Your child can explain the physics, then Paper 1 asks them to recall an equation, rearrange it and show the working, and the marks slip away. We match them with an AQA tutor who fixes exactly that.
A 40-minute consultation about AQA GCSE Physics. Joe calls you back within one working day, then sends two or three tutors with free trial calls.
Two papers, each 1 hour 45 minutes and worth 100 marks, so they split the grade evenly. Paper 1 and Paper 2 cover different halves of the spec, and the questions run from multiple choice up to the six-mark extended answer. Most of the marks a child leaves behind are on the calculations, not the ideas.
Paper 1
1 hour 45, 100 marks. Energy, electricity, the particle model of matter and atomic structure. This is where specific heat capacity, the resistance of a wire and density calculations live, so the rearranging and the units get tested hard.
Paper 2
1 hour 45, 100 marks. Forces, waves, magnetism and electromagnetism, with space physics added for separate Physics. Vectors, resultant forces, wave speed and the F = BIL work, plus questions that hand over a scenario and expect the right equation.
The equation sheet
AQA prints some equations on a sheet in the exam and expects the rest recalled from memory. Knowing which is which, and rearranging either without panicking, is half the calculation battle.
The required practicals
Examined in writing, not as coursework. Measuring the resistance of a wire, specific heat capacity, force and extension, waves in a ripple tank. AQA asks about the method, the variables and the results, so recall of doing it once is not enough.
Where the marks are
AQA expects a set of equations from memory and prints the rest. A tutor makes sure your child knows which ones they have to carry in, then drills rearranging them so a question asking for time from speed and distance doesn't cost three marks.
Energy and electricity are full of powers of ten and unit conversions, kilojoules to joules, centimetres to metres. Get one wrong and a correct method still scores zero. Tutors mark these the way an examiner does and drill until the units stop slipping.
Paper 2 likes to hand your child an unfamiliar setup and leave them to pick the equation and lay the working out. A tutor teaches the structure an examiner is scanning for, so the marks match what your child already understands.
From enquiry to first session
When you enquire, Joe Clark calls you back to fix a time that suits you. You talk through your child's AQA Physics, the predicted grade, the mock that came back short and the topics the class moved past too fast. From there he starts working out which tutors fit.
Joe sends a short list of tutors matched to the AQA spec, and each one offers a free trial call. You watch how they talk through a rearranged equation, and see who your child actually clicks with. No card details, no pressure.
You choose the tutor who fits, and weekly sessions start on Lessonspace, our shared online whiteboard. You pay per session, there are no contracts, and if it stops working, you stop.
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Real reviews from Degree Gap families, all verified on Google. None of them name AQA Physics, so we haven't pretended they do. What they point to is the thing every Physics parent is after: the grade moving, and a child who stops dreading the calculations.
The support given to my son by The Degree Gap's tutors was fabulous and he passed all his GCSE subjects. They provided experienced and organised tutors. Tutors provided resources targeting specific areas of difficulty. The website is easy to use and tutors were polite and on time.
Helped me a lot and really showed me what I need to improve on.
My daughter was struggling with confidence in Maths GCSE and we decided to get a tutor. We were given a selection of tutors to choose from and told that if it did not feel like a good match we could try others. Our tutor was a complete star, listened, made it simple, set good homework and gave my daughter her confidence back. Highly recommend.
Joe Clark will call you back within one working day to set up a 40-minute consultation. He'll ask about the paper, the predicted grade and what you've already tried, then send you two or three tutors with free trial calls. If he doesn't think tutoring is the right move, he'll tell you that too.
Two. Paper 1 covers energy, electricity, the particle model and atomic structure. Paper 2 moves onto forces, waves, magnetism and electromagnetism, with space physics on top for separate Physics. Each is 1 hour 45 and worth 100 marks, so they count equally. A tutor makes sure revision is split the way the papers are, not weighted toward whatever your child already likes.
Both, and that is the catch. AQA prints some equations on a sheet in the exam and expects the rest recalled from memory. Plenty of marks go missing because a child assumes an equation will be given when it won't. A tutor drills the recall list until it is automatic, then works on rearranging every one under time pressure.
It is almost always the maths sitting under the physics. Rearranging the equation the wrong way. Dropping a unit, or leaving an answer in centimetres when the question wanted metres. Writing the number down with no working the mark scheme can credit. A tutor marks past papers the way an examiner does and drills the method until the calculation earns what your child already knows.
In the written papers, not as separate coursework. Measuring the resistance of a wire, specific heat capacity, force and extension on a spring, waves in a ripple tank. AQA asks about the method, the variables and the results, so a child needs to answer the questions properly, not just remember doing the experiment once. Tutors go through the ones students find slippery.
It is more content, not a different subject. Separate Physics (8463) adds topics like space physics and goes deeper in places, and it is a full GCSE on its own. If your child sits Combined Science instead, we match them with a tutor who knows that spec too. Tell Joe which one on the first call and he'll pin it down with you.
Yes. Every session runs on Lessonspace, our shared whiteboard, and it suits Physics better than parents expect. The tutor rearranges an equation line by line on screen, sketches a circuit or a force diagram, and works a calculation through with your child watching every step. We do not do in-person.
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