Years 12 and 13 • A-Level Physics

A-Level Physics Tutor
Concepts, Calculations & Practical Skills

One-to-one online A-Level Physics tutoring for Years 12 and 13. Support can cover mechanics, materials, electricity, waves, fields, particle and nuclear Physics, practical skills, data analysis, calculations and exam technