KS3 Maths · Years 7, 8 and 9 · Ages 11 to 14

KS3 maths tutoring that fixes the gaps before GCSE starts.

Years 7 to 9 are where maths quietly goes wrong. Fractions never quite landed, algebra arrived, and the class moved on. We find exactly what was missed and rebuild it, one strand at a time, so Year 10 starts from solid ground.

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National CurriculumSchool schemes of work

Sound familiar?

The reasons parents get in touch at this stage.

“Was fine at primary school, then lost the thread when algebra arrived in Year 7.”
“The report says “working towards” and nobody can tell you towards what.”
“Bright, but drops marks by skipping steps and not showing working.”
“Says maths is boring. At this age that almost always means confusing.”

A term, phase by phase

What actually happens in the first twelve weeks.

  1. Week 1

    Diagnostic across all five strands

    Number, algebra, ratio, geometry, statistics. We find which strand is holding the others back. It is usually fractions, negatives or basic algebra.

  2. Weeks 2 to 6

    Rebuild the weak strand

    Back to the last point it made sense, then forward properly. Fluency first, then reasoning, then problems in unfamiliar words.

  3. Weeks 7 to 11

    Get ahead of the class

    The topics school will teach next term, taught first. Lessons at school stop being scary when your child has already met the idea.

  4. Half term

    Progress check-in

    A short written summary: what moved, what is secure, what the next half term targets. Then the cycle repeats.

How it is assessed

There is no KS3 exam. There is something that matters more.

Schools use end-of-Year 8 and Year 9 assessments to decide which set, and therefore which GCSE tier, your child is placed in. Foundation tier caps the grade at a 5. That setting decision is what KS3 tutoring is really about.

  • Years 7, 8 and 9, ages 11 to 14
  • Assessed by school tests, usually each term
  • Year 9 setting decides Foundation or Higher tier at GCSE
  • Five strands: number, algebra, ratio, geometry, statistics

A lesson, minute by minute

Sixty minutes, and your child is doing the maths for a third of it.

5 minutes

Recap

Last week’s practice, marked together. Anything still shaky gets ten more minutes before moving on.

30 minutes

Teach

One topic, worked on the shared whiteboard. Every step written out the way an examiner wants to see it.

20 minutes

Your child does it

Questions at the right difficulty, with the tutor watching the working, not just the answer.

5 minutes

Set and note

Two or three practice questions for the week, and the note to you goes out within the hour.

What we cover

Every strand on the specification.

Number
Place value, negative numbers, fractions, decimals and percentages, powers and roots, order of operations, rounding and estimation
Algebra
Expressions and simplifying, substitution, solving linear equations, sequences and nth term, straight-line graphs, inequalities
Ratio and proportion
Sharing in a ratio, scaling, unit conversion, percentage change, direct proportion, speed and rates
Geometry and measures
Angles and polygons, area and perimeter, circles, Pythagoras, transformations, constructions, 3D shapes and volume
Probability and statistics
Averages and range, charts and tables, scatter graphs, probability of single and combined events

Years 7 to 9

KS3 Maths, one price

£45a lesson

60 minutes, one-to-one, at the same times every week. One lesson a week or more, you choose when you book. Single lesson without a weekly booking: £50.

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  • Billed weekly, one price per lesson. Cancel anytime.
  • Pause for holidays or half term. Up to four weeks a term, and your times are held.
  • Reschedule with 24 hours’ notice. One make-up lesson a month.
  • No sign-up fee, no packs, no lessons that expire.

FAQ

Questions about KS3

Is Year 7 too early for a tutor?

No. Year 7 is the cheapest year to fix a gap, because there is only one year of building on top of it. By Year 10 the same gap has three years of work stacked on it.

Do you follow what school is teaching?

We follow the National Curriculum, which every school scheme is built on, and we ask for the school’s topic order so lessons run just ahead of the class.

My child says they hate maths. Will one-to-one help?

Usually, because the dislike is nearly always a confidence problem in disguise. One-to-one means no audience, no rushing, and getting things right early and often.

How do I know it is working?

You get a note after every lesson, a half-term summary against the five strands, and you will see it in the next school report.

Guides

Guides for parents at this level

All guides

KS3 Maths in detail

Fluency, reasoning and problem solving, topic by topic.

Year 7, 8 and 9 maths tutor

A page for each year: what it covers and where it goes wrong.

Prices

One price per level, paid weekly, cancel anytime.

Thirty minutes on a call. Then decide.

Your child meets the tutor, you get a plan and your weekly times, or nothing at all. No card details.

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