IB Diploma Tutoring, Online
The IB Diploma is six subjects, three core components and two years of deadlines that all land at once. Tutoring works when it follows your own subject guides, your own school’s internal deadlines and the IB’s rules on what help is allowed.
Short answer
IB preparation is offered online, one-to-one.
One-to-one lessons are 90 minutes long and start at USD 95 per lesson; lessons are booked singly or in packages.
IB group classes are private groups of three or more friends, who agree the start date with us.
From USD 95 per lesson
Some of the teachers who teach IB: Burak Kara, Tom Harrison, Melis Acar and Rebecca Clarke.
- Subjects in all six groups
- Higher and Standard Level
- IA, EE and TOK supervision
- Diploma scored out of 45
How the Diploma works
A Diploma student takes six subjects — normally three at Higher Level and three at Standard Level — one from each of the IB’s subject groups, with the sixth either from the arts or a second choice from another group. Each subject is graded from 1 to 7. The core adds up to three more points through the combination of Theory of Knowledge and the Extended Essay, and Creativity, Activity, Service must be completed but is not graded. The maximum is 45.
Most schools sit the final exams in the May session; schools on a southern-hemisphere calendar can sit in November. Either way, the internal assessments are due months before the exams, and university applications — including UCAS in the UK and applications in North America — are made on predicted grades set by teachers well before the final results. That is why the year-one work matters as much as the final revision.
The structure of the IB Diploma
| Component | What it is | How it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1: Studies in language and literature | A literature or language-and-literature course in the student’s best language | 1–7 points |
| Group 2: Language acquisition | An additional language, at beginner (ab initio) or B level | 1–7 points |
| Group 3: Individuals and societies | Economics, business, history, geography, psychology, global politics, philosophy and others | 1–7 points |
| Group 4: Sciences | Biology, chemistry, physics, computer science and others | 1–7 points |
| Group 5: Mathematics | Analysis and approaches, or applications and interpretation | 1–7 points |
| Group 6: The arts | Visual arts and others, or a second subject from groups 1–4 | 1–7 points |
| Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay | An essay and exhibition on knowledge; a 4,000-word independent research essay | Up to 3 points together |
| Creativity, Activity, Service | Experiences and a project across the two years | Required; not graded |
The Diploma is awarded from 24 points upward, subject to further conditions set by the IB. Each subject page on this site sets out that subject’s own papers and internal assessment.
What the lessons work on
Higher Level depth
HL content is where most grades are lost. Lessons follow the current subject guide unit by unit, in the order your school teaches it.
Mark schemes, not model answers
IB papers reward specific command-term responses. Students learn what “evaluate”, “explain” and “discuss” earn in each subject, from real mark schemes.
Internal assessments and the Extended Essay
Supervision within the IB’s academic integrity rules: choosing a workable research question, understanding the criteria, and feedback on drafts in the way a supervisor is allowed to give it. The work itself stays the student’s own.
Theory of Knowledge
The TOK essay and exhibition are assessed on criteria many students never read. Lessons work from them.
Predicted grades
Because applications use predictions, lessons in DP1 aim at the internal tests and mocks that predictions are based on — not only at the final exams.
Revision before the session
A structured revision course in the weeks before May or November, priced by the number of subjects.
The IB in Africa
IB World Schools operate across the continent, from Nairobi and Lagos to Accra, Johannesburg, Cairo, Casablanca and Dakar, and the Diploma is recognised by universities worldwide. Students in these schools apply in every direction at once — the UK, North America, Europe and home — which is one more reason predicted grades and written work deserve attention early.
The IB also examines in French and Spanish. Our lessons follow the English-language papers and mark schemes; a student taking some subjects in French should say so on the intro call, and we will tell you honestly whether we can support those subjects.
How IB preparation works
Every lesson is live, online and 90 minutes long, scheduled in your own time zone. Lessons are taught in English, the language the exam is sat in.
Free intro call
Fifteen minutes with an advisor, at no cost and with no obligation.
First-lesson assessment
There is no separate diagnostic, because there is no single test that stands in for two years of a school syllabus. The first lesson is the assessment: the tutor works through your recent marked work, past-paper questions from your own specification, and the units your school has already covered, and reads current level, gaps, exam technique and where school work stands. It is a normal paid lesson and it teaches as it assesses.
Written plan
After the first lesson you receive a written plan: which units come first, how many lessons that realistically takes before your exams, and where past papers enter. It is revised as school covers new material.
Lessons and review
Each lesson ends with set work and a target for the next one. Families receive progress notes, and the plan is re-read against every new score rather than followed blindly.
Ways to prepare for IB, with prices
The full breakdown, including instalment options, is on the pricing page.
One-to-one lessons
From USD 95 per lesson on the largest package (20 lessons). A single lesson can be booked first, to meet the tutor before committing.
Official practice material
There is no TestPrep mock for IB. Tutors work from the official past papers and practice material the awarding body publishes, which is the right material for this exam.
IB subjects we teach
18 subject pages, each with its own assessment structure, syllabus and the places marks are usually lost.
IB Biology
IB Biology tutoring online, SL and HL: Paper 1B data analysis, well-planned extended responses, exact terminology and the scientific investigation.
IB Chemistry
IB Chemistry tutoring online, SL and HL: mole calculations, bonding explained with the right model, the data booklet, experimental questions and the IA.
IB Physics
IB Physics tutoring online, SL and HL: choosing and applying equations, graphs and uncertainties, Paper 1B data questions, clear explanations and the IA.
IB Computer Science
IB Computer Science tutoring online, SL and HL: programming in Java or Python, tracing algorithms by hand, the case study, machine learning and the IA.
IB Environmental Systems and Societies
IB ESS tutoring online, SL and HL: the unseen case study on Paper 1, systems diagrams, balanced essays, the HL lenses and the individual investigation.
IB Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches
IB Maths AA tutoring online, SL and HL: accurate algebra for the no-calculator paper, calculus, GDC technique, proof, Paper 3 problems and the exploration.
IB Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation
IB Maths AI tutoring online, SL and HL: show the method behind calculator results, interpret hypothesis tests, build models, plan the exploration.
IB English A: Literature
IB English A: Literature tutoring online, SL and HL: the unseen text in Paper 1, comparing two works in Paper 2, the HL essay and the individual oral.
IB English B
IB English B tutoring online at SL and HL: text type and register in Paper 1, careful listening and reading in Paper 2, spontaneous speaking for the oral.
IB Economics
IB Economics tutoring online, SL and HL: correctly labelled diagrams, real examples, balanced evaluation, the HL policy paper and the IA portfolio.
IB Business Management
IB Business Management tutoring online, SL and HL: the pre-released statement for Paper 1, finance and ratios in Paper 2, HL Paper 3, the research project.
IB Psychology
IB Psychology tutoring online, new course, SL and HL: applying concepts to unseen scenarios, class practicals, evaluating studies, the research proposal.
IB History
IB History tutoring online for your guide (2027 exams or from 2028): argued essays, source evaluation, HL regional study and the historical investigation.
IB Geography
IB Geography tutoring online: precise, located case studies, unfamiliar maps and data, the global change core, HL global interactions and the fieldwork IA.
IB Global Politics
IB Global Politics tutoring online: power, sovereignty and legitimacy applied to real cases, source questions, HL challenges and the engagement project.
IB Philosophy
IB Philosophy tutoring online: building your own arguments on Being human, optional themes and the prescribed text, the HL unseen text and the analysis IA.
IB Visual Arts
IB Visual Arts tutoring online for the guide first assessed in 2027: inquiry questions, critical reflection, artists in context, curation, IA rationale.
IB Turkish A: Language and Literature
IB Turkish A tutoring online, SL and HL: the unseen text in Paper 1, the comparative essay in Paper 2, the HL essay and the individual oral.
IB preparation by country
IB Diploma Tutoring in Kenya
IB Diploma tutoring for students in Kenya: how KUCCPS and Kenyan universities treat the IB, UCAS deadlines in East Africa Time, and a May-session timeline.
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