Online GCSE Combined Science tutors
A tutor who keeps biology, chemistry and physics clear in your child’s head, and builds the maths and exam skills that decide the grade.
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About GCSE Combined Science
GCSE Combined Science covers biology, chemistry and physics and counts as two GCSEs. Students sit six papers at the end of Year 11, two for each science, and receive a double grade such as 5-5 or 6-5. Most boards also assess that practical work will be tested in the written papers.
It is tiered. Foundation tier covers the lower grades and Higher tier the upper ones. The same national content underpins both, but Higher papers have longer, multi-step questions and more demanding maths.
The challenge is breadth. Students must remember a lot of facts across three sciences, apply them to unfamiliar situations, and handle calculations and data, which is where many marks are lost.
Exam boardsAQA (Trilogy), Pearson Edexcel, OCR and WJEC Eduqas, Foundation and Higher tier, six papers at the end of the course.
What we cover
Cell biology and organisation
Cells, transport, digestion, the heart and lungs, and how the body is organised.
Infection and response
Pathogens, the immune system, vaccination and the way medicines are developed.
Genetics and evolution
DNA, inheritance, natural selection and the evidence for evolution.
Atomic structure and the periodic table
Atoms, electron arrangement, groups and trends, and bonding in different structures.
Chemical changes and rates
Reactivity, acids and electrolysis, quantitative chemistry and reaction rates.
Energy, forces and motion
Energy stores, speed and acceleration, Newton’s laws and the physics of everyday motion.
Electricity, waves and magnetism
Circuits, the electromagnetic spectrum, and how magnetic fields and motors work.
How a Nerdely GCSE Combined Science tutor helps
Keeps the three sciences in balance
Time goes to whichever science is holding your child back, rather than splitting each lesson equally.
Builds the maths
Rearranging equations, units, graphs and percentages, practised with real exam questions.
Covers practicals
Required practical methods, variables and results questions, explained so they can be answered in writing.
Keeps you informed
Homework, quizzes and a short weekly test, with scores and tutor notes in your account.
How Nerdely works
Tell us what your child needs
Subject, level, exam board and the times that suit you. It takes a couple of minutes.
We find and interview a tutor
We shortlist tutors who teach that subject and level, interview them ourselves and match the right one.
Lessons are booked in
Live, one-to-one, 50-minute lessons in our online classroom, with video, chat and a shared whiteboard.
You see the progress
Homework, quizzes and weekly test scores in your account, plus a short report every month.
GCSE Combined Science tutoring questions
What is the difference between Combined Science and separate sciences?
Combined Science is one course covering all three sciences and gives two GCSEs. Separate sciences are three individual GCSEs with more content. Your school decides which route a student follows.
How is Combined Science graded?
Students get a double grade, such as 4-4 or 7-6, reflecting performance across the whole course. A 4-4 is equivalent to the standard pass, and the highest result is 9-9.
Can one tutor teach all three sciences?
Often yes, for Combined Science. We will ask which topics worry you most and match a tutor who is comfortable across biology, chemistry and physics, or suggest a specialist if one science needs more.
Which tier should my child be entered for?
The school makes the final decision, usually in Year 11. A tutor can tell you how your child copes with Higher-style questions and share that evidence with you for the discussion.
Do tutors help with required practicals?
Yes. Students are examined on the methods, equipment, risks and conclusions from practical work. A tutor talks through each one so your child can answer questions even if they did not enjoy the lesson.
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