GCSE Chemistry Tuition: Expert Combined and Triple Science Tutors
Bespoke one-to-one GCSE and IGCSE Chemistry tuition, in person across London and online across the UK. Our handpicked Chemistry tutors teach both Combined Science and Separate Chemistry, and cover every exam board, including AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC/Eduqas and Cambridge.
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Meet Our GCSE Chemistry Tutors
Our GCSE Chemistry tutors are subject specialists with years of teaching experience behind them. Many hold degrees in Chemistry, Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering or Medicine, several are qualified teachers, and some have examining experience. Every tutor is selected individually through a rigorous vetting process, and only a small proportion of applicants join us.
Jessica
Medicine & STEMJessica provides comprehensive, step by step university guidance tailored to each student’s ambitions and academic profile. This includes strategic university and course selection,...
Dr Pegin P.
University Admissions SpecialistDr. Pegin provides comprehensive support across the full medical admissions pathway, including UCAT preparation, personal statements, interview preparation (MMI and panel), and str...
Dr Caitlin R.
University Admissions SpecialistCaitlin is a dual (US/UK) citizen who graduated from Harvard with a BA in Neurobiology and Anthropology in 2015. She then went on to graduate in Medicine from Kings College London ...
Holly
GCSE Science SpecialistHolly brings a unique and effective tutoring style to the table, blending a wealth of knowledge with personalised guidance. Whether introducing fundamental concepts or delving into...
Ashvin
University Admissions SpecialistHe specialises in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics, supporting students from 7+ through to A Level and IB. Ashvin has extensive experience preparing students across all...
Dr Harindi J.
University Admissions SpecialistHarindi is is particularly well-suited to students pursuing medicine and other competitive STEM pathways, providing strong academic foundations in core sciences alongside structure...
Ayman
University Admissions SpecialistAyman combines strong academic excellence with over 300 hours of tutoring experience across GCSE, A Level, and university application preparation, working with both private clients...
Dr Sanjay
University Admissions SpecialistAs a qualified medical professional, UK university interviewer, and clinical examiner, he brings exceptional insight into competitive application processes, particularly for Medici...
Dr Shreema
University Admissions SpecialistWith an exceptional academic background including a BSc in Biological Chemistry, an MRes in Clinical Drug Development, and a PhD in Oncology, she brings deep subject expertise and ...
Hand-Picked GCSE Tutors For Your Child's Personal Needs
Chemistry is a science that can be tricky to grasp at GCSE level. The pace moves quickly in Year 10, and it is notoriously the most mathematical of the three sciences. Plenty of students fall behind quickly, and even those who understand the key concepts well can still lose marks when calculations, rearranging equations or multi-step problems are involved.
Whether your child is short of a pass in Combined Science, capable but stuck on a 6 or 7, or revising hard without seeing their grade move, we match them with a tutor who knows their specification in detail and can quickly work out what is holding them back.
We help students who are:
Working towards a strong pass
Securing a grade 4 or 5 in Combined Science, the requirement for most sixth forms, apprenticeships and college courses.
Aiming for the top grades
Moving a capable student from a grade 6 or 7 towards an 8 or 9, or on to A Level Chemistry, Medicine and science degrees.
Stuck on moles and calculations
Quantitative Chemistry is where many students struggle most, and where targeted teaching can make the biggest difference to their grade.
Rebuilding confidence after a mock
Recovering from a disappointing result, or settling into the jump in abstraction and pace from Year 9 to GCSE.
Whatever the goal, your family is not working it out alone. We will find the right tutor and stay involved right through to results day.
Combined Science or Separate Chemistry
Two routes through the same subject, with different demands. Our Chemistry tutors teach both, and will pinpoint where your child is losing marks on their specific course.
Most students study Chemistry as part of Combined Science, while those planning to take A Level Sciences or Medicine often take it as a separate GCSE. The content is largely the same, but Separate Chemistry goes into more detail in some areas, and the amount of revision needed can vary quite a bit. If you are not sure which course your child is taking, we can find out for you.
Combined Science
The route most students take. Chemistry, Biology and Physics are studied together and awarded as two GCSEs with a double grade, from 9-9 down to 1-1. The Chemistry content is reduced compared with the separate course, but it still includes the calculation-heavy topics that many students find challenging, alongside the demands of three different sciences.
