As featured in the Daily Express

To remove financial barriers and give every child the academic support they deserve.

At a glance

Fee
No fixed fee: pay what you can afford
Applies to
Group lessons only
Commitment
One half-term, typically six to seven weeks
How to ask
Email Muhammad: no form, no means test

Pay What You Can at Mathematics and Science Tuition was featured in the Daily Express.

How Pay What You Can compares with the standard fees

The manifesto

Why now

I

Families are struggling to find help they can afford

Muhammad’s inbox is full of parents looking for support for their children, who can’t afford the appropriate help at a price that works for them.

II

Cheap or inexperienced tuition can do more harm than good

Every year, families come to Muhammad to fix the damage done by an inexpensive or inexperienced tutor — or who’ve simply given up. That has to stop.

III

A well-documented record you can trust

Muhammad has been teaching in Islington since 2010, with a well-documented record of helping students reach top grades and get into leading schools and universities. Your child’s education is in safe hands.

The terms

How it works

01Minimum commitment: one half-term — typically 6–7 weeks.
02Built on trust and the good conscience of everyone involved.
03If that trust breaks down, the model fails — and everyone loses.

Agreed in trust, between Muhammad and every family who takes a place.

The ledger

Just to be 100% clear

❌It’s not “pay whatever you want.”
❌It’s not about paying the minimum you can get away with.
✅It’s about paying what you can reasonably afford, based on your family’s current financial situation.

There are no fixed fees. Just tell Muhammad what you can genuinely afford to pay per lesson, and we’ll take it from there.

The schedule

Group lessons — pay what you can

TimeMonday · 6:00pm
Class11+ Maths
Duration1 hour
Muhammad AliMuhammad AliTutor
TimeMonday · 7:00pm
ClassGCSE Maths
Duration1 hour
Muhammad AliMuhammad AliTutor
TimeTuesday · 7:00pm
ClassA Level Maths (Year 12)
Duration1 hour
Muhammad AliMuhammad AliTutor
TimeWednesday · 7:00pm
ClassGCSE Physics
Duration1 hour
Muhammad AliMuhammad AliTutor
TimeThursday · 6:00pm
ClassKS3 Maths
Duration1 hour
Muhammad AliMuhammad AliTutor
TimeThursday · 7:00pm
ClassGCSE Chemistry
Duration1 hour
Muhammad AliMuhammad AliTutor
TimeFriday · 7:00pm
ClassA Level Maths (Year 13)
Duration1 hour
Muhammad AliMuhammad AliTutor
TimeSaturday · 7:00pm
ClassA Level Physics (Year 12)
Duration1 hour
Muhammad AliMuhammad AliTutor

Additional classes may be added outside GCSE and A Level, subject to demand and tutor availability.

Or reach Muhammad directly on 07855 443 649 (call or WhatsApp) or ma@mathematicsandsciencetuition.com.

What is Pay What You Can tuition?

Pay What You Can tuition is the group-lesson model at Mathematics and Science Tuition, where there is no fixed fee and families pay what they can reasonably afford per lesson. It exists to remove financial barriers and give every child the academic support they deserve.

Muhammad Ali set up Pay What You Can because parents kept contacting him who could not afford the appropriate help at a price that worked for them. It is not pay whatever you want, and it is not about paying the minimum you can get away with: the figure should be what you can reasonably afford, based on your family’s current financial situation. To take a place, email Muhammad and tell him what you can genuinely afford per lesson; there is no form to fill in and no means test. He asks for a minimum commitment of one half-term, typically six to seven weeks, and the model rests on trust and the good conscience of everyone involved. It applies to group lessons in Maths, Physics and Chemistry only, while one-to-one lessons are charged at the standard hourly rate. Pay What You Can was featured in the Daily Express.

Common questions

Pay What You Can — frequently asked questions

Is it “pay whatever you want”?

No. It isn’t pay-whatever-you-want, and it isn’t about paying the minimum you can get away with either. It’s about paying what you can reasonably afford, based on your family’s current financial situation.

Is there a minimum commitment?

Yes — one half-term, typically six to seven weeks. The model is built on trust and the good conscience of everyone involved; if that trust breaks down, it fails, and everyone loses.

Does Pay What You Can apply to one-to-one lessons?

No — one-to-one tuition is charged at the standard hourly rate. Pay What You Can applies to group lessons only. See one-to-one tuition for the fixed rate.

How do I tell you what I can afford?

Email or call Muhammad directly, let him know what you can genuinely afford to pay per lesson, and we’ll take it from there — no forms, no means-testing.

Can more classes be added?

Yes — additional classes may be added outside GCSE and A Level, subject to demand and tutor availability. Check back here or get in touch to ask about a stage that isn’t yet on the schedule.

Before you go

Take up the place that’s waiting for your child.

“This is a social initiative, not a discount — it only works if we’re both honest with each other.

Tell me what you can genuinely afford, and let’s begin.”

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad AliFounder and tutor — PhD physics, Cambridge

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