British curriculum · Dubai and Abu Dhabi
British curriculum tutors in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, primary to A-Level
British curriculum
IGCSE and A-Level are exams. The curriculum they sit inside is British.
The British curriculum is the school system that IGCSE, O Level and A-Level are sat inside, and it is the system most families in Dubai and Abu Dhabi follow. Mentors who sat those papers a few years ago teach it across Cambridge, Edexcel and Oxford AQA, online anywhere in the UAE or in person in both cities.
See what a lesson costsWhy it works
What makes the difference
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One system, three exam boards
A British school in the UAE follows one system but picks its own exam board within it, and Cambridge, Edexcel and Oxford AQA set different papers for a subject with the same name. So the first thing we ask is which board the school enters for, and every lesson after that runs on that board's own past papers and official mark schemes. Revising on another board's questions is a quiet way to lose a grade.
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The years before the exam years still count
By the time a student reaches Year 10, the grade is already being shaped by what was and was not learned in Year 8. Help that starts early is cheaper and calmer than a rescue in the spring of Year 11, and it is why our rates are set by school level rather than by exam.
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Mentors who sat the same specifications
Every mentor is a top university student or a recent graduate, at AUS, AUD, CUD, NYUAD and other universities, and each one sat the papers they now teach only a few years ago. That counts for more on a British specification than on most, because so many marks turn on how an answer is written rather than on whether the content is known.
Subjects
What we teach inside the British curriculum
Mathematics and Further Mathematics
IGCSE and O Level Mathematics at Core and Extended, then AS and A-Level Mathematics, with Further Mathematics carried as the separate qualification it really is. The tier of entry at IGCSE is a genuine decision, and it is best settled on a timed past paper rather than on how a term has felt.
Physics, Chemistry and Biology
The three sciences at IGCSE and O Level, taken separately or inside coordinated science, then all three again at AS and A-Level. Lessons follow the theory papers and whichever practical route the school enters for, because that choice changes what is actually examined.
English Language and English Literature
Both English qualifications at IGCSE and O Level, and English carried on through AS and A-Level. Language and Literature reward different skills, and a student can be secure in one and adrift in the other, so we say early which of the two is costing the grade.
Business, Economics and Computer Science
Business and Economics at IGCSE, then both again at AS and A-Level, alongside Computer Science at every stage from IGCSE upwards. These papers are marked on structure as much as on knowledge, so case-study reading, definitions and evaluation start in the first lesson.
Arabic, French and Spanish
Arabic, French and Spanish at IGCSE, taught on the board the school enters for, with the speaking assessment rehearsed properly instead of left to the last week. Our services page names these three at IGCSE and does not name them at AS or A-Level.
Everything above is named on our services page under the British curriculum: the IGCSE and O Level subject list, the AS list of Mathematics, the three sciences, English, Business, Economics and Computer Science, and A-Level carrying every AS subject through plus Further Mathematics. Arabic, French and Spanish are named at IGCSE only. If your child needs a British subject that is not on that list, ask us anyway. With 150+ mentors we may well cover it, and if we do not we will say so plainly rather than take the booking.
The journey
The years, and where each one leads.
See what lessons cost in these years
Primary and middle school, before any public exam is sat. The work is the school's own scheme, not a syllabus, so we teach to what the teacher has set.
Years 10 and 11IGCSE and O Level tutors
The first public exams. Two years of course, then papers that a sixth form or a school will read.
Years 12 and 13AS and A-Level tutors
Sixth form. These grades become the conditions written into a university offer, so the target is set at the start.
Every yearWhat we teach, board by board
Cambridge, Edexcel and Oxford AQA examine the same curriculum differently. The full subject list sits on the services page.
How it works
From your first message to the first lesson
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Tell us the board and the year
Send the exam board, the year group and the subjects on WhatsApp or through the contact form. If you are not sure which board the school uses, say so, and we work it out from the specification.
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Meet the mentor we match
We match by hand, usually within 48 hours, to a mentor who took that subject on that board. If the fit is wrong we rematch at no cost and at the same rate.
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A note home after every lesson
Lessons are scheduled around school weeks and mock weeks, and a short note reaches you after each one saying what was covered and what comes next.
FAQ
British curriculum tutoring in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, answered
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How much does a British curriculum mentor cost?
The rate follows the school level, never the subject and never the board. Primary is AED 140 an hour on the Commitment plan and AED 160 on Flexible, middle school AED 160 or AED 180, and the IGCSE and A-Level years AED 180 or AED 200. VAT at 5% is already inside every figure, and a lesson at your home adds AED 30. The whole table is on our pricing page.
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Is IGCSE a curriculum or an exam?
An exam. So is A-Level. The British curriculum is the school system they are sat inside, and it also covers the years before any exam is taken. Families often say IGCSE when they mean the whole British system, which is why this page and the IGCSE page are separate.
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Which exam boards do you cover?
Cambridge, Edexcel and Oxford AQA, the three named on our services page. A mentor is matched to your child's board, and every past paper and mark scheme used in a lesson comes from that board.
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Do you teach the years before IGCSE?
Yes, and the primary and middle school rates on the pricing page are for exactly those years. Our services page names the British subject list from IGCSE upwards, so for a younger year tell us the subject when you get in touch and we will say plainly whether we cover it.
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Are lessons online or in person?
Both. Mentors travel to homes across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and lessons run online anywhere in the UAE. Every published rate is the online rate, and an in-person lesson adds AED 30.
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How quickly can lessons start?
Usually within days. Tell us the board, the year and the subject, and we match a mentor and arrange the first lesson, often in the same week. If a mock or an exam series is close, say so and we put that match first.
In numbers
The numbers behind the match
- 150+ university mentors
- 60+ subjects covered
- 97% improve within weeks
- 48h to a matched mentor
Related
The pages this one leads to
IGCSE tutors in Dubai
The Year 10 and Year 11 exams, matched board by board, for families in Dubai.
DubaiA-Level tutors in Dubai
AS and A-Level in Dubai, planned backwards from the university offer.
Abu DhabiIGCSE tutors in Abu Dhabi
The same board-matched IGCSE lessons, for families in Abu Dhabi.
Abu DhabiA-Level tutors in Abu Dhabi
AS and A-Level for sixth formers across Abu Dhabi.
PricingWhat a lesson costs
One rate per school level, VAT included, before you book anything.
The curriculum is British. The plan should be yours.
Lessons run in person across Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and online anywhere in the UAE.
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