Our tutors focus on the Chemistry papers specifically, identifying which topics are causing difficulties and helping students strengthen them from the foundations up, so revision time is spent where it can make the most difference.
Separate Chemistry (Triple Science)
A standalone Chemistry GCSE with additional content beyond the Combined course, usually taken by students heading towards A Level Chemistry, Medicine or a science-related degree. The extra material is manageable, but it comes alongside two other full science GCSEs and goes into greater depth in some areas.
Our tutors cover the additional Separate Chemistry content in full and help students build the knowledge and exam skills they need for the higher grades and the step up to A Level.
What we cover
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Atoms, elements and compounds, the development of the atomic model, electronic structure, isotopes, and the groups and trends of the periodic table. These are the foundations for much of the course, so a good understanding here helps students with bonding, moles and reactivity later on.
Bonding, Structure and the Properties of Matter
Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding, dot-and-cross diagrams, giant and simple structures, states of matter, polymers, and the nanoparticle content on the separate course. Understanding how structure affects properties helps students tackle unfamiliar questions rather than relying on memorised answers.
Quantitative Chemistry
Conservation of mass, relative formula mass, moles, reacting masses, concentration, limiting reactants, and percentage yield and atom economy at Higher tier. This is a common stumbling block in Chemistry, and targeted support can make a significant difference when a student’s grade has stopped moving.
Chemical Changes
Reactivity series, extraction of metals, acids, alkalis and neutralisation, pH and titrations, salt preparation, and electrolysis of molten and aqueous compounds. These topics become easier when students understand the processes involved rather than relying on recall alone.
Energy Changes
Exothermic and endothermic reactions, reaction profiles, bond energy calculations, and the cells and fuel cells content on the separate course. A relatively short topic that can provide reliable marks when students are confident with the key concepts and calculations.
The Rate and Extent of Chemical Change
Rates of reaction, collision theory, catalysts, calculating rate from graphs including tangents at Higher tier, reversible reactions, equilibrium and Le Chatelier's principle. Students can lose marks here when they find the graphs or unfamiliar wording difficult, even when they understand the underlying chemistry.
Organic Chemistry and Chemical Analysis
Crude oil, fractional distillation, alkanes and alkenes, cracking, and on the separate course alcohols, carboxylic acids and polymers, alongside purity, formulations, chromatography and the tests for gases and ions. A clear understanding of the key reactions and precise use of terminology are important throughout.
Required practicals
A defined set of required practicals runs through the course, and questions about them appear in both papers. Students may be asked about method, apparatus, variables, safety and sources of error, sometimes for a practical they carried out much earlier. Our tutors revisit each one so the important details are secure.
Maths skills in Chemistry
Chemistry carries more mathematical content than the other sciences: moles and reacting masses, concentrations, percentage yield, gas volumes, rates from graphs, standard form and significant figures. Students can understand the chemistry and still lose marks in the arithmetic, which is often something that targeted practice can improve quickly.
Extended response and exam technique
The six-mark questions reward a structured, linked explanation rather than a list of facts, and calculation questions reward showing your working clearly. Our tutors help students read command words carefully, structure their answers and work through full papers under timed conditions, with feedback against the real mark schemes.
Exam Boards and Qualifications
Not all GCSE Chemistry courses are the same.
While most students take AQA science, not all do. Topic order, practical requirements, paper structure and mark schemes all differ from board to board, and OCR runs two separate science suites that are not interchangeable. A tutor who teaches your child's exact specification every week makes a measurable difference. When you enquire, we ask which board and which route your child's school follows, and match accordingly.
AQA
The most widely taken science specification in the country, offered as Combined Science: Trilogy or as separate Chemistry. Two Chemistry papers, each covering a defined set of topics, so students need to know which content sits in which paper. Our tutors work with these papers every week.
Edexcel (Pearson)
A popular alternative with its own topic numbering, paper structure and set of core practicals. Our Edexcel tutors know how its calculation questions are worded and where its mark schemes differ from AQA, and prepare students for that specification rather than a generic one.
OCR
OCR runs two distinct science suites, Gateway Science (A) and Twenty First Century Science (B), and they are not interchangeable. Schools choose one or the other, so the first thing we establish is which your child is sitting, then match a tutor who teaches it.
