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A Level Maths tuition in Islington

Muhammad Ali, a Cambridge PhD physicist, has taught A Level Maths in Islington and the surrounding boroughs, and online, since 2010. Lessons build exam-paper fluency across pure, statistics and mechanics, in one-to-one, two-to-one or group sessions — Tuesdays for Year 12, Fridays for Year 13 — with a free first consultation to find out where to start.

Need an A Level Maths tutor in Islington or online?

A Level Maths asks students to hold far more together at once than GCSE did — pure technique, applied context and exam-paper fluency all at the same time. Muhammad works from your child’s own specification and exam board, building the connective tissue between topics that separates a solid grade from a top one, rather than teaching each unit in isolation.

Lessons start with a short diagnostic conversation to find out where your child is now: which topics are secure, where marks are being lost to method rather than understanding, and what the target grade needs to look like. From there, sessions run one to one, two to one, or — where a group is running — alongside other A Level Maths students on Tuesday evenings (Year 12) or Friday evenings (Year 13).

What’s covered

  • Proof, algebra and functions
  • Coordinate geometry and sequences & series
  • Trigonometry and exponentials & logarithms
  • Differentiation and integration
  • Vectors
  • Statistics — data, probability and distributions
  • Mechanics — kinematics, forces and moments
  • Exam technique across the full A Level paper structure

Content applies across all exam boards — AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and CIE all draw on the same underlying maths, so the difference between boards is mostly in question style and paper structure, not in what’s taught. Pure, statistics and mechanics content is taught as one connected subject rather than three separate ones, since that’s how the exam papers actually test it.

Students typically start Year 12 having managed GCSE comfortably but not yet used to the pace and abstraction of A Level, and work towards exam-paper fluency: recognising which technique a question wants, showing working that picks up method marks, and moving between pure, statistics and mechanics without losing time re-orienting. By Year 13, most students reach a place where a full paper feels like a known shape rather than a series of surprises.

How it works

Lessons & fees

One-to-one

£120/hr

Weekly, at the same time each week during term.

Two-to-one: £120 shared (£60 each).

Sessions run

Group — Tuesdays & Fridays

Pay What You Can

Group class: Tuesdays 7pm (Year 12) · Fridays 7pm (Year 13), term time. Based on trust — you pay what you can genuinely afford.

Sessions run

One-to-one lessons are arranged at a mutually agreed time, subject to availability.

Every board is covered— the content differs little between them. All boards — AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, CIE.

A Level Maths — confidence and results up

I can’t thank Muhammad enough for helping my daughter with her maths. As soon as she started lessons, her confidence increased and she did really well in her A Level thanks to his tuition.

Joanne McNicholParent
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Common questions

A Level Maths tuition — frequently asked questions

Which exam board does Muhammad teach?

All of them — AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and CIE. The specification differs very little between boards, so lessons work from your child’s actual papers and mark schemes rather than a single fixed syllabus.

How many sessions before the exam should we start with?

There’s no fixed number — it depends on where your child is starting from and their target grade. Most families begin with a free consultation, then commit half-termly so lessons can build steadily rather than cram.

Is tuition online or in person?

Both. Lessons run in person across Islington, Finsbury Park, Highbury, Crouch End and Stoke Newington, or live online, wherever you are — and the same tutor takes every lesson either way.

What if my child is behind at school?

That’s the most common starting point, not an exception. Muhammad begins with a short diagnostic to see exactly which topics need rebuilding first, then works forward from there rather than assuming prior knowledge.

Get in touch

Ask about A Level Maths lessons

Muhammad takes the first call himself — tell him where your child is stuck and he will say honestly whether he can help.

What happens next

  • Muhammad replies personally, usually within one working day.
  • A free 15-minute call to see if tuition is the right fit.
  • Subject, stage and timetable agreed before anything is booked.

Other subjects and stages — including Further Maths — are available one-to-one or two-to-one on request.Get in touchSee all A Level coursesSee all Maths courses
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