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Maths and Science Tutor in Islington
Living near Angel or Upper Street? Muhammad, teaching since 2010, covers Islington and the surrounding boroughs in person, comes to your home for an agreed premium, or teaches online anywhere. Maths, Physics and GCSE and IGCSE Chemistry are his; associate tutors teach Biology, English and A Level Chemistry.
Local landmarks
Is there a Maths and Science tutor near me in Islington?
Yes — Muhammad teaches in person in Islington and the surrounding boroughs, or online if that suits your family better. Lessons cover Maths, Physics and GCSE and IGCSE Chemistry with Muhammad personally, plus Biology, English and A Level Chemistry with our associate tutors. Muhammad’s subjects cost the same in person or online; Biology, English and A Level Chemistry with the associate tutors are priced upon request.
Families can choose in-person lessons in Islington and the surrounding boroughs, lessons at home for an agreed premium, or online lessons, including short top-ups around exam season. Group lessons are online, where a class is running for the right subject and stage, and are pay-what-you-can rather than a fixed fee.
What does tutoring cost for an Islington family?
One-to-one lessons are £120 an hour, whether you learn in person or online, and the same rate is shared when two students learn together. Group lessons are online and run on a pay-what-you-can basis wherever a class is running for that subject and stage.
Muhammad — a Cambridge Physics PhD, rated 5.0 on Google — teaches Maths, Physics and Chemistry personally; Biology and English are taught by associate tutors working alongside him. Exam boards are covered across the board, so the school your child attends rarely changes what’s on offer.
Also serving: Barnsbury, Highbury, Clerkenwell, King’s Cross, Holloway
Local background
About Islington
Some local background on Islington and the schools in and around it, offered as local context. Being listed here doesn’t mean a school or person is connected to Mathematics and Science Tuition.
History
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1005
Name recorded as the Saxon “Giseldone”, read as “Gisla’s hill”.
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14th century
A toll gate at The Angel marks the edge of the village on the Great North Road.
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1613
On 29 September Sir Hugh Myddelton opens the New River, bringing fresh water from Hertfordshire to London.
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1638
The Angel Inn is on record from at least this year.
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1830
Horse-drawn omnibuses introduced; they help the population grow from 10,212 in 1801 to 319,143 in 1891.
GCSE Maths · percentage change -
1862
The Royal Agricultural Hall opens on Liverpool Road.
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1913
Arsenal Football Club moves to Highbury, playing its first match there on 6 September.
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1965
The Metropolitan Boroughs of Islington and Finsbury merge to form the London Borough of Islington.
Landmarks
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Angel station
Opened 17 November 1901 on the City & South London Railway; named after a coaching inn on record from at least 1638.
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Camden Passage
Pedestrian lane of antiques shops and street market off Upper Street.
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Islington Green
Historic focal point where Upper Street and Essex Road branch off the High Street.
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Sadler’s Wells
Began around 1683 when springs were found on Sadler’s land; current building completed 1998, focused on dance.
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Almeida Theatre
In the 1837 Literary and Scientific Institution building; a theatre since 1982.
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Business Design Centre
Incorporates the main hall of the 1862 Royal Agricultural Hall.
A local problem
Local problemGCSE · Foundation
Islington’s population grew from about 10,000 in 1801 to about 320,000 in 1891. How many times bigger did it get?
Show answer
320,000 ÷ 10,000
Remove four zeros from each number: 320 ÷ 10 = 32
Answer: about 32 times bigger.
People (Islington incl. Canonbury)
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Sir Francis Bacon1616–1626
Philosopher and Lord Chancellor; lived at Canonbury Tower 1616–1626
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Oliver Goldsmith1762–1764
Irish writer; lived in Canonbury Tower 1762–1764
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George OrwellFrom 1944
Author; lived at 27b Canonbury Square from autumn 1944
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Evelyn Waugh1928–1930
Novelist; lived at 17a Canonbury Square 1928–1930
Schools in and around Islington
Central Foundation Boys’ School
AlumniJacob Bronowski (mathematician, The Ascent of Man) · Richard Seifert (architect, Centre Point) · Ronnie Scott (jazz saxophonist)
St Aloysius’ College
AlumniPeter Sellers (actor) · Michael Gambon (actor) · Daniel Kaluuya (actor)
City of London School
Described on Wikipedia as the “first school in England to include science on the curriculum”.
AlumniPeter Higgs (Nobel physicist)A Level Physics · particle physics · Frederick Gowland Hopkins (Nobel, biochemistry)A Level Biology · biochemistry · William Henry Perkin (chemist)
City of London School for Girls
AlumniSarah Hart (mathematician, first female Gresham Professor of Geometry) · Georgina Mace (conservation scientist, FRS) · Margaret Turner-Warwick (first female president of the Royal College of Physicians)
Dame Alice Owen’s School
AlumniLeslie Orgel (chemist) · Frederick Gugenheim Gregory (botanist, Royal Medal) · Sir Alan Parker (film director)
Islington has no state grammar schools; Dame Alice Owen’s is the nearest partly selective option.
Whichever school is on your list, here is where to start.
How it works
How do lessons work if you live nearby?
It starts with a short conversation with Muhammad, then a one-off assessment lesson so he can see where your child actually is, then a regular weekly lesson — in person locally in Islington or online, whichever suits your family.
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Enquire
Tell Muhammad what your child is finding hardest. He takes this conversation himself, and it costs nothing.
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Assessment lesson
A single lesson to establish the real starting point, in person locally in Islington or online — whichever works best for your family.
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Weekly lesson
A regular one-to-one or two-to-one lesson, in person or online, or a pay-what-you-can online group lesson, at the same day and time each week.
What’s taught
Which subjects and stages do you teach?
Muhammad teaches Maths, Physics and Chemistry personally (Chemistry up to GCSE and IGCSE). Our associate tutors cover Biology, including A Level, A Level Chemistry and English. 11+ preparation is for Maths and English; there is no 11+ in the sciences.
| Subject | 11+ | KS3 | GCSE | A Level / IB | Adults |
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| Maths | |||||
| Physics | |||||
| Chemistry | † | ||||
| Biology† |
† Taught by our associate tutors, not Muhammad: Biology (including A Level) and A Level Chemistry. 11+ is offered in Maths only in this table.
Local context
Schools around here
Served how
In person or onlineFrom Islington: Muhammad teaches in person in Islington and the surrounding boroughs, or at your home for an agreed premium, and online anywhere.
Phone: 020 7686 4307
Email: ma@mathematicsandsciencetuition.com
Courses near you
Four subjects, from 11+ to A Level
From 11+ preparation to GCSE and A Level, these are the courses to start with.
Before you go
Tell Muhammad where you’re stuck.
“I take the first call myself, and it costs nothing.
Tell me what you are finding hardest, and I will tell you honestly whether I can help — and what the first few lessons would look like.”
Muhammad AliFounder and tutor — PhD physics, Cambridge
