Mathematics
Both International GCSE routes plus Further Pure, taught with attention to the calculator assumptions and the layout Edexcel expects in the longer questions.
Pearson Edexcel · International GCSE and IAL
Edexcel, taught to the unit you are entered for
Edexcel splits International A Level into units and offers three exam series a year, which makes it flexible and makes it easy to get wrong. Our tutors plan around your actual entry, unit by unit and series by series.
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Three seriesJanuary, June and October
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Unit basedIAL taught by unit
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9 to 1International GCSE grading
Why the board matters
Edexcel papers do not look like Cambridge papers
Families often assume a subject is a subject and that a good tutor can teach it from anywhere. Content overlaps heavily, true, but question style, mark scheme wording and the weighting of skills differ enough that a student drilled on Cambridge papers will feel unsettled by an Edexcel one, and unsettled costs marks in the first twenty minutes.
Everything here is planned from the Edexcel specification and rehearsed on Edexcel papers, and where a topic is examined differently by the two boards, the tutor says so explicitly rather than letting the student discover it in the hall.
- Specification and unit codes confirmed against your entry document before planning
- Three-series calendar used properly, including January entries and resits
- Edexcel past papers and mark schemes only, so question style is familiar by exam day
- Grade boundary history reviewed so targets are realistic rather than aspirational
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Unit planning
Three series
Edexcel papers
Course at a glance
How an Edexcel course is structured, and the decisions it forces early.
BoardPearson Edexcel, International GCSE and International A Level
Exam seriesJanuary, May/June and October
IGCSE grading9 to 1
IAL gradingA* to E, aggregated from unit results
StructureIAL taught and sat unit by unit, with resit options between series
Session length55 minutes, or 85 minutes as a double
Planning inputYour entry document, so codes and units are never assumed
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January entries
Resit strategy
Boundary history
Professional expert tutoring
Edexcel subjects and codes
International GCSE codes are listed below. International A Level units, including WMA11 for Pure Mathematics 1, are taught by the same tutors.
Sciences
Single sciences and double award, with the practical content taught as written technique because that is how Edexcel examines it.
English, humanities and business
Essay and source subjects where Edexcel's assessment objectives differ noticeably from Cambridge equivalents, so structure is taught to the Edexcel grid.
Specification codes are confirmed against your child's entry before the plan is written. If you have a statement of entry from the centre, send a photograph of it with your enquiry and we will work from that.
How a course actually runs
How an Edexcel course is planned
The three-series calendar is an advantage only if somebody plans around it.
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Read the entry, then diagnose
The tutor starts from your statement of entry rather than from an assumption. Which units, which series, which tier: getting this wrong wastes a term, and it happens more often than families expect.
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Choose the series deliberately
January exists and is underused. For a student who is ready, sitting a unit in January removes pressure from June. For a student who is not, entering anyway is an expensive way to learn that.
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Teach against Edexcel papers
Every drill uses Edexcel material. Where a topic is examined differently from other boards, the tutor names the difference out loud rather than hoping it does not come up.
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Mark to the Edexcel grid
Weekly marked work with the assessment objectives quoted. Students learn which objective a question is testing, which is most of what separates a five from a seven.
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Review boundaries before the resit decision
After results, the tutor reviews the unit mark against boundary history and gives a straight opinion on whether a resit is likely to move the aggregate. Sometimes it clearly is not.
Send us your statement of entry
Codes, units, tiers and series all sit on that one document, and planning from it rather than from memory removes most of the mistakes that cost a term.
Where marks are won and lost
Edexcel specifics worth knowing
Differences that change how a student should prepare.
| Feature | How Edexcel handles it | What that means for preparation |
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| Exam series | January, June and October | Units can be spread across a year, so a well-planned student rarely faces everything at once. |
| IAL structure | Assessed unit by unit, aggregated to a final grade | A weak unit can be resat without touching the rest, which makes early diagnosis unusually valuable. |
| International GCSE grading | 9 to 1 scale | Grade 9 is deliberately scarce. Targets are set against boundary history rather than against percentage guesses. |
| Mathematics routes | Specification A and Specification B | The routes differ in content and in difficulty of the harder questions, so the tutor confirms which one the centre entered. |
| Assessment objectives | Published and weighted per specification | Structure is taught to the objectives, since a well-written answer aimed at the wrong objective still scores badly. |
Scheduling and fees
Booking Edexcel sessions
Unit-based teaching means you can buy exactly the teaching you need.
Free trial
Thirty minutes with the tutor you would actually be assigned. They set a short diagnostic task, mark it live, and tell you where the gaps are. No card details.
Weekly slot
One fixed 55 minute session a week, billed monthly in advance. Your tutor and your time do not move unless you move them.
Exam sprint
A block of eight sessions in the six weeks before the series, built around past papers and examiner reports rather than new content.
Single unit repair
One IAL unit taught in a short block before a January or October resit, without paying for content the student has already banked.
Rescheduling is free with 12 hours notice. Inside 12 hours the session counts as taught, which is the only way a tutor can hold a fixed slot for you and still plan a week around it.
Questions parents ask first
Edexcel, answered plainly
Should my child sit units in January?
Only if they are ready, which the diagnostic and the first six weeks will show. January is an excellent pressure valve for a prepared student and an expensive mistake for an unprepared one.
The tutor will give a straight recommendation roughly ten weeks before the entry deadline.
What is the difference between Maths Specification A and B?
They cover overlapping content with different emphasis and a different feel to the harder questions. Your centre chooses, so check the entry document rather than guessing, and tell us which one it is.
Can you teach Edexcel and Cambridge in the same household?
Yes, and it happens often with siblings. Each student is planned against their own board and their own papers, and the tutors do not mix material between them.
Do you cover Edexcel International A Level sciences?
Yes, including the practical units. Practical assessment is taught as written technique, since that is how the units examine it.
Is a resit worth it?
Sometimes, and sometimes not. The tutor reviews the unit mark against boundary history and the aggregate arithmetic, then tells you which it is. A resit that moves a mark by four points and the grade by nothing is not worth a term.
More answers sit on the full FAQ page.
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Book an Edexcel trial
Send the unit codes and the series you are entered for. We will match a tutor who teaches that specification and set a diagnostic task from an Edexcel paper.
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