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AQA
Focused support for physical, inorganic and organic Chemistry, mathematical skills, required practical knowledge, synoptic questions and preparation for Papers 1, 2 and 3.
AQA · Pearson Edexcel · OCR · Cambridge International
$15/hour · Free 30-minute trial
Online A-Level Chemistry Tutor for Year 12 & Year 13
A-Level Chemistry can feel like a big step up. We match your child with a one-to-one tutor who understands their exam board, explains difficult ideas clearly and helps them approach calculations, mechanisms and exam questions with more confidence.
- AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR and Cambridge 9701
- Support for AS, Year 12, Year 13, mocks and final exams
- Tutor recommendation normally within 24 hours
Course-specific support
A-Level Chemistry Tutoring Built Around the Student's Course
The jump from GCSE can feel sudden. Ideas become more abstract, calculations become longer and exam questions expect greater precision. We focus lesson time on the parts your child actually needs help with.
- Physical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Chemical calculations
- Organic mechanisms
- Practical and data-analysis questions
- Spectroscopy and synthesis
- Mock and final exam preparation
Need help across several subjects? Explore our broader A-Level tutoring service.
Exact specification first
A-Level Chemistry Tutoring by Exam Board
Two students can study the same Chemistry topic but sit very different papers. We confirm the exact course first, so the tutor, questions and revision plan all stay relevant.
A-Level Chemistry
Pearson Edexcel
Lessons follow the student's specification and can target current units, multi-step calculations, organic pathways, practical understanding, data interpretation and structured exam responses.
International students: we also cover Pearson Edexcel International A Level (IAL) Chemistry, unit by unit, including the practical-based written papers. Tell us your unit codes and we match the tutor and practice material to them.
OCR A / OCR B Salters
OCR
We confirm whether the student follows OCR A or OCR B Salters before recommending a tutor, so lessons and practice stay relevant to the right course.
9701
Cambridge International (9701)
Full AS and A Level cover for Cambridge 9701, taught paper by paper.
- Paper 1: Multiple choice. Speed, elimination method and the calculation questions that eat time.
- Paper 2: AS structured questions. Short answers marked exactly the way the mark scheme words them.
- Paper 3: Advanced practical skills. Planning, tables, graphs and error analysis, practised on past papers.
- Paper 4: A Level structured questions. The long multi-step questions where most A* marks sit.
- Paper 5: Planning, analysis and evaluation. Designing experiments and judging data with confidence.
AS students build the base properly. A2 students go straight at the hard topics: equilibria, electrochemistry, transition elements and the organic synthesis routes that decide top grades.
Exam technique
Past Papers and Mark Schemes, Used Properly
Knowing chemistry and scoring in chemistry are two different skills. Our tutors train both.
Topic papers first
Past-paper questions grouped by topic, so a weak topic gets fixed before it costs marks in a full paper.
Mark-scheme marking
Every answer marked against the official mark scheme. Students learn the exact wording examiners pay for.
Timed full papers
Real papers under real timing, with pacing feedback after each one.
Mistake log
Repeated errors tracked lesson by lesson, so the same lost mark does not happen twice.
Chemistry diagnosis
Why Is Your Child Losing Marks Even When They Revise?
Sometimes the knowledge is there, but the marks still do not follow. The problem may be application, units, terminology, practical reasoning or timing. Finding that cause is the first step towards useful tuition.
Student difficultyLikely underlying problem
Knows reactions but forgets mechanisms
Pattern understanding
Gets the method right but loses final calculation marks
Units, signs or multi-step working
Understands theory but struggles with unfamiliar questions
Application
Loses marks on practical questions
Method, data or evaluation
Organic Chemistry feels like memorisation
Weak reaction relationships
Paper 3 performance is weaker
Synoptic and practical application
Extended answers are vague
Chemical terminology and precision
Runs out of time
Exam planning and question prioritisation
Core Chemistry branches
Physical, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry Support
The course feels more manageable when students can see how its main branches connect. Tutors explain the ideas clearly, then help students use them in calculations and exam questions.
Physical Chemistry
Build a clearer understanding of atomic structure, bonding, energetics, kinetics, equilibria, acids and bases, thermodynamics, electrochemistry and rate equations.
Inorganic Chemistry
See the connections between periodicity, group chemistry, transition metals, complex ions, redox chemistry, trends and reactions instead of memorising isolated facts.
Organic Chemistry
Make sense of functional groups, isomerism, reaction pathways, mechanisms, aromatic chemistry, carbonyl chemistry, amines, polymers and synthesis.
Calculation confidence
A-Level Chemistry Calculations and Mathematical Skills
A correct idea can still lose marks through one missed unit or an unclear step. A consistent method helps your child work more accurately and check whether an answer makes chemical sense.
