GCSE Biology tutoring online
GCSE Biology rewards students who can apply what they know to a context they have never seen. Our tutors teach the content, then practise exactly those unfamiliar questions and the six-mark answers that go with them.
One-to-one from £18 a class · billed in USD
Online - AQA, Edexcel, OCR
What every programme includes
- ✓ Paper 1: cell biology, organisation, infection and response
- ✓ Paper 1: bioenergetics
- ✓ Paper 2: homeostasis and response
- ✓ Paper 2: inheritance, variation, evolution and ecology
- ✓ The ten required practicals
- ✓ Six-mark answers and data questions
Lesson times in your time zone
Weekdays 3pm-9pm after school · Weekends 8am-8pm, your local time. Pick the slot when you book.
How GCSE Biology is examined
AQA GCSE Biology (8461) has two papers of 1 hour 45 minutes, each worth 100 marks and 50% of the grade, at Foundation and Higher tier. Paper 1 covers cells, organisation, infection and bioenergetics; Paper 2 covers homeostasis, inheritance and ecology.
Students complete ten required practicals in school, and the papers ask about their methods and results.
What our tutors focus on
The content is learnable; the marks are in using it. Tutors spend most of each class on exam questions after a short teaching section.
- ✓ Precise key terms, which mark schemes insist on
- ✓ Six-mark answers planned as a logical sequence
- ✓ Graphs, tables and percentage calculations
- ✓ Short recall quizzes so content stays learned
AQA GCSE Biology (8461)
| Paper | Topics | Time | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Cell biology; organisation; infection and response; bioenergetics | 1 h 45 min | 100 (50%) |
| Paper 2 | Homeostasis and response; inheritance, variation and evolution; ecology | 1 h 45 min | 100 (50%) |
From Year 10 to the summer exams
- 1
Year 10
Build recall habits and master cell biology and organisation.
- 2
Year 11, autumn
Finish the course; weekly six-mark answer practice.
- 3
Mocks to Easter
Required practicals and data questions under time.
- 4
May to June
Full papers, marked against the mark scheme.
Tutors for this programme
Abdi Musa
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Washington Bothell
4 yrs experience
GCSE / A-Level (UK)
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Muhammad Faisal
BS Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
5 yrs experience
GCSE Science · A-Level Physics · NAPLAN
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IYAMAH SUNDAY EMMANUEL
Bachelors of Science in Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University
15 yrs experience
GCSE · A-Level · 11+
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Common questions
How long are the GCSE Biology exams?＋
AQA sets two papers of 1 hour 45 minutes, each worth 100 marks and half of the grade.
How many required practicals are in GCSE Biology?＋
Ten in AQA GCSE Biology, examined through questions in the written papers.
How do you help with six-mark questions?＋
Tutors teach a plan for each common type, then mark your child's answers against the mark scheme and have them rewrite until they score.
Do you teach Combined Science too?＋
Yes, through our GCSE Science tutors, who cover biology, chemistry and physics in one plan.
Can we try a class first?＋
Yes. Two free 30-minute demo classes, no card needed.
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