IB Diploma · Years 12-13
IB Mathematics tutors
Analysis and Approaches and Applications and Interpretation are genuinely different subjects, and choosing wrong is a recurring problem. AA HL in particular assumes a fluency with algebraic manipulation that many students arrive without. The Internal Assessment is 20% and is routinely left too late.
- USD 30-36 per hour
- One-to-one, online
- Free 1-hour trial class
What IB Diploma actually demands
Six subjects plus Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and CAS. The workload is the defining feature, and the Internal Assessments, coursework worth a substantial share of each subject grade, are what most often slip.
The subject where gaps compound. Every topic rests on an earlier one, so a weakness in algebra from Year 9 quietly becomes a weakness in calculus in Year 12, and the student experiences it as "I am bad at maths" rather than "I missed one thing."
Where IB Mathematics students lose marks
- Method marks lost because working is not written down: the answer is right and the marks are not there
- Algebraic fluency that was never automatic, so every question costs twice the time it should
- Reading a question, recognising the topic, but not knowing which of three methods the examiner wants
- Running out of time on the last two questions, which is usually a speed problem from earlier in the paper
Is this the right subject at this level?
Every student takes it, which is exactly why generic help does so little. What works is diagnosing the specific broken link in the chain rather than re-teaching the current topic more slowly.
What it costs
USD 30-36 per 60-minute one-to-one lesson at IB Diploma, 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 21-25 per student. Small group lessons (up to 6 students) are USD 15-18 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.
Mathematics: questions parents ask
My child understands maths in class but freezes in exams. Why?
Usually because understanding and fluency are different things. Following a worked example needs recognition; an exam needs recall and speed under pressure with no prompt. The fix is timed practice on mixed topics rather than more explanation: a student who can only start a question when told which topic it is has a retrieval problem, not a comprehension one.
How far back do gaps usually go?
Further than most people expect. A student struggling with A Level calculus very often has an algebra weakness from Year 9 that was never closed, and every topic since has been built on it. Diagnosing that honestly takes one session and saves a term of treating the wrong problem.
Is Additional Maths worth taking alongside IGCSE?
If your child is comfortably strong at IGCSE and heading for A Level Maths, physics or engineering, yes, it covers the first term of AS a year early. If IGCSE Maths is already a struggle, it will make things worse rather than better.