Biology Specialist, MSc Biotechnology and EdTech Curriculum Lead
Tooba Khan has taught Biology for more than a decade, and a good part of that has been at scale. She holds a Master's degree in Biotechnology, delivered over 500…
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AQA GCSE Tutors
All 29 of our tutors teach the AQA course, across thirteen subjects. We work online from the UAE, so a lesson lands after the school day here.
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About AQA
AQA Sets Longer Papers and More Practical Work
AQA is the largest exam board in England, and many British curriculum schools across the UAE and the Gulf enter students with it. Your child sits the same papers as students in England, marked to the same scheme.
AQA calls its Combined Science course Trilogy. It runs as six papers of 1 hour 15 minutes, 70 marks each, giving 420 marks in total. The course sets 21 required practicals, three more than Edexcel asks for.
Your tutor teaches the exact AQA course your school entered your child for. We work from the UAE, so lessons sit after the school day in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Doha.
AQA at a glance
Combined ScienceTrilogy, six papers
Paper length1 hour 15 minutes
Marks per paper70 marks, 420 total
Required practicals21 for Combined Science
November seriesMaths and English only
Why us
Every One of Our Tutors Teaches AQA
All 29 tutors teach AQA
Every tutor on our team teaches the AQA course. Nobody has to translate a question out of another board's wording halfway through a lesson.
The equation sheet
Physics papers now come with an equation sheet. Marks still go to students who know which equation to pick, so lessons drill choosing over memorising.
21 practicals, covered
AQA sets 21 required practicals for Combined Science. The written papers test them, so your tutor walks through each method, not just the result.
Subjects
Thirteen AQA Subjects, Each With a Specialist
Open a subject to see how many papers it has, how long each one runs, and how many required practicals the course sets.
Maths (three exams, tiered)
Three exams of 1 hour 30 minutes, 80 marks each. The first is non-calculator. Algebra carries the most marks at higher tier.
NumberAlgebraRatio and proportionGeometryProbability and statistics
Physics (two exams, tiered)
Two papers of 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks each. AQA sets ten required practicals here, and an equation sheet now comes with the paper.
EnergyElectricityParticle modelAtomic structureForcesWavesMagnetismSpace
Chemistry (two exams, tiered)
Two papers of 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks each, with eight required practicals. Quantitative chemistry and the mole are where most higher tier marks go.
Atomic structureBondingQuantitative chemistryChemical changesEnergy changesOrganic chemistryAnalysis
Biology (two exams, tiered)
Two papers of 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks each. AQA sets ten required practicals here, the same as physics, and the written papers test every one.
Cell biologyOrganisationInfection and responseBioenergeticsHomeostasisInheritanceEcology
English Language (two exams, untiered)
Two papers of 1 hour 45 minutes, 80 marks each, untiered. Spoken language carries a separate endorsement and does not change the grade.
Creative readingDescriptive writingNon-fictionComparing viewpointsSpoken language
English Literature (two exams, untiered)
Closed book, so students memorise quotations. One paper covers Shakespeare and the nineteenth century novel, the other modern texts and the poetry anthology.
Shakespeare19th-century novelModern textsPoetry anthologyUnseen poetry
Computer Science (two exams, untiered)
Programming is sat on screen or on paper, depending on the school. The second paper covers theory, data representation and networks.
AlgorithmsProgrammingData representationComputer systemsNetworksCyber security
Subjects
Every Subject Our Tutors Cover
Thirteen subjects, each with a specialist on our team who teaches the AQA course every week. The order below follows how many tutors we have for each.
The difference
A Service, Not a Marketplace
On a marketplace you pick a profile and hope. Here an academic specialist matches the subject, the board and the tier before your child meets anyone.
An online marketplace
You search and shortlist alone
Board knowledge is self-declared
A bad match costs you again
No record of past lessons
GCSE Tutors
A specialist matches the subject
Everyone is interviewed first
Re-matching costs nothing
Every lesson recorded and noted
Screening
What Every Tutor Clears First
Nobody teaches an hour here until they clear four checks. Those are a subject interview, an observed mock lesson, a mark scheme assessment and a certificate check.
Chartered Accountant & Master Tutor | GCSE Business & Mathematics
Saqib Ali is an ACCA finalist and ICMAP-qualified accountant who has spent 15 years splitting his time between professional finance and teaching. He has audited, run remote accounting for UAE-based…
Chemistry specialist with MPhil research in inorganic chemistry
Yashal Iman came to teaching from the laboratory. Her MPhil research covered the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks, and she still explains a reaction the way a researcher would: starting from…
English language and literature specialist, GCSE to A-Level and IB
Hira Amran is an MBBS graduate who chose teaching instead. Sitting her own AQA O, AS and A Levels gave her a close reading of what examiners reward, and 7…
Engineering-led Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry Tutor
Hasnain Badar came to teaching from engineering, and it shows. His BSc in Mechanical Engineering was earned with a CGPA above 3.8, and the projects behind it - IoT sensors…
Computer Science and programming specialist, GCSE to A-Level and IB
Sara Arshad came to teaching from software development and machine learning research, and it shows in what she asks students to do: write the code, break it, then work out…
Getting started
From Enquiry to First Lesson
1
Tell us the subject
Send the subject, the tier and the target grade from your child's latest school report.
2
Get matched
An academic specialist picks someone who teaches that course every week. Usually within one working day.
3
Meet your tutor
A short introduction at a time that suits you, booked in your own local hours.
Weekly lessons
A study plan built from real past exams, with notes to you after every hour taught.
What families say
Parents and Students, in Their Words.
AQA GCSE exam board has specific command words and mark schemes. her online tutor was an AQA expert who guided her precisely.
understanding what AQA examiners actually look for in answers changed my grades completely. super grateful for the coaching!
exceptional AQA preparation. the targeted past paper practice ensured my son walked into his exams fully prepared.
AQA questions
AQA Questions From Gulf Parents
Does AQA still make my child memorise physics equations?
No. Ofqual now requires every board to hand out an equation sheet in physics and combined science papers. Your child still has to choose the right equation, which is the skill we teach.
How many required practicals does AQA set?
Twenty one for Combined Science Trilogy. The separate sciences set ten for biology, eight for chemistry and ten for physics. All of them are examined in writing, never in a practical exam.
What is AQA Trilogy, and is it worth two GCSEs?
Trilogy is the AQA name for Combined Science. It is a double award worth two GCSEs and gives two grades, from 9-9 down to 1-1. Students sit six papers of 1 hour 15 minutes.
Can my child resit an AQA exam in November?
Only maths and English language have a November series, and your child must be 16 by 31 August. Every other AQA subject sits its exams in May and June.
Which AQA subjects can you teach from the UAE?
All thirteen on our list, because every tutor on the team teaches AQA. That covers maths, the three sciences, both Englishes, business, computer science, economics, psychology, sociology, history and French.
Is the AQA GCSE the same as an International GCSE?
No. We teach the English GCSE, which Ofqual regulates. International GCSEs are a separate qualification that Ofqual does not regulate. Your child's exam timetable will say which one the school entered.
Get a Specialist for Your Subject.
Tell us the subject and the tier. We will match someone who teaches that course every week.