WJEC / Eduqas
Taken widely in Wales and by a number of schools in England, with its own paper structure and assessment weighting. Our tutors know where students lose marks by revising to the wrong specification, and keep the work aligned to the one your child will actually sit.
IGCSE Chemistry
We also tutor Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry and Cambridge (CAIE) IGCSE Chemistry, including the Core and Extended tiers and Cambridge Co-ordinated Sciences. The IGCSE route is assessed entirely by final exams and handles practical work differently from the UK GCSE, most often through an alternative to practical paper, so preparation needs to be planned for that specification specifically.
Not sure which exam board your child is taking?
Tell us your child's school when you enquire, and we will find out which specification and route they are on, then match them with a tutor who teaches it.
GCSE Chemistry Tuition: Online and In-Person
We provide one-to-one online GCSE Chemistry tuition to families across the UK and internationally.
We are based in Fulham and can provide in-person tutors across West, South-West and Central London. Chemistry also works particularly well online: lessons run over video with a shared whiteboard, so tutor and student can work through a mole calculation line by line, build a dot-and-cross diagram together, balance an equation or annotate a rates graph in real time. Because the working is visible as it happens, a tutor can see exactly where a method breaks down rather than only seeing the wrong final answer.
Between sessions, students can submit calculation working and past-paper questions for marking, so the feedback continues through the week rather than stopping when the lesson ends. Online tuition also widens the pool: your child is matched with the strongest available specialist for their exam board, their route and their target grade, wherever that tutor happens to be.
Get in touch with our Family Education Team
Whether your child needs help with Combined Science, Triple Chemistry or IGCSE Chemistry, a quick chat is all we need to find the right tutor for them.
How We Pick Your Perfect GCSE Chemistry Tutor
Our dedicated team will provide a personalised experience for your family.
In our initial discussion, we take the time to understand your child: their school and exam board, whether they are taking Combined Science or Triple Chemistry, their mock results and target grade, and the topics they find hardest, whether that is moles, electrolysis or organic chemistry. We will then begin a thorough search on your behalf.
We will select the tutor best suited to your child, both academically and personally.
Equipped with a clear picture of your child's needs, we approach the GCSE Chemistry specialists we believe would be the strongest fit, weighing their availability, qualifications, examining and teaching experience, manner and approach before deciding who to shortlist.
Our Education Team will introduce you to your handpicked tutor.
We send over a shortlist with everything you need to make an informed decision. If you would like further guidance on which tutor would suit your child best, our experts are always reachable by phone or email and are delighted to advise.
Your tutor will create a bespoke GCSE Chemistry plan.
In the first sessions, your child's tutor works through a diagnostic set of questions across the specification to see which topics are secure and which are not, paying particular attention to the calculation topics that quietly hold grades back. From there they build a plan by topic and by skill, covering content, required practicals, the maths and extended response technique, reviewed regularly against past-paper performance so progress is visible rather than assumed.
You will receive regular check-ins with our Client Services Team.
From the first lesson through to results day, we stay in touch to make sure the quality and momentum of the tuition are consistent, and that the family, the student and the tutor are all happy with the arrangement.
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Mrs T Brent Cross
Trausti has been perfect. He is so organized, helpful and knowledgeable and very patient. He clearly has a deep understanding of the curriculum and teaches it in such a way that my daughter has really improved significantly and is now on course to achieve the grade she wants in Maths. What has been so impressive is his ability to identify the areas that require work and after assessing to improve these "dodgy" areas with practice papers and tuition. He is meticulous and that is what is required at this stage - he is much appreciated!”
Mr B London
"E was an excellent choice for A. Knowing that he is a kinaesthetic learner she went to great lengths to enhance his learning through diagrams and activities. She also ensured plenty of breaks when she saw A's concentration lagging. The proof for me was seeing A really enjoy the lessons which is great given that Biology & Chemistry are subjects he finds really challenging!"
Mrs D-B Clapham
"Harmish impressed me; a very focussed together young man, as good at discussing his approach and my daughter's progress with me as he was at engaging with the youngster herself. He dealt with her teenage attitude incredibly well, got her on task and kept her there for the entire session. He told me he is used to teenage girls and often helps his younger twin sisters with their work. Clearly something which stands him (and them I suspect) in good stead! He shared some helpful ideas and materials with us as well! I highly recommend Hamish!"
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