How lessons work

This page shows a real lesson deck and the work that comes with it: what your child sees in class, what they do between classes, and how we check it.

Title slide of an Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics lesson deck: Lesson 3, Sequences, Functions and Graphs

One topic, from start to finish

The same routine for every subject. Each part leaves something your child keeps.

  1. Before the class

    We read the board’s specification for the topic and build the deck around it, with your child’s exam date in mind.

  2. In the class

    60 minutes live on Google Meet: the idea, worked examples, then questions your child answers while we watch the working.

  3. After the class

    Homework on the same topic, written to match the real paper. We check it before the next class.

  4. End of the topic

    A short timed test in exam conditions, sent as a paper with a time limit.

  5. Within two days

    The test comes back marked with method and accuracy marks, plus a table of what to fix.

  6. Next class

    We start with the mistakes from the test, so they are fixed before the next topic begins.

Inside one real deck

Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics (4MA1), Lesson 3: Sequences, Functions and Graphs. 107 slides, built for one student’s Higher paper. Each chapter of the deck follows the same pattern.

  1. Slide: paper structure for Edexcel 4MA1 Higher, two papers of 2 hours and 100 marks

    The exam first

    Which papers, how long, how many marks, and what this lesson covers in the specification.

  2. Slide: the specification statements for sequences and functions, with what the student must be able to do

    The specification, line by line

    Every slide that follows is tied to a statement in the board’s own document.

  3. Slide: worked example finding the nth term of a linear sequence, step by step, with the answer 4n + 1

    Worked examples

    One step per line, the way it should be written in the exam, ending in a clear answer.

  4. Slide: four practice questions with answers revealed one at a time

    Your turn

    Questions your child tries live; the answers appear one at a time after each attempt.

  5. Slide: table of common mistakes on sequences, why each costs marks, and the fix

    Where marks are lost

    The mistakes examiners report every year, why they cost marks, and how to avoid them.

  6. Slide: glossary of exam terms such as command words and mark types

    Key terms

    A glossary in every part, so the exam’s words are never a surprise.

Graphs and figures drawn for the exam

Every graph and diagram is drawn from its equation or data, not copied from a textbook, so the numbers on the slide are exactly the numbers in the working.

Slide with a real Edexcel 4MA1 June 2024 exam question, blurred on this website

Real past-paper questions in every part

After the worked examples, each part of the deck has real questions from your child’s board, newest exam sessions first. Each one is solved on the next slide with the board’s official mark scheme, so your child learns what earns each mark.

The question is blurred here because exam questions belong to the exam boards. In class, your child sees it in full.

Slide: errors that cost marks on solubility questions, each with the correct version

Every class has a plan, and an ending

Classes open with where the topic fits and what today covers. They end with the mistakes that cost marks and a short list of what to do before the next class.

Slide: where this class fits, with the classes before and after it Slide: before the next class, a checklist of practice and revision
Page of a chemistry homework sheet: exam-style questions with marks and answer lines

Homework between classes

Homework is a printable sheet on the topic just taught, with marks shown for every question and space to write. The questions are our own, written to match the wording and difficulty of the real paper.

Your child sends photos of the finished work. We check it before the next class and start with anything that went wrong.

How we check the work

Tests are marked the way examiners mark: method marks for correct working, accuracy marks for correct answers.

Cover of a timed surds test: date, time allowed, total marks and instructions
The test. A timed paper with instructions like the real exam.
A student's handwritten answer marked M1 M1 A1, 3 out of 3, with a tutor's note
The marking. Marks on the line that earned them, and a note on what full marks look like.
Question-by-question feedback table from a marked test, total 44 out of 50
The feedback. Every question, the marks earned and what to fix. Parents get it too.

Getting started

It begins with a free 60-minute demo on a topic you choose.

Book the free demo
  1. Free 60-minute demo

    A real lesson on a topic your child finds hard. You hear what we noticed and what we suggest.

  2. A plan for the exam

    We map the syllabus against the exam date and agree lessons per week and the order of topics.

  3. Weekly one-to-one lessons

    Live on Google Meet with slides prepared for that lesson, recorded key steps and practice in class.

  4. Notes and homework

    Your child keeps the lesson notes and gets homework on the same topic, checked before the next class.

  5. Marked tests and reports

    Short tests marked like the real exam, with a table of what went well and what to fix. Parents get the result.

See how your child is taught before you pay

Book a free 60-minute one-to-one lesson. You choose the topic; we show you the notes, the practice and how the work is marked.

A student at a desk in the evening, writing in an exercise book during an online lesson