Higher STEP (Maths) tutors
2 UK tutors who teach STEP (Maths) at 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.
Scottish Higher is the standard Scottish sixth-year qualification, sat in S5 (age 16-17), and is the main route into Scottish university applications (which run on a different cycle from English UCAS). Most students take five Highers in S5, with strong applicants sitting another year of Advanced Highers in S6. The qualification is administered by Qualifications Scotland (formerly the SQA, renamed February 2026), with coursework and examination components. Tutoring helps most with subject content, with the coursework write-ups, and with exam-paper technique under SQA mark schemes. Match the tutor to SQA experience specifically. Higher is not interchangeable with A-level, despite frequently being compared.
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Prof. John
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Kensington and Chelsea 25 yrs In person · OnlineQualified Teacher DBS verifiedUniversity Engineering Professor, Oxbridge PhD, Qualified Educator
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Free first lesson£130/hr
Joe
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Canonbury 13 yrs In person · OnlineDBS verifiedMaths and University Entrance Expert | Cambridge Graduate | 15,000+ hrs one-to-one
- Maths
- Further Maths
- Oxbridge prep
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