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Meet our A-Level Psychology tutors
Our team is a combination of A-Level graduates who sat these exams recently and qualified teachers with years of classroom and examining experience.
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Claire’s teaching experience spans 35 years, initially as an English and Drama teacher and from 2008 onwards as an A Level Psychology teacher and personal tutor. Claire has taught GCSE and A Level Psychology in schools and colleges in the UK. She also has a lot of experience as a one-to-one tutor, particularly online (remote) teaching.
Claire works freelance as a resource writer and online tutor teaching groups and individual students in the UK and from across the globe e.g., Vietnam, Switzerland, Hong Kong, China. Claire has written a range of revision resources for GCSE and A Level students for companies such as Save My Exams and tutor2u.
Claire’s lessons are tailor-made to suit each student: they consist of lots of fast-paced activities, quizzes and games all designed to embrace the full range of learning styles, as well as in-depth exam work, unpacking questions and working on embedding critical thinking into exam answers.
Claire is a keen amateur figure skater: when she’s not teaching she is to be found in the middle of a freezing cold ice rink trying to perfect the toe loop jump and other terrifying skating elements!
Claire still loves teaching (even after all these years) and is very much looing forward to meeting you and contributing to your journey through the wonderful world of Psychology.
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Jason is a seasoned humanities subject teacher, teaching across a variety of subjects, including History, Geography, Sociology, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Law and other humanities subject for different exam boards. Jason was awarded a Second Class Degree in Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government and Laws) and Bachelor of Laws, while I spent most of teaching career in Geography, especially appreciating the dimensions of human geography. Jason aims at building a solid knowledge foundation to be built upon, and equipping students with the exam techniques to be successful. Jason’s sessions are structured, focused, always questioning so that students are prompted to think more and are given the opportunities to articulate themselves, essential skills to be successful in IBDP.
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T. Sana is an experienced English and Humanities tutor specializing in supporting IGCSE, GCSE and A-Level students, as well as ESL/EFL learners from diverse international backgrounds, including students from Malaysia, Singapore, India, China, Japan, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
She provides academic support in English Language, English Literature, Business Studies, Sociology and Humanities, helping students develop the subject knowledge, analytical skills and exam techniques required for secondary and advanced-level study.
For IGCSE and GCSE learners, T. Sana focuses on reading comprehension, language analysis, structured writing, vocabulary development, grammar, essay planning and effective examination responses. Students receive targeted practice designed to strengthen weaker areas and build confidence in approaching examination-style questions.
For A-Level students, lessons place greater emphasis on critical thinking, textual and contextual analysis, developing arguments, academic writing, evaluation skills and producing well-structured, evidence-based responses. Support can be adapted to the student's syllabus, examination board and individual learning objectives.
T. Sana also has experience supporting IB-style academic work, including essay writing and Extended Essay guidance, with particular attention to research, organization, clarity, critical analysis and academic expression.
Her background in research-based academic writing enables her to guide students in developing coherent arguments, selecting and organizing evidence, improving written expression and approaching extended academic responses systematically.
She is particularly committed to students who require additional time, repetition and structured support. Rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, lessons are adapted to each learner's pace, current ability and academic goals. Customized lesson plans, targeted practice and engaging activities help students make steady and measurable progress.
T. Sana creates a positive and encouraging learning environment where students can strengthen their foundations, develop effective examination strategies and progressively build the confidence and independence needed for IGCSE, GCSE and A-Level examinations.
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Shanze is an academic tutor with over four years of experience supporting students across IB, AP, A Levels, IGCSE, and SAT/ACT. She holds a Bachelor of Science with Honors from New York University and has worked with students in US, UK, Canada, and China.
She tutors a wide range of subjects, including Mathematics, English, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Business and Psychology along with academic writing, research skills, and standardized test preparation. Her philosophy centers on breaking down challenging concepts into steps that feel intuitive, manageable, and genuinely understandable. Many of her students have raised their scores by more than 60%, often surpassing their own expectations.
Shanze also encourages students and parents to think intentionally about academic goals and long term growth. By aligning expectations and creating an open line of communication, she aims to make tutoring a collaborative experience that supports students beyond classroom.
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Why A-Level Psychology needs the right tutor
What makes A-Level Psychology hard
A-Levels move faster and go deeper than anything students have done before, and they are studied alongside two or three other subjects at the same level. Classes are taught to the middle of the room, so gaps are easy to carry forward unnoticed until the exam.
- A sharp step up in difficulty from GCSE
- Marks decided by technique, not recall
- Grades that determine university options
How tutoring changes the outcome
One-to-one tutoring targets the two things a classroom cannot: exam technique and the specific topics a student keeps getting wrong. A tutor marks work the way an examiner would, shows where the marks went, and then drills those areas until they hold. Confidence follows from that, not the other way round.
