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Cambridge A-level
Four papers - two theory, two hands-on practical - where half the A-level is producing real IT solutions: spreadsheets, databases, graphics, animation and JavaScript for the web. We tutor the exact 9626 combination your child is entered for, AS and A-level.
A simple four-step approach designed to build confidence, close gaps and improve exam performance.
We confirm the syllabus code, exam series and paper route for 9626. Everything else depends on this.
A diagnostic against the syllabus topics tells us what's secure and what isn't, so we teach the gaps rather than the whole book.
The same tutor teaches each week around school. Concepts build step by step, with the school's pace kept in view.
Past-paper questions begin early, followed by full timed papers marked against the published mark scheme.
Expert, vetted Cambridge A-level IT tutors who have taught the 9626 specification. Past-paper work is reviewed against published mark schemes, so your child can see where marks are awarded and where they are being lost. UK-qualified teachers are available on request as a premium option.
Not "cambridge A-level it in general" - this syllabus, this tier and these papers.
Your child learns where the marks actually are, not where they feel they should be.
Shared whiteboard, worked solutions and lesson materials saved to review after the session.
The same tutor every week - and if that changes, we tell you first.
Cambridge A-level IT is assessed across four externally-marked papers. AS Level uses Papers 1 and 2; the full A-level adds Papers 3 and 4, with AS content assumed. Each level pairs one theory paper with one hands-on practical paper.
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AS LEVEL - PAPERS 1 & 2Theory across systems, security, spreadsheets, databases and IT in society
1h 45m
70 marks / 25%
Build fluent methods without calculator shortcutsReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsHands-on spreadsheets, databases and digital media tasks
2h 30m90 marks / 25%Build fluent methods without calculator shortcutsReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsA-level - PAPERS 3 & 4Advanced theory, project management and system design
1h 45m70 marks / 25%Build fluent methods without calculator shortcutsReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsData analysis, graphics, animation and JavaScript for the web
2h 30m90 marks / 25%Build fluent methods without calculator shortcutsReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsThe practical papers are done at a computer with resource files provided by Cambridge; work is submitted electronically.
Figures shown for 0580 and 0980 syllabuses for 2025-2027.
AS LEVELPAPERS 1 & 2Sections 1-11
1h 45m70 marks / 25%Build fluent methods without calculator shortcutsReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsAS practical
2h 30m90 marks / 25%Build fluent methods without calculator shortcutsReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsA-levelPAPERS 3 & 4Sections 12-21
1h 45m70 marks / 25%Build fluent methods without calculator shortcutsReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsA-level practical
2h 30m90 marks / 25%Build fluent methods without calculator shortcutsReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsThe practical papers are done at a computer with resource files provided by Cambridge; work is submitted electronically.
Saving work in the wrong format loses the marks for that task. Producing IT solutions (AO2) is 50% of the A-level. Grades are A*-E at A-level and a-e at AS. Exams run June and November, with March in India.
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2025 - 2027Syllabus for 2025-2027. The advanced practical is broad, so under-practising any one strand can cost a full quarter of the A-level.
These are the main syllabus strands your child is expected to cover. We teach all of them, starting with the gaps that are costing marks first.
Tuition stays aligned to the exact paper or unit structure, so revision time goes where the marks actually move.
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Four: Paper 1 (Theory), Paper 2 (Practical), Paper 3 (Advanced Theory) and Paper 4 (Advanced Practical). AS Level uses Papers 1 and 2 only.
Half - the two practical papers are 50% of the A-level. They are done at a computer with resource files, and work is submitted electronically.
Data analysis and visualisation, graphics creation, animation and programming for the web with JavaScript, alongside spreadsheet and database skills from the AS content.
A* to E at A-level, and a to e at AS Level.
No. IT (9626) is about applying technology to produce solutions; Computer Science (9618) is about programming and computational theory. They cannot be taken as a combined pair in one series.
June and November series, with an additional March series in India. The practical papers have a set window, so check the timetable for your zone.
We replace them - free, and with no argument - and hand over the syllabus progress and known concerns so the new tutor continues seamlessly.
Yes. Both are practical, applied qualifications; the difference is structure and emphasis - Cambridge's broad four-paper model versus Edexcel's coding-and-databases modular units. The free assessment maps which suits your child.
