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GCSE Combined Science tuition in Islington

Mathematics and Science Tuition has been teaching in Islington and the surrounding boroughs, and online, since 2010. GCSE Combined Science covers Biology, Chemistry and Physics in one qualification: Muhammad Ali, a Cambridge PhD physicist, teaches the Physics and Chemistry and our associate tutor teaches the Biology, one-to-one or two-to-one, with a free first consultation to find out where to start.

Need a GCSE Combined Science tutor in Islington or online?

GCSE Combined Science (Double Award) brings Biology, Chemistry and Physics together in a single qualification, so students need to be secure across all three at once rather than just one. Muhammad works from your child’s own specification, exam board and tier, so every lesson maps directly onto what they’ll actually be assessed on.

Lessons start with a short diagnostic conversation to find out where your child is now: which topics feel solid, which ones are guesswork, and whether Foundation or Higher tier is the right target. From there, sessions run one to one or two to one, in person or online. Muhammad teaches the Physics and Chemistry content; our associate tutor teaches the Biology content.

What’s covered

  • Biology — cells, organisation, infection and response, bioenergetics, homeostasis, inheritance and ecology
  • Chemistry — atomic structure, bonding, quantitative chemistry, chemical changes, energy changes, rates and organic chemistry
  • Physics — forces and motion, energy, waves, electricity, magnetism, particle model of matter and atomic structure
  • Working scientifically, required practicals and the maths skills used across all three sciences
  • Exam technique across the full set of Combined Science papers

Content applies across all exam boards — AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and CIE all draw on the same underlying science, so the difference between boards is mostly in question style and paper structure, not in what’s taught. Tier is reviewed regularly rather than fixed at the outset, since a student’s ceiling can shift a great deal between Year 10 and the final exams.

Students typically start anywhere from confident-but-inconsistent to unsure where to begin, and work towards the exam-technique fluency that turns understanding into marks: reading the command word correctly, showing working that picks up method marks, and applying the right idea without hesitating under time pressure.

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 —

Pay What You Can

Based on trust — you pay what you can genuinely afford.

Sessions run

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

Common questions

GCSE Combined Science 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 GCSE Combined Science 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 GCSE coursesSee all Combined Science courses

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