IB Japanese tutors
1 UK tutor who teach Japanese at IB.
Japanese is offered at GCSE and A-level (Edexcel) and IB, with provision concentrated in a small number of independent and specialist schools. The challenge has three layers: the spoken language and grammar, the two phonetic scripts (hiragana, katakana), and kanji, where the volume increases sharply at A-level. Tutoring helps most with kanji consolidation, with the long-form reading papers, and with the speaking exam. Heritage speakers and full-beginners need different approaches. Be explicit about which. Native fluency matters, but so does explicit experience of the specific UK spec, which differs meaningfully from JLPT-style assessment.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year sixth-form qualification taken in place of A-levels, offered by some independent and a small number of state schools. Students take six subjects (three Higher Level, three Standard Level) plus the Theory of Knowledge course, the Extended Essay, and CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service). UK universities accept the IB on equivalent UCAS-points terms, often with course-specific subject requirements. Tutoring helps most with HL subject content (which goes beyond A-level in some cases), with the Extended Essay, and with the Theory of Knowledge essay and presentation. Look for tutors with explicit IB teaching or examining experience.
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