- Exam technique built on real past papers
- Targeted work on areas of weakness
- Confidence going into the exam
What you'll learn in A-Level Psychology tutoring
Core skills developed
Every A-Level Psychology specification marks the same three objectives: knowledge and understanding (AO1), applying that knowledge to theoretical, practical and data-handling contexts (AO2), and analysis and evaluation (AO3). Evaluation carries the largest share almost everywhere, at roughly 35–40% on AQA, OCR and Edexcel. Cambridge weights application and evaluation equally at 35% each in the full A Level, and its research methods papers ask you to plan a study of your own. We work through past-paper questions objective by objective, so you can see which skill is costing you marks rather than just seeing a lower total.
- Describing studies precisely: aims, procedures, findings and conclusions
- Applying theories and research to unseen scenarios
- Evaluating with research evidence, methodology and issues and debates such as nature and nurture, free will and determinism, and reductionism
- Research methods: designing studies, controlling variables, sampling, ethics, reliability and validity
- Statistics: descriptive statistics, graphs and inferential tests, including levels of significance
How are students assessed
Psychology is assessed entirely by written exams, with no coursework counting towards the grade. Some boards still examine your own small-scale research in the written papers: WJEC and Eduqas set Personal Investigations each year, and OCR and Edexcel expect students to carry out practical research activities. How the exams are spread depends on the board. AQA, OCR, Edexcel and Eduqas set all papers at the end of the course. Cambridge, Edexcel International and OxfordAQA let you sit the AS papers first and bank the result towards the full A-Level, and WJEC's Welsh A level is also taken as AS and A2 units.
- Short-answer, multiple-choice and research methods questions: we drill these against real past papers and mark schemes
- Scenario-based application questions: we practise tying every point back to the stem
- Extended answers: marked against levels, so we rewrite answers until description, application and evaluation are balanced the way the mark scheme expects
What A-Level Psychology topics do we cover?
Four units, each a 1 hour 30 minute, 90-mark paper. Units 1 and 2 make up the International AS, each worth 20% of the A-level, and Units 3 and 4 complete it, each worth 30%. Exams run in January and May/June. You can sit the AS units in the first year and the A2 units in the second, or take all four in the same series, and any unit can be resat with the best result counting.
International AS
- Unit 1: Introductory topics in psychology (Memory, Social psychology, Psychopathology)
- Unit 2: Biopsychology, development and research methods 1 (Biopsychology, Cognitive development, Research methods 1)
International A-level
- Unit 3: Advanced topics and research methods 2 (Psychology of sleep, Schizophrenia, Research methods 2)
- Unit 4: Approaches and application (Approaches in psychology, Issues and debates in psychology, Applied psychology: work and the individual)
OxfordAQA includes topics that AQA's UK A-level does not, such as the psychology of sleep and applied psychology at work, and splits research methods across two units. As in its other subjects, the AS is worth 40% of the A-level rather than 50%, so the two A2 units decide most of the grade. Sessions on this board treat Unit 4, the synoptic unit, as the main target.
Both boards offer this subject with closely related content. Eduqas offers a linear A level in England, and WJEC offers a unitised AS/A level in Wales. Both are built on five psychological approaches, the same six applied behaviours and five controversies, and Personal Investigations that the board sets for each exam year.
Eduqas A level · A290QS
Three components, each a 2 hour 15 minute written exam worth 100 marks and 33⅓% of the qualification, all sat in the summer series at the end of the course.
- Component 1: Psychology: Past to Present (the biological, psychodynamic, behaviourist, cognitive and positive approaches, each with a therapy, a classic piece of research and a contemporary debate)
- Component 2: Psychology: Investigating Behaviour (principles of research, Personal Investigations, and application of research methods to a novel scenario)
- Component 3: Psychology: Implications in the Real World (three of six behaviours, plus five controversies)
WJEC AS/A level (Wales)
Four units, all available in the summer series, with the two AS units allowing staged assessment before the A2 units.
- AS Unit 1: Psychology: Past to Present (1 hour 30 minutes, 20%)
- AS Unit 2: Psychology: Using Psychological Concepts (1 hour 30 minutes, 20%)
- A2 Unit 3: Psychology: Implications in the Real World (2 hours 30 minutes, 40%)
- A2 Unit 4: Psychology: Applied Research Methods (1 hour 30 minutes, 20%)
The six behaviours are addictive behaviours, autistic spectrum behaviours, bullying behaviours, criminal behaviours, schizophrenia and stress, and the controversies are cultural bias, ethical costs of conducting research, non-human animals, scientific status and sexism. Both boards include positive psychology as one of the five approaches and set exam questions on Personal Investigations that students have carried out themselves. Sessions on this board plan and write up the set investigations early and cover all three types of explanation for each chosen behaviour.
