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Advanced Higher STEP (Maths) tutors

2 UK tutors who teach STEP (Maths) at Advanced Higher.

STEP (Sixth Term Examination Paper) is the Cambridge maths admissions test, also used by Warwick, Imperial and Bath, and is the gold-standard hard-maths admissions test in the UK. There are two papers (STEP 2 and STEP 3) covering pure, mechanics and statistics at a level beyond A-level Further Maths in difficulty, with three-hour papers and a small number of long, technically demanding questions. Tutoring helps most with the problem-solving habits: STEP rewards patience, multiple-attempt strategies and clean mathematical writing. Look for tutors with explicit STEP grades themselves (S or 1), ideally Cambridge maths graduates, and structured worked-solution experience.

Advanced Higher is the Scottish qualification taken in S6 (age 17-18), administered by Qualifications Scotland (formerly the SQA, renamed February 2026), broadly comparable to A-level in difficulty and used by Scottish students for entry to top UK universities (including English Russell Group institutions where an Advanced Higher pass is required for some courses). Most students take 1-3 Advanced Highers alongside extra Highers or other study. Coursework (particularly the extended project/dissertation in many subjects) carries substantial weight. Tutoring helps most with the project component and with the step up from Higher to Advanced Higher in mathematical and analytical subjects. Look for tutors with explicit SQA Advanced Higher experience.

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