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IB Spanish A Lang & Lit TutorSenior examiner experienceIB workshop leaderFormer DP coordinator
Beyond teaching, I work with the International Baccalaureate as a Senior Examiner, Workshop Leader, Online Facilitator, Consultant, and Evaluation Visit Team Member, supporting schools across all four IB programmes. My tutoring style combines academic rigor with empathy and flexibility.
IB Visual Arts Tutor19 years' IB teaching
I am also an IBDP Visual Arts Examiner for 2 external components, (Process Portfolio and Comparative Study), as well as examiner for (Visual Arts) Extended Essay. My IB and IGCSE students have always scored Top Grades in Visual Arts, Art and Design as well as in Extended Essay.
IB English B Tutor6+ years' IB teachingDurham University
I examine English B HL and Theory of Knowledge and teach both subjects in an international school in Spain. I have taught in the IB system for more than six years but my teaching experience goes back at least 10 more. As an examiner I have an inside line into exactly what the IB are looking for, whether it be in a TOK essay, English B writing or extended essays.
IB Maths AA Tutor10+ years' teaching
I currently serve as an IBDP Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches HL Examiner for both Explorations (IAs) and Paper 1, as well as an A Level Examiner for Pure Mathematics 3 and Mechanics. I hold Master’s degrees in Mathematics and Education, and my teaching experience has shown me that every student can thrive when they are guided with patience, structure, and encouragement.
IB TOK TutorIB workshop leader15+ years' teaching
I’m Joel, an experienced IB educator and curriculum leader with over fifteen years of teaching and tutoring experience in international schools across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and China. I have supported learners in MYP and DP programmes and served as a TOK Co-Coordinator and IB Workshop Leader and Examiner. I hold a Master’s in Education in Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, and I have designed and delivered teaching and learning experiences in IB schools. As a tutor I specialise in guiding students in IB core subjects (TOK) and Theatre, and helping them build conceptual understanding, exam-ready skills and confidence in global contexts. My tutoring style is inquiry-driven and student-centred: I help students connect their learning to real-world issues, develop clear strategies for assessments and express their thinking clearly. I draw on my experience coaching teachers and mentoring students to build a collaborative, reflective tutoring relationship where students lead their own growth. Outside tutoring I’m passionate about theatre, multilingualism and storytelling. I speak English and Swahili, enjoy cultural travel and filmmaking, and love helping learners express their ideas with confidence and creativity.
IB Global Politics Tutor17+ years' teaching
I’m James, an experienced IB Global Politics and Theory of Knowledge teacher with over 17 years of international experience. I’ve taught at leading IB schools in Wales, Japan, Jordan, and Austria, where I also served as a TOK Coordinator and led initiatives to strengthen interdisciplinary learning across the IB Diploma Programme. I hold degrees in education and the social sciences, and I currently examine for both IB Global Politics and TOK. My experience as an examiner gives me a deep understanding of what IB assessment criteria truly value—helping students not only achieve higher marks but also think critically and write with academic precision. My tutoring approach is highly structured yet engaging. I help students master essay planning, argument development, and conceptual understanding, ensuring they can apply political theory and TOK frameworks confidently under exam conditions. I see tutoring as both academic guidance and mentorship, helping students find their voice as independent thinkers. Beyond the classroom, I’m passionate about global education, culture, and travel—interests that continually shape how I teach Global Politics and TOK through real-world perspectives.
IB Global Politics Tutor45/45 IB graduateUCL6 years' tutoring
I’m Anna! I completed the IB in 2022 with 45 points and I am now an International Relations and Spanish student at UCL. I am currently spending my year abroad studying in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During the IB, I took HL Global Politics, Spanish and Maths AI alongside SL English, Geography and Biology, and I completed my EE in Global Politics. I have been tutoring for 6 years across a range of subjects, from IB level Global Politics and Spanish, to secondary school maths and sciences. My focus often involves applying academic studies to real life examples. Grounding academic theories in practical contexts helps students to synthesise and revise class content, while learning how to apply it within exams. Outside of studying, I enjoy travel, sports (primarily rugby and running) and reading.
IB Chemistry TutorHead of Science13+ years' teachingCohort average of 6.4
I hold a master’s degree in Organic Chemistry, an International Teaching Diploma, and a certification in Teaching and Learning from Harvard University. I have successfully guided IB students to outstanding results, with my recent cohort achieving an average Chemistry score of 6.4 compared to the world average of 4.6.