Four units, each examined separately in January or June. Units 1 and 2 make up the International AS, and Units 3 and 4 complete the full IAL. Units 1 and 3 are 1 hour 30 minutes and 64 marks, each worth 20% of the IAL. Units 2 and 4 are 2 hours and 96 marks, each worth 30%. Any unit can be resat, and the better of the two most recent attempts counts.
Unit 1 · Social and cognitive psychology (IAS)
- Topic A: Social psychology
- Topic B: Cognitive psychology
Unit 2 · Biological psychology, learning theories and development (IAS)
- Topic C: Biological psychology
- Topic D: Learning theories and development
Unit 3 · Applications of psychology (IA2)
- Topic E: Developmental psychology (compulsory)
- Topic F: Criminological psychology or Topic G: Health psychology
Unit 4 · Clinical psychology and psychological skills (IA2)
- Topic H: Clinical psychology
- Topic I: Psychological skills
Unit 4 ends with a 20-mark synoptic question on issues and debates drawn from across the course. The A* also depends on the IA2 units: you need an A overall and at least 90% of the uniform marks across Units 3 and 4 combined. Sessions on this board build towards the Unit 4 synoptic question from the first unit and push IA2 performance in particular.
Three papers sat in the same May/June series at the end of the course. Paper 1 (Foundations in psychology) and Paper 2 (Applications of psychology) are each 2 hours 15 minutes, 90 marks and 35% of the qualification. Paper 3 (Psychological skills) is 2 hours, 80 marks and 30%. Topics 1 to 5 are compulsory, and students study one of Topics 6, 7 or 8 for Paper 2.
Paper 1 · Foundations in psychology
- Topic 1: Social psychology
- Topic 2: Cognitive psychology
- Topic 3: Biological psychology
- Topic 4: Learning theories
Paper 2 · Applications of psychology
- Topic 5: Clinical psychology (compulsory)
- Topic 6: Criminological psychology
- Topic 7: Child psychology
- Topic 8: Health psychology
Paper 3 · Psychological skills
- Topic 9: Psychological skills (methods, synoptic review of studies, and issues and debates)
Paper 3 is synoptic: it draws on research methods, the classic studies from Topics 1 to 5 and issues and debates from across the course, so earlier content stays live until the final exam. Each of the first five topics also includes a practical research exercise, and formulae and statistical tables are printed in every paper. Sessions on this board keep the classic studies and issues and debates under regular review rather than leaving them to the end.
Three components, each a two-hour written paper sat at the end of the course: Research methods (90 marks, 30%), Psychological themes through core studies (105 marks, 35%) and Applied psychology (105 marks, 35%). Components 01 and 02 are synoptic. OCR is withdrawing this specification: September 2026 is the final first-teaching date and summer 2028 the final exam series, with a new A Level Psychology (H569) taught from September 2027.
Research methods (Component 01)
- 1.1 Research methods and techniques
- 1.2 Planning and conducting research
- 1.3 Data recording, analysis and presentation
- 1.4 Report writing
- 1.5 Practical activities
- 1.6 How science works
Psychological themes through core studies (Component 02)
- Section A: Core studies, a classic and a contemporary study for each of ten key themes
- Section B: Areas, perspectives and debates
- Section C: Practical applications
Applied psychology (Component 03)
- Section A: Issues in mental health (compulsory)
- Section B: two options from Child psychology, Criminal psychology, Environmental psychology, and Sport and exercise psychology
At least 30 of the 90 marks on the Research methods paper assess maths in a psychology context, and its design and data sections are built around novel sources. Component 02 pairs every classic study with a contemporary one, and questions ask how the newer study changes our understanding of the theme. Sessions on this board drill the maths marks and the comparisons between paired studies.
Seventeen topics, as set out in the specification first taught from September 2025 (first exams summer 2027), examined in three two-hour, 96-mark papers, each worth 33.3% of the A-level. All three papers are sat in the same May/June series at the end of the course. Papers 1 and 2 are entirely compulsory. Paper 3 combines the compulsory Issues and debates section with one topic from each of three option groups.
