A-level Geology tutors

3 UK tutors who teach Geology at A-level.

Geology is a single-board subject in UK schools: GCSE Geology is offered only by Eduqas / WJEC (spec C480QS), and A-level Geology runs at Eduqas / WJEC, and at OCR (H414) only until OCR's final A-level exams in June 2028, so students starting the course now generally take Eduqas. It covers minerals and rocks, plate tectonics, geological time and structural geology, with substantial fieldwork. The Eduqas A-level requires a minimum of four days in the field. Tutoring helps most with rock and mineral identification (which rewards lots of practice with real specimens), the quantitative side at A-level (cross-sections, dip and strike, thin-section interpretation), and the essay-style questions on Earth history. School provision is thin and tutors are correspondingly scarce; geoscience graduates and Earth science teachers are the realistic pool. There's a meaningful adult-learner and university-support cohort here too: Open University earth science modules, mature students sitting GCSE or A-level privately, and undergraduate fieldwork prep.

A-levels are sat at the end of Year 13 (age 17-18) and are the standard UK university-entrance qualification, with most students taking 3 subjects (sometimes 4 plus an EPQ). Grades A*-E feed UCAS, and competitive university courses set offers at AAA or higher. Tutoring helps most with the step up from GCSE: A-levels demand independent learning, denser content, and exam technique that rewards structured argument or method-mark-aware working. Boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, CIE) diverge meaningfully, so match the tutor to the spec, especially in maths, sciences and modern languages where assessment differences are sharp.

£60–£70/hr

Dr Andy B

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40 yrs Online

A-Level Geology Tutor with over 30 years experience teaching.

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  • Geology
£35–£40/hr

Paul

East Hertfordshire 17 yrs In person · Online

Expert Geography & Geology Tutor with 17 years experience and a track record of helping Earth science students exceed their potential

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Teaches
  • Geology
  • Geography
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£55–£60/hr

Gary

25 yrs Online

Geography tuition - 1:1 online - professional, full time private tutor with 30 years' experience

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  • Geography
  • History
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