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Edexcel International A‑level IT YIT11
Online Tuition
Four modular units - two written, two practical - where students actually code for the web in HTML, CSS and JavaScript and build relational databases at a computer. We tutor unit by unit, to the exact combination your child is taking.
How we teach Edexcel International A‑level IT at Tuition Highway
A simple four-step approach designed to build confidence, close gaps and improve exam performance.
Find the gaps
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.
Teach weekly, one to one
The same tutor teaches each week around school. Concepts build step by step, with the school's pace kept in view.
Practise like the exam
Past-paper questions begin early, followed by full timed papers marked against the published mark scheme.
Matched with a tutor who knows this syllabus
Expert, vetted Edexcel International A-level IT tutors who have taught the YIT11 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.
Taught YIT11
Not "edexcel international A-level it in general" - this syllabus, this tier and these papers.
Reviews work against the mark scheme
Your child learns where the marks actually are, not where they feel they should be.
Built for online teaching
Shared whiteboard, worked solutions and lesson materials saved to review after the session.
Consistent across the term
The same tutor every week - and if that changes, we tell you first.
Edexcel International IT: four units, two of them hands-on
The qualification is modular: two IAS units and two IA2 units make the full International A-level, each worth 25%. Two units are written theory papers; the other two are practical exams - coding for the web, and building relational databases.
PAPER
WHAT IT TESTS
DETAILS
HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
IAS - UNITS 1 & 21
IT systemsWIT11
Written theory around IT systems, networks and wider issues
2h
80 marks / 25%
Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
2
Coding for the webWIT12
Practical HTML, CSS and JavaScript web-development exam
3h80 marks / 25%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
IA2 - UNITS 3 & 43
Data & emerging technologiesWIT13
Advanced theory around data, emerging technologies and systems design
2h80 marks / 25%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
4
Relational databasesWIT14
Practical database building, querying and evaluation
3h80 marks / 25%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Units 2 and 4 are three-hour practical exams taken at a computer with data files provided; work is submitted electronically.
Figures shown for 0580 and 0980 syllabuses for 2025-2027.
IASUNITS 1 & 2IT systems
WIT11
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Written theory around IT systems, networks and wider issues
- DETAILS
- 2h80 marks / 25%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Coding for the web
WIT12
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Practical HTML, CSS and JavaScript web-development exam
- DETAILS
- 3h80 marks / 25%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
IA2UNITS 3 & 4Data & emerging technologies
WIT13
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Advanced theory around data, emerging technologies and systems design
- DETAILS
- 2h80 marks / 25%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Relational databases
WIT14
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Practical database building, querying and evaluation
- DETAILS
- 3h80 marks / 25%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Units 2 and 4 are three-hour practical exams taken at a computer with data files provided; work is submitted electronically.
Units can be banked and resat, with the better of the two most recent attempts counting. Assessment is in June. The A* requires an A overall plus at least 90% across Units 3 and 4 combined.
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2025 - 2027- Structure
- 4 modular units
- IAS units
- Unit 1 (theory) & Unit 2 (web)
- IA2 units
- Unit 3 (theory) & Unit 4 (database)
- Each unit
- 80 marks / 25% of IAL
- Series
- June
- Grading
- A*-E (IAS: A-E)
This is the current Information Technology qualification, not the withdrawn Applied ICT. Half the grade is in the practical web and database units.
What the IT syllabus covers
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.
Hardware & software
Networks
The online environment
IT systems
Data & databases
Wider issues
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Designing web pages
The semantic web
Manipulating data & Big Data
Enabling & emerging technologies
Relational database solutions
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Questions parents ask about Edexcel International A‑level IT
Which units does my child take for Edexcel International A-level IT?+-
Four: Unit 1 (IT systems, theory) and Unit 2 (coding for the web, practical) at IAS, plus Unit 3 (data and emerging technologies, theory) and Unit 4 (relational databases, practical) at IA2.
How much of it is practical?+-
Half - Units 2 and 4 are three-hour hands-on exams. Unit 2 is coding for the web in HTML, CSS and JavaScript; Unit 4 is building relational databases.
How is the A* awarded?+-
You need an A across the whole International A-level and at least 90% of the marks across the two IA2 units, Units 3 and 4, combined.
Is it modular?+-
Yes - each unit can be banked and resat, with the better of the two most recent attempts counting toward the grade.
Is this the discontinued Applied ICT?+-
No - Applied ICT was withdrawn, last assessed in 2019. This is the current International A-level in Information Technology, which is coding- and database-focused.
When are the exams?+-
In the June series.
What if the tutor isn't the right fit?+-
We replace them - free, and with no argument - and hand over the unit-by-unit progress and known concerns so the new tutor continues seamlessly.
Can you help us choose between Edexcel and Cambridge IT?+-
Yes. Both are applied qualifications; Edexcel leans into web coding and databases as practical exams, while Cambridge spreads practical skills more broadly across four papers. The free assessment maps which suits your child.