Paper 1 · Introductory Topics in Psychology
- 1 Social influence
- 2 Memory
- 3 Attachment
- 4 Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
Paper 2 · Psychology in Context
- 5 Approaches in Psychology
- 6 Biopsychology
- 7 Research methods
Paper 3 · Issues and Options in Psychology
- 8 Issues and debates in Psychology (compulsory)
- Option 1, one of: 9 Relationships, 10 Gender, 11 Cognition and development
- Option 2, one of: 12 Schizophrenia, 13 Eating behaviour, 14 Stress
- Option 3, one of: 15 Aggression, 16 Forensic Psychology, 17 Addiction
Research methods take up a 48-mark section of Paper 2, half the paper, and AQA sets research methods at 25–30% of the overall assessment. Every section mixes multiple choice, short answer and extended writing, so students move between quick recall and essay writing within the same 24 or 48 marks. Sessions on this board give research methods regular, dedicated time and build the timing needed to switch between question types.
Four papers, each 1 hour 30 minutes and 60 marks. AS candidates sit Papers 1 and 2, each worth 50% of the AS Level. Full A Level candidates sit all four, each worth 25%. You can sit the AS first and carry the marks forward, or take all four papers in one series. Exams run in June and November. This structure is the same in the 2024–2026 and 2027 syllabuses.
AS Level · Four approaches and research methodology
- Biological approach
- Cognitive approach
- Learning approach
- Social approach
- Research methodology
A Level · Two of four specialist options
- Specialist Option 1: Clinical Psychology
- Specialist Option 2: Consumer Psychology
- Specialist Option 3: Health Psychology
- Specialist Option 4: Organisational Psychology
The AS approaches are taught through twelve named core studies, and questions can target any detail of their procedure, results, ethics and methodology. Papers 2 and 4 each include a planning question in which you design your own study and then evaluate the plan, worth 14 and 24 marks. Sessions on this board learn the core studies in full detail and practise planning questions to time.
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A-Level Psychology with an academic tutor is from $60 USD (£45) per hour; packages save 5–15%. Pay as you go is invoiced after each lesson, with no lock-in contracts, so research methods sessions are easy to add. Professional tutors (qualified teachers and examiners) cost from $85 USD (£64) per hour.
Late cancellations and no-shows are charged at half the lesson fee. That applies if you cancel less than one hour before the start time, or don't turn up. You can still change a session time whenever you need to, as long as you give your tutor notice.
Our academic tutors achieved an A* or A in A-Level Psychology, and our professional tutors are qualified teachers or examiners with 5+ years' experience. We accept only the top 5% of applicants, then match you to a tutor who knows your board, whether that's AQA's issues and options paper or Cambridge's specialist options. Meet our tutors or read how we select them.
Lessons are one-to-one and online, with a tutor matched to your subject, exam board and target grade. Each session targets your weakest topics using past paper questions from your own board. In Psychology that usually means linking every application point back to the scenario, backing evaluation with evidence, and choosing and justifying the right inferential test. See how it works or apply for a tutor.
Yes, mainly because it looks like an essay subject but is marked like a science. You learn a large bank of named studies, theories and therapies, then have to apply them to scenarios you have never seen. Evaluation has to draw on research evidence and issues such as nature and nurture, not stock strengths and weaknesses. Research methods questions also ask you to design, critique or improve a study, and extended answers must balance description against evaluation within a tight mark allocation. Our online A-Level tutoring is built around these sticking points.
In summer 2026, 6.0% of UK A-Level Psychology entries achieved an A*, and 20.1% achieved A* or A (JCQ), from 79,201 entries. The A* tends to go to students who apply every theory to the scenario in the question, evaluate with research evidence rather than generic points, and stay accurate on research methods and statistics across all papers, not just in their favourite topics.
Grade boundaries are set after each exam series and change every year, so past figures are a guide rather than a target. In June 2026, AQA's A* boundary was 229 out of 288 (80%), and Pearson Edexcel's was 162 out of 270 (60%). Cambridge's June 2026 A* threshold was 144 out of 240 (60%) for one standard paper combination. Percentages differ because each board's papers differ. Official sources: AQA, Pearson and Cambridge.
No. A-Level Psychology has no coursework and no practical endorsement on the boards we cover, so your grade comes from written exams alone. Research skills are still tested inside those exams. On Cambridge, Papers 2 and 4 each include a planning question in which you design a study of your own, worth 14 and 24 marks. On AQA and Edexcel, research methods questions run through the papers, so you still need to know how studies are designed and analysed. Details are in the Cambridge syllabus.
A-Level Psychology is assessed entirely by written exams, normally three papers at the end of the course on the UK boards. AQA sets three 2-hour papers of 96 marks, each worth 33.3% of the A-level. Pearson Edexcel sets two 2 hour 15 minute papers (90 marks, 35% each) and a 2-hour, 80-mark paper worth 30%. The biggest difference is Cambridge: four 1 hour 30 minute papers, each 25% of the A Level, which you can split into AS and A Level across separate series. See AQA's A-level Psychology specification.
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