The Last 20 Marks Define Your Grade. Train for Them.
Specialist Pearson Edexcel GCSE (1MA1) and IGCSE (4MA1) tuition helping ambitious students convert strong Grade 6, 7 and 8 performances into Grades 8 and 9.
- Led by Owen:
- NCETM Mastery Lead
- Former Head of Maths
- 20 Years’ Experience
Moving from Grade 7 to Grade 9 means mastering unfamiliar problems, connecting ideas and performing accurately under pressure.
Through diagnostic paper analysis and targeted tuition, I identify where marks are lost and how to win them back.
Every programme is built around your recent papers, weaknesses and target grade.
Past student outcomes include Grade 5 to Grade 8 and Grade 6 to Grade 9.
The free resources on this site are here for every student who wants to practise.
How This Site Works
Free resources for every student.
Personal coaching for those who want more.
Free Revision Resources
Predicted / guess papers, past papers, grade 9 question banks, video walkthroughs, autumn mock revision tables, knowledge organisers, and fundamental skills worksheets — all free, no sign-up needed. Everything is free to use with no sign-up required. Start with a paper, identify where you're losing marks, then use the targeted resources to close those gaps.
1:1 Tutoring With Owen
For Pearson Edexcel GCSE 1MA1 and IGCSE 4MA1 Higher students: £80 for a full 60-minute session built around your weak points, or a one-off £60 paper audit to find exactly where the marks are going.
What I Offer
Two ways to work with me. One in development.
Start with an audit of a recent paper, or go straight to weekly 1:1 coaching. Both lead to an email enquiry; details and availability are agreed before anything is booked.
1:1 Edexcel Coaching
Weekly bespoke tutoring for GCSE 1MA1 and IGCSE 4MA1 students.
£80 · full 60-minute session
See tuitionGrade 9 Audit
Detailed examiner-style analysis of recent mock papers.
£60 · one-off paper audit
Book a £60 Edexcel Paper AuditGrade 9 Courses
Scalable video-based programmes targeting the final Grade 8 and Grade 9 marks.
In development
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Built for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (4MA1)
Many international schools follow Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics (4MA1). Tuition is delivered live online by a UK-based Edexcel specialist who knows the 4MA1 papers, mark schemes and grade boundaries in detail.
Compare the 9am–4pm UK enquiry window with your local school day. I can be flexible where there is space in my timetable, and Friday and Saturday enquiries are welcome. Current slots are listed on the international tuition page; exact arrangements are agreed by email.
See international session times- UK
After-school and evening sessions (UK time).
- Middle East
GMT daytime sessions land after school in the Gulf.
Time-zone friendly for Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Qatar · Saudi Arabia
- Asia
GMT morning sessions land in the late afternoon and evening.
Time-zone friendly for Singapore · Hong Kong
Why Choose My Tuition?
Grade 9 requires more than knowing the content.
I develop the reasoning, strategy and precision needed to apply it to the most demanding questions.
Strong mathematical knowledge matters, but high-grade tutoring also requires understanding how students lose marks under exam conditions. My approach combines subject knowledge with paper analysis, exam strategy and targeted work on the questions students find hardest to unlock.
Moving into the top grade boundary isn't about learning more topics — a Grade 7 student already knows most of the maths. For many Grade 7 students, the biggest remaining gains come from execution, mathematical reasoning, accuracy and confidence when faced with unfamiliar problems.
Very few tutors combine years of departmental leadership as an Assistant Principal with a high-performance coaching framework designed to dismantle exam anxiety, engineer strategic confidence, and master the hardest questions in the paper.
The Grade 7 Mindset
Often knows the mathematics, but can struggle to identify a starting point when familiar topics are presented in an unfamiliar way.
The Grade 9 Mindset
Looks for what is known, identifies a possible route into the problem, tests an approach and communicates the mathematics clearly, even when the solution is not immediately obvious.
I know exactly where you're losing marks.
I've spent years studying Edexcel papers, mark schemes and examiner reports to understand how the highest-demand questions are constructed and where students commonly lose marks. Every session is targeted at the specific skills, misconceptions and exam behaviours currently costing that student marks.
Real grade improvements, not empty promises.
Students have jumped from Grade 5 to Grade 8. From Grade 6 to Grade 9. These aren't flukes — they're the result of systematic, deliberate preparation built around the actual exam.
Sessions built entirely around you.
No generic worksheets, no one-size-fits-all curriculum. Every session opens with a live audit of your recent papers so we work on exactly what's costing you marks right now.
Train for the final 30 minutes — not just the whole paper.
The final third of a Higher Tier paper is where strong students are most severely tested. We practise those questions deliberately, developing the techniques needed to make progress even when the route to a solution isn't obvious.
"Made me feel confident as well as mightily improved me by 3 grades."
— Louis, Year 11 Student
Your Route to Grade 9
Diagnose
We start with your recent exam papers and identify exactly where marks are being lost.
Prioritise
We separate knowledge gaps from problems with reasoning, technique, accuracy and exam execution.
Train
We target those weaknesses using carefully selected Edexcel-style questions.
Apply
You practise increasingly unfamiliar, multi-step problems and learn how to find a route into them.
Measure
We return to exam questions to check whether those lost marks are now being converted.
The Method
No fluff. No filler.
Just the marks.
Elite marathon runners don't just run the full distance every day — they do speed work, strength sessions, and targeted drills. Every session here works the same way: diagnostic first, then precision training on the exact skills costing you marks. Question by question, mark by mark.
- Past-Paper Audit — We start with your recent work to establish exactly where marks are being lost. That evidence determines what we work on next.
- Live HD Visualiser — Full worked solutions shown step by step, so you see the thought process, not just the answer.
- Exam Technique Drills — Specific mark-scoring language, structure, and timing built into every practice question.
- Full Edexcel Specification Coverage — GCSE 1MA1 and IGCSE 4MA1 Higher — every topic, every variant, every year.
"The difference between a pass and a Grade 9 isn't luck — it's mastering the exact mechanics of the hardest questions in the paper."
Owen
Former Assistant Principal · Former Advanced Skills Teacher · Former Mastery Lead
Results
Students who committed. Grades that proved it.
"We were really impressed with Owen's knowledge. Not just of GCSE maths, but exam techniques and strategy. He is a patient and engaging teacher. Our son's grade went from a 5 to an 8 with Owen's support."
Mr Thompson
Parent, GCSE Student
"Amazing guidance, every session was tailored and planned to my weaknesses, he truly made me feel confident as well as mightily improved me by 3 grades."
Louis
Year 11 Student
"I’d always hated maths, but Owen actually made me love it. I walked out of my GCSE exam feeling extremely confident — I couldn’t have done it without him."
Maia
Former GCSE Student
Your Next Step
Grade 9 Is Built Through
Deliberate Practice.
Target the right weaknesses. Practise the right questions. Develop the confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems.
UK · Middle East · Asia · GCSE 1MA1 · IGCSE 4MA1