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Edexcel International A‑level Physics YPH11
Online Tuition
Six modular units, three exam series a year, and two written practical papers most families don't plan around. We tutor unit by unit - mechanics, fields, thermodynamics and the practical-skills papers - to the exact combination your child is taking.
How we teach Edexcel International A‑level Physics 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 Physics tutors who have taught the YPH11 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 YPH11
Not "edexcel international A-level physics 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 Physics: six units, banked and resat across three series a year
The qualification is fully modular. Four theory units and two practical-skills units make up the full International A-level, each a standalone written exam that can be banked and resat toward the final grade. Practical skills are assessed on paper, not at the bench.
PAPER
WHAT IT TESTS
DETAILS
HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
IAS - UNITS 1-31
Mechanics and MaterialsWPH11
Mechanics, materials and core quantitative physics
1h 30m
80 marks / 20%
Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
2
Waves and ElectricityWPH12
Wave physics and electricity theory
1h 30m80 marks / 20%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
3
Practical Skills in Physics IWPH13
Written practical skills, uncertainty, graphs and method evaluation
1h 20m50 marks / 10%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
IA2 - UNITS 4-64
Further Mechanics, Fields and ParticlesWPH14
Higher-level mechanics, fields and particle physics
1h 45m90 marks / 20%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
5
Thermodynamics, Radiation, Oscillations and CosmologyWPH15
Thermal physics, oscillations, radioactivity and cosmology
1h 45m90 marks / 20%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
6
Practical Skills in Physics IIWPH16
Written practical skills, data handling and method evaluation
1h 20m50 marks / 10%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
International AS (Units 1-3) is worth 50% of the International A-level.
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IASUNITS 1-3Mechanics and Materials
WPH11
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Mechanics, materials and core quantitative physics
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m80 marks / 20%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Waves and Electricity
WPH12
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Wave physics and electricity theory
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m80 marks / 20%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Practical Skills in Physics I
WPH13
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Written practical skills, uncertainty, graphs and method evaluation
- DETAILS
- 1h 20m50 marks / 10%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
IA2UNITS 4-6Further Mechanics, Fields and Particles
WPH14
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Higher-level mechanics, fields and particle physics
- DETAILS
- 1h 45m90 marks / 20%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Thermodynamics, Radiation, Oscillations and Cosmology
WPH15
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Thermal physics, oscillations, radioactivity and cosmology
- DETAILS
- 1h 45m90 marks / 20%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Practical Skills in Physics II
WPH16
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Written practical skills, data handling and method evaluation
- DETAILS
- 1h 20m50 marks / 10%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
International AS (Units 1-3) is worth 50% of the International A-level.
Units can be sat in January, June and October, and any unit can be resat to lift the grade. Practical skills are 100% written assessment in Units 3 and 6.
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2025 - 2027- Structure
- 6 modular units
- Theory units
- Units 1, 2, 4 & 5
- Practical units
- Units 3 & 6 (written)
- Each series
- January / June / October
- Grading
- A*-E (IAS: a-e)
- Units
- Bankable & resittable
100% written assessment. The two practical-skills papers still matter because together they carry a full 20% of the qualification.
What the YPH11 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.
Motion
Forces & Newton's laws
Energy, work & power
Momentum
Materials
Waves & the particle nature of light
Electric circuits
Further mechanics
Electric & magnetic fields
Particle physics
Thermal energy
Nuclear & radioactivity
Oscillations
Astrophysics & cosmology
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Questions parents ask about Edexcel International A‑level Physics
Which units does my child take for Edexcel International A-level Physics?+-
Six units: Units 1, 2, 4 and 5 are theory papers, and Units 3 and 6 assess practical skills by written exam.
Is Edexcel International Physics modular?+-
Yes. Each unit is a standalone exam that can be banked across sessions and resat to improve the grade.
How is the practical assessed?+-
By written exam, in Units 3 and 6. There is no separate lab exam or coursework endorsement.
How is it graded?+-
The full International A-level is graded A* to E; International AS is graded a to e.
When are the exams?+-
Units are available in January, June and October.
Can units be resat?+-
Yes. Any unit can be resat, and the better result counts toward the final grade.
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 Physics?+-
Yes. The physics overlaps heavily; the difference is structure - Edexcel's bankable modular units with written practical papers, versus Cambridge's papers-together model with a live lab exam.