IB Maths AA & Chemistry Tutor45/45 IB graduateUniversity of Oxford
I am an IB tutor specialising in Mathematics and Chemistry, currently studying Chemistry at the University of Oxford, and I achieved a full score of 45 in the IB Diploma, giving me a clear understanding of what it takes to succeed at the highest level. My teaching focuses on building deep understanding alongside strong exam technique, breaking down complex topics into clear, manageable steps and adapting each lesson to suit the individual needs and learning style of the student. Having recently completed the IB, I offer up-to-date insight into the curriculum, mark schemes, and what examiners are really looking for, as well as proven revision strategies that helped me achieve top results. I aim to create a supportive and focused environment where students gain confidence, improve consistently, and reach their full academic potential.
IB Biology Tutor44/45 IB graduateImperial College London
I’m Sofia, an IB graduate with 44 points, currently studying Medicine at Imperial College London. I achieved 7s in HL Biology and HL Chemistry, and I’ve been tutoring IB students for 2 years. I focus on breaking down complex concepts into simple steps and helping students build foundational knowledge in the subject they are studying, enabling them to apply their knowledge to challenging concepts during their exams. I am also fluent in Italian, and I am an avid F1 fan!
Some students need one HL paper fixed before mocks; others want a tutor from the start of Year 12 to the last exam. Either way, we find someone who knows that exact course.
HL & SL subjects Courses across the six groups, for example Maths AA, Maths AI, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, History and Psychology. 
Internal Assessments A focused question, a sound method and a draft read against the marking criteria before your teacher sees it. 
Extended Essay From a researchable topic to the final reflection, for the revised essay first assessed in May 2027. 
Theory of Knowledge Objects for the exhibition and essay arguments that stay tied to the prescribed title. 
Mock exam preparation Full papers to time, marked line by line, so mock exams show what to fix before May. 
Predicted grade lifts Work aimed at the subject that stands between a predicted grade and the offer your child wants. Not sure where to start? Tell us about the student, and we'll suggest how we can best support their IB journey.
Book a free consultationBooking, the live lesson and its recording sit in one place built for IB tutoring, so a worked answer can be replayed the night before a test. An advisor handles changes of time or tutor.
The Diploma is the main alternative to A levels in English, Welsh and Northern Irish sixth forms, and UCAS scores it one subject at a time.
About 100 schools in the UK teach the IB Diploma; the IBO listed 101 in August 2025. Where most sixth-formers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland take three or four A levels, IB students take six subjects, three at Higher Level, plus TOK, the Extended Essay and CAS, and many independent schools, such as Godolphin and Latymer, teach both. Scotland's own route is Highers and Advanced Highers. From 2026/27 the Department for Education's large-programme funding uplift, which state sixth forms in England received for IB students scoring 28 points or more, no longer covers the IB, and some schools are moving to A levels, as our Kent page explains. UK candidates averaged 35.11 points in May 2026, against 30.88 worldwide (IB figures reported by Tes): a cohort average, not a forecast for any one student.
UCAS gives tariff points to each IB component, not to the Diploma total: in its 2027 table an HL 7 is worth 56, an SL 7 28, and an A in TOK or the Extended Essay 12, and no figure converts 45 points. Selective universities mostly skip the tariff and state offers in IB points and HL grades instead; our Oxford page sets out Oxford's and Cambridge's, and our London page those of UCL, King's, LSE and Imperial. Lanterna's IB to UCAS tariff guide has the full table.
For 2027 entry, the 15 October 2026 date for Oxford, Cambridge and most medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses has passed. Most other courses use UCAS's equal-consideration date of 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time, and one £34.50 application covers up to five choices. Offers are made on predicted grades and confirmed, or not, when results arrive in early July, so the work students show their teachers in DP1 and early DP2 counts well before the exams.
Schools in London, Surrey, Kent and Oxford whose IB students have had lessons with our tutors
Boarding schools teaching the IB Diploma are spread across the UK, from Berkshire and the Midlands to Norfolk, Wales and Scotland, and most of them offer it beside A levels. UWC Atlantic in Llantwit Major, Wales, an IB-only residential college, was the UK's first IB World School and has taught the Diploma since 1971.
A boarder's spare time belongs to the house timetable: lessons, games, evening prep and exeat weekends. We fit online lessons into the gaps that are actually free and keep the same tutor through the holidays at home. Boarding schools in Surrey, Kent and Oxford appear on those places' own pages.
