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Tutors for GCSE advanced math, chemistry, physics Olympiad

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Lemon2026 · 07/02/2026 11:48

Where can I find online tutors? Thanks.

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vimandvigour · 07/02/2026 11:56

We used Tayberry tuition for the UKMT and the Cambridge exams - they have specialist tutors .and superb customer service

Blueeberry · 07/02/2026 12:52

If your child needs extra tutoring for an Olympiad then they aren’t fit to be doing one in the first place.

Foxhasbigsocks · 09/02/2026 18:47

Has anyone got a particular tutor to recommend for gcse advanced maths m?

ArtificialStupidity · 09/02/2026 19:08

Foxhasbigsocks · 09/02/2026 18:47

Has anyone got a particular tutor to recommend for gcse advanced maths m?

My son has his ad maths teacher at school tutoring him at home (he's more than capable but has a chronic illness so misses a lot of school). You can always ask at his school whether any of the teachers tutor in their spare time? Quite a number of the ones at our local school do and it helps because they know the syllabus and can access test results/papers for tailored tuition

Foxhasbigsocks · 09/02/2026 19:11

That’s a really good idea @ArtificialStupidity but I’m after a weekend lesson and I would just be too mortified to ask!

dailyconniptions · 09/02/2026 19:35

MathS. MathS. Please. Unless you're looking in the USA?

Davethedrum · 09/02/2026 19:49

Blueeberry · 07/02/2026 12:52

If your child needs extra tutoring for an Olympiad then they aren’t fit to be doing one in the first place.

Apologies, but you are quite wrong about this. One-to-one tutoring for enrichment is extremely beneficial even if the child isn’t successful at the Olympiad stage. Why shouldn’t a parent outsource this task to a tutor in the (likely) event that they can’t help the child to prepare themselves?

semideponent · 09/02/2026 19:56

dailyconniptions · 09/02/2026 19:35

MathS. MathS. Please. Unless you're looking in the USA?

in the world of mathematicians I think this is the most irrelevant hill you could possibly die on.

YourHomeEducator · 12/10/2026 12:22

In case it’s still useful: I’m a qualified maths teacher (QTS, Head of KS4 Maths) and I tutor IGCSE Maths online, so I have an interest to declare. I focus on stretching strong students on the Higher paper rather than Olympiad coaching specifically, but I’m happy to chat if advanced GCSE/IGCSE maths is part of what you’re after. Feel free to message me.

For the Olympiads themselves, the past papers are free and are the best preparation there is: UKMT for maths, the RSC for the Chemistry Olympiad, and BPhO for physics. Working through them with someone to discuss solutions afterwards helps far more than just doing questions alone.

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