Identify data → choose the relationship → substitute correctly → track units → calculate → check whether the answer is chemically reasonable
Mole calculations
Concentration and gases
Percentage yield and atom economy
Energetics
Equilibrium constants
Rate equations
pH and logarithms
Electrochemistry
Uncertainty and data interpretation
High-friction topics
Help With the Chemistry Questions Students Often Dread
Organic mechanisms
Make mechanisms feel logical, not memorised
The tutor shows your child where electrons move, why bonds change and how reaction conditions shape the pathway. This gives unfamiliar mechanisms a pattern they can follow.
- Curly-arrow placement
- Bond breaking and formation
- Reaction conditions
- Connected reaction pathways
Practical skills
Turn practical understanding into clear written answers
Lessons help students explain methods, interpret results and evaluate experiments with more precision. Required laboratory work still takes place through the student's school.
- Methods and variables
- Apparatus selection
- Data and uncertainty
- Evaluation and improvements
Spectroscopy and synthesis
Bring the clues together with confidence
Students learn how spectra, structures, reagents and conditions connect. Instead of guessing, they follow the evidence towards a supported conclusion.
- Mass spectrometry
- IR and NMR interpretation
- Structure identification
- Multi-step synthesis
Paper 3 and synoptic work
Feel prepared when several topics appear at once
Where the student's board uses this structure, lessons practise unfamiliar data, practical reasoning, linked concepts and multi-step questions in a calm, structured way.
- Unfamiliar data
- Linked-topic questions
- Experimental evaluation
- Timed synoptic practice
Year 12 (AS): atomic structure, bonding, energetics, kinetics, equilibria, intro organic.
Year 13 (A2): entropy and Gibbs free energy, electrode potentials, transition metals, aromatic chemistry, polymers, and multi-step synthesis. Students can join for one hard topic without restarting the whole course.
Hong Kong
A-Level Chemistry Tutors for Hong Kong Students
Many of our A-Level chemistry students study in Hong Kong, mostly on Cambridge 9701 and Edexcel International A Level (IAL). Lessons are online and 1-to-1, scheduled in Hong Kong time (GMT+8), with evening and weekend slots around the school day.
Your child gets the same tutor every lesson, a plan built around their school tests and predicted grades, and past-paper practice matched to their exact board. Start with a free 30-minute trial lesson.
Families across the city can also meet our online tutors in Hong Kong, and younger students can start with our IGCSE chemistry tutors.
- Cambridge 9701
- Edexcel IAL
- Hong Kong time (GMT+8)
- Evening and weekend slots
Existing tutor profiles
Meet Selected Chemistry Tutors
A good match is about more than qualifications. We consider the student's course, current difficulty, preferred teaching style and availability before recommending a tutor.
Dr. Elena Vasquez
IB Examiner — Chemistry & Biology HL/SL Specialist
IB Chemistry HL · IB Biology HL · IB ESS
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Dr. Sarah Mitchell
Oxford PhD — A-Level Chemistry & Biology Specialist
A-Level Chemistry · A-Level Biology · IGCSE Chemistry · IGCSE Biology · IGCSE Science
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Dr. Anna Chen
Cambridge PhD — IGCSE Chemistry & Biology Specialist
IGCSE Chemistry · IGCSE Biology · A-Level Chemistry
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A Simple Way to Find the Right Chemistry Tutor
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Tell us the year, exam board, current topics, recent results, main concerns and lesson times that work for your family.
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We review tutor fit
We look for the right balance of Chemistry knowledge, A-Level experience, board familiarity, teaching style and availability.
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Start with a free 30-minute trial
Your child meets the recommended tutor, discusses current priorities and experiences the teaching style before you commit to regular lessons.
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Continue with targeted lessons
Lessons focus on the areas that matter now. If the match does not feel right, you can ask us to recommend another tutor.
Clear starting rate
A-Level Chemistry Tutoring From $15 Per Hour
The exact rate depends on the tutor and the support your child needs. We confirm it clearly before regular lessons begin, with no hidden fees.
Start with a free 30-minute trial before booking regular lessons.
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Your child receives focused one-to-one teaching, while the Combo Tutors team helps manage the match, communication and support around every lesson.
Matched to the right exam board
We check the student's actual course before recommending a tutor or choosing practice material.
Find the real learning gap
Lessons address what is causing lost marks instead of taking the student back through the whole syllabus.
One student, one clear focus
The tutor can adapt every explanation, calculation and question to your child's needs.
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Our team reviews the requirement and recommends a relevant tutor, so you do not have to compare hundreds of profiles.
A better fit if needed
If the first tutor is not right for your child, you can ask us for another recommendation.
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Tell us what your child is studying, what feels difficult and when they are available. Our team normally recommends a suitable tutor within 24 hours, and you can meet them before deciding what happens next.
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Guides for parents
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A-Level Chemistry FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions About A-Level Chemistry Tutoring
An A-Level Chemistry tutor first identifies what is causing the difficulty. Lessons can then focus on subject knowledge, calculations, practical understanding, organic mechanisms, data interpretation or exam technique instead of repeating the whole course.
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