“My son had been struggling to get to grips with Global politics HL and was in danger of failing. We bought 5 online lessons and have just bought 12 more because he went from getting 3-4 in an essay to getting a 6 in his last. The tutor is giving tools to understand the subject and how best to study and learn it. Fantastic resource and I highly recommend it.”
“Clearly had an in depth understanding of the subject as well as specifically what the examiners were looking for. Was very helpful in making me understand where I could get marks.”
“He was very helpful and willing to explain things so I could understand better. Also very thorough with feedback and noticed small details to help me score higher marks.”
We have taught IB students in more than 100 countries since 2004, and our tutors write up what they know in Lanterna's free IB resources.
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We know of no national figures for UK IB students, but schools publish their own: Sevenoaks School reports 22 of its 2026 leavers going to Oxford or Cambridge and 68 to UCL, King's College London, LSE or Imperial. At Oxford, IB students are the “second largest group of applicants and students, after those with A-levels”. IB results come out in early July, about five weeks before A-level results day on 12 August 2027, and families who have moved to the UK can read about home and international fee status on our Surrey page.
The same school's list shows how far its leavers travel: 36 are taking up places in the USA, at universities such as Cornell, Princeton and Columbia, and 15 more are heading to Europe, Asia, Canada or Australia, from Bocconi, EPFL and TU Delft to McGill. Applying there works differently from UCAS; our guide to how leading US universities treat the IB covers the American side.
Lessons are one-to-one, online and priced in pounds sterling. The hourly rate depends on whether you choose an IB graduate, a teacher or a specialist, and falls as packages grow from 3 to 180 hours.
Scored 40+ in the IB and 7s in the subjects they teach
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See Specialists packagesFrom £58 an hour, charged in sterling. That lowest rate is for an IB graduate tutor on the largest package; qualified teachers and specialists with examiner experience cost more, and a short package of a few hours costs more per hour than a long one of up to 180. The price tiers further up this page list each option side by side.
Starting in DP1 gives a tutor time to steady a weak HL subject before end-of-year tests and coursework shape the predicted grades. Families who wait until DP2 meet a crowded winter: Oxford and Cambridge interviews in December, the January sitting of admissions tests such as the TMUA, UCAS's 13 January date and, at many schools, mocks and final IA and Extended Essay drafts, all before exams begin in late April 2027. Our DP2 roadmap for parents maps that year month by month.
Yes, if it starts while teachers are still forming their view. UCAS describes a predicted grade as the one a school believes a student is likely to achieve “in positive circumstances”, and teachers base it on what they have already marked: DP1 tests, mocks and coursework drafts. Schools set their own cut-off for predictions, earlier than UCAS's, because the reference has to be complete before an application can be sent. Our article on why IB predicted grades matter explains how universities use them.
Yes. The IB's sixth-form load is broad: six subjects, three of them at Higher Level, plus TOK, the Extended Essay and CAS, where friends taking A levels usually study three or four. A tutor can take one subject that feels furthest from GCSE, such as HL Maths or a science, and show how IB papers and coursework are marked. If you are still choosing between the two routes, our IB and A-level comparison sets them side by side.
They can, because there is no travel to arrange. We book lessons into the time your child's boarding house leaves free, often after evening prep or on a Sunday, and move them around exeats, matches and trips. Over the holidays the lessons carry on with the same tutor from home, whichever country that is in; the boarding schools section above has more.
There is no licence or register for private tutors, and a DBS check is something a self-employed tutor can choose to obtain. Government guidance says out-of-school settings, a term that covers private tuition, “are not regulated under education or childcare law”. Since 21 January 2026, self-employed tutors in England and Wales have been able to apply for an Enhanced DBS check through an umbrella body where the role is eligible, and the government's guide for parents says you can ask to see the certificate. Scotland runs its own scheme through Disclosure Scotland. Lanterna's safeguarding policy sets out how we work with students under 18.
Yes. The next November session, which IB students can use to retake a subject, runs from 22 October to 12 November 2027, and November results usually reach schools in mid-December. A tutor starts from the papers where marks were lost in May and plans the weeks between results and the resit around them. Lanterna's page on IB exam retakes covers how resits work.
Yes. ibtutors.uk is Lanterna Education's site for families in the UK. Lanterna has taught IB students in live one-to-one online lessons since 2004, works with 700+ IB graduates, qualified teachers and specialists, and is independent of the IB and of every school. There is more about the company on lanterna.com.
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