSE Combined Science Tuition

Does your Year 11 child need extra support with AQA GCSE Combined Science to reach their target grade?

They need a BOOST!

Are they struggling to understand the key concepts? Are they stuck a couple of grades below where they'd like to be? Do they understand in class but can't apply it to exam questions? Are they currently being taught by a non-specialist?

This small group online weekly science lesson will boost their content understanding of the key exam topics from AQA GCSE Combined Science, and prepare them for Year 11 exams through lots of past paper practise (every lesson).

Who Is It For?

• Year 11 AQA GCSE Combined Science students

• Foundation and higher students (2 groups running)

• Year 11 students who need the key exam topics explained clearly

• Year 11 students who need extra support with exam technique

• Year 11 students currently working below their target grade

• The group will have a maximum of 6 students in it

What Is Covered?

• Recap of year 10 science content (the paper 1 topics)

• Teaching/revision of the key common paper 2 exam topics for biology, chemistry and physics

• Lots of past exam question practise and a real focus on exam technique to avoid losing easy marks

• Past paper exam walkthroughs in the lead up to the summer exams

• All resources and worksheets are provided via a shared Google drive link

How Do Lessons Run?

• Lessons begin the week beginning September 21st and run weekly to June 17th, with breaks for half term and holidays (according to Cornwall Council term dates)

• Lessons take place online via Zoom

• Small online groups (maximum 6 students) so every student can get my attention

• Students can choose to have their cameras on or off

• Interaction with the teacher can be verbal or via the chat function

• Foundation group: Sundays at 6-7pm

• Higher group: Thursdays at 6-7pm

Extra Benefits:

As well as 10 months of consistent, targeted support, I am also offering the following free resources:

• My required practicals checklist 

• The Paper 2 common questions booklet (the Paper 1 version is already free to everyone)

• Topic quizzes covering both Paper 1 and Paper 2

• Free access to any paid masterclasses I run throughout the year

How Do I Join The Class?

• Sign up for a monthly membership from the week beginning September 21st for £110 via this Stanstore page OR contact me directly to pay for the entire year (as long as at least 6 months remain) and get a 10% discount

• Monthly payments will be taken automatically by StanStore on the same date each month.

• At the end of the year I will let you know the date to cancel the final payment. If any lessons remain, they can be paid for as stand-alone lessons at the same rate.

Once you have either signed up for the monthly payments, or paid for the year in full, I will email you further instructions including the Zoom and Google drive links you will need. We can then also have a discussion about your child's specific needs and goals.

Trial Lesson

• If you would like a stand-alone trial lesson for £30, please click here to visit the trial lesson booking page

Meet the Tutor

Hi, I'm Emma,

I'm passionate about helping students understand tricky science concepts, not just memorise them. With over 15 years' experience teaching and tutoring AQA GCSE Science, I know exactly which topics are most likely to come up in exams — and how to teach them in a way that actually makes sense.

I have an in-depth understanding of the AQA GCSE Science specification, and how to help students gain more marks in exam questions by fine-tuning their exam technique.

Programme of Study

Each week we will study a different topic and focus on the common exam content, exam technique, and practise exam exam questions. The calendar below outlines these topics:

Terms and Conditions

Please read carefully before purchasing these weekly science lessons

Lesson Format and Resources

Students must have access to a quiet area with good internet access to be able to participate in the lessons

Resources will be provided in advance via a Google drive link shared via email. These would preferably be printed out to annotate and complete lesson activities on.

A Zoom link will be provided in advance via email.

Behaviour and Expectations

Students are not required to contribute to lessons if they don't feel comfortable for any reason. They may have their cameras off and just listen and complete activities if they prefer.

Students will be expected to arrive promptly to avoid any lesson disruption and clarification by the tutor.

Offensive language or rudeness of any kind will not be tolerated and if this happens the student may be removed from the lesson, and the parent notified. This may result in the student's place in the group class being terminated.

Payments

Payment can be made as a monthly subscription or an annual payment.

Monthly Subscription

Monthly subscription is valued at £110 per month*. Payment is made via my Stanstore.

*Individual lessons are valued at £30 per lesson. There are a total of 33 teaching weeks over 9 months (week beginning September 14th to week beginning June 14th). £30 x 33 lessons = £990. £990 / 9 months = £110 per month.

Annual payment

A 10% discount will be applied if you pay upfront for all remaining months, as long as there are at least 6 months remaining (until week beginning June 14th). This payment will be made via a bank transfer after contacting me directly to calculate the amount due.

Trial Lessons

A trial lesson can be purchased by clicking here.

Joining a class

The monthly subscription will run from the date you sign up to the same date in the following month. The lessons the student attends will fall on or within these dates.

Cancelling

You can cancel any time.

If you need to cancel your membership of the group classes, please notify me by email and I will let you know how many lessons are left in your current monthly cycle.

You can then either complete the current cycle, or leave immediately and I will issue you a refund for the remaining lessons not attended.

Missed Lessons

Missed lessons are non-refundable, and students can access the lesson resources for that week in the relevant Google drive folder