Why Key Stage 3 matters
Almost everything at GCSE builds on what students learn in Years 7 to 9: fractions and negative numbers, algebra, ratio, angles and area. Gaps left at Key Stage 3 tend to grow, so these years are the easiest time to fix them, and a good time to build the confidence that makes GCSE less daunting.
How lessons work
Lessons are one-to-one on a video call, at the same time each week. Noah writes out the working live on a shared screen, explains each step, and gives your child plenty of chances to try questions themselves, so they can do it on their own afterwards.
Lessons can follow what your child is learning in class, or go back to fill gaps from earlier years, whichever helps most. For students under 18, a parent or guardian should be at home during lessons.
What lessons cover
The Key Stage 3 curriculum, in the same six areas as GCSE:
- Number: place value, fractions, decimals, percentages and negative numbers
- Algebra: expressions, equations, sequences and graphs
- Ratio, proportion and rates of change
- Geometry and measures: angles, shapes, area, volume and constructions
- Probability
- Statistics: charts, averages and reading data
Stretch and challenge
Some students find school maths too easy. For them, lessons can go beyond the curriculum with problem solving and the UKMT Junior and Intermediate Maths Challenges. See UKMT challenge tutoring.
Your tutor
Noah got a grade 9 in GCSE Maths with 230 out of 240, then A*s in A-Level Maths and Further Maths in 2025. Read Noah’s full profile and results.