IGCSE and GCSE · Years 10-11
IGCSE Geography tutors
Broad physical and human coverage with a strong skills paper. Building a small bank of detailed case studies early is worth more than a wide but shallow set, because the marks come from named places, dates and figures rather than from general understanding.
- USD 20-28 per hour
- One-to-one, online
- Free 1-hour trial class
What IGCSE and GCSE actually demands
The first qualifications that appear on a transcript, and the point at which most families first consider tutoring. Two years, usually eight to ten subjects, and a step up in independence that catches out students who coasted through Year 9.
Physical and human systems plus a substantial skills component, maps, graphs, statistics and fieldwork. The case study is the currency: specific, named, with real figures.
Where IGCSE Geography students lose marks
- Case studies recalled vaguely, with no place names, dates or numbers: the exact detail the marks are for
- Skills questions on graphs and statistics under-revised despite being highly predictable
- Physical processes described as sequences of events without explaining the mechanism
- Fieldwork questions answered generically rather than from the student's own investigation
Is this the right subject at this level?
Students heading for geography, environmental science, planning or international relations, and anyone whose general understanding is strong but whose answers lack the named detail examiners reward.
What it costs
USD 20-28 per 60-minute one-to-one lesson at IGCSE and GCSE, the same rate in every city we teach in. Billed monthly against lessons actually taught, with no prepaid blocks and no minimum commitment.
Paired lessons (2 students) are USD 14-20 per student. Small group lessons (up to 6 students) are USD 10-14 per student. What each format is good for is here.
How we teach it
One-to-one, online, with a shared whiteboard. The first thing we establish is the exact syllabus the student is entered for: schools do not always publish the version they actually enter, and preparing for the wrong paper structure wastes a term.
After that the work is diagnostic: a past paper under timed conditions, marked together against the published scheme, to find out where the marks are genuinely going. That is almost always more useful than covering the syllabus again more slowly. The full process is here.
Geography: questions parents ask
Why do case studies matter so much?
Because they are where the marks are. A general description of coastal erosion earns little; the same answer with a named location, dates, figures and specific management strategies earns full credit. Detail is the currency of this subject.
How many case studies should be learned?
Fewer than most students attempt, in far more detail. A small bank of thoroughly known examples that can be adapted across questions beats a long list of half-remembered ones.
Is the skills paper worth revising separately?
Yes, and it is under-revised relative to how predictable it is. Graph interpretation, statistical techniques and map skills recur in recognisable forms every series, which makes them some of the most reliably recoverable marks.