A-level Politics tutors
Showing 4 of 28 UK tutors who teach Politics at A-level. £20–£120/hr · median £49
Politics is offered at A-level (AQA, Edexcel) and covers UK politics (parliament, elections, parties, pressure groups), UK government (constitution, executive, judiciary), political ideas (liberalism, conservatism, socialism, plus an option), and a comparative or global politics component. It's essay-heavy and rewards specific contemporary examples. Exam answers using stale references lose marks. Tutoring helps most with essay structure, with the political-ideas content (where students confuse thinkers if not taught carefully), and with keeping currency on the comparative or global unit. Look for tutors with politics or PPE backgrounds and explicit Edexcel or AQA spec experience.
A-level politics divides into UK politics, UK government, and a third component that is usually either US comparative politics or political ideas, depending on the school. Which one a student takes changes the subject considerably, so it is worth establishing before booking. The course expects current examples, and an essay resting on cases from a decade ago reads as underprepared however sound the argument. Keeping up with events is part of the work. Marks concentrate in evaluation: questions ask how far something is true, and answers that explain both sides without reaching a supported judgement stall in the middle bands.
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.
82.2% got A* to C in 2026 across the UK (JCQ). Exam boards, dates and past papers
About the A-level Politics exam
Which exam board?
Your child's school will know which board they sit.
AQA · 7152
Exam dates, summer 2027
- Wednesday, 12 May 2027 Paper 1 - The Government and Politics of the UK, morning
- Monday, 24 May 2027 Paper 2 - Comparative Politics: Government and Politics of the USA, afternoon
- Tuesday, 15 June 2027 Paper 3 - Political Ideas, afternoon
Past papers, June 2024
- Paper 1 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
- Paper 2 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
- Paper 3 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Grade boundaries, every series
Grade boundaries
| Series | Grade C | Grade A |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 98/231 42% | 152/231 66% |
| June 2025 | 96/231 42% | 149/231 65% |
The total marks needed across all the papers. From AQA A level grade boundaries, June 2026 and AQA A level grade boundaries, June 2025.
How students do
Share of UK entries who got A* to C, and who got A* or A, all boards.
- 2019 80.2%·26%
- 2020 89.8%·39.8%
- 2021 90.6%·46.5%
- 2022 87.4%·39.1%
- 2023 79.7%·27.9%
- 2024 79.2%·28.4%
- 2025 81.5%·28%
- 2026 82.2%·27.4%
2020 and 2021 were teacher-assessed grades, which is why they run higher. All ages, including students resitting. From A level results summer, all UK candidates.
Read up before you book
Plain-English guides
About Politics
What Politics covers across UK levels, where tutoring usually helps, and what to look for in a tutor.
About A-level
Year groups, exam timing, and how A-level fits into the UK qualification ladder.
Exam boards
AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, CCEA, SQA (now Qualifications Scotland) and Cambridge International: what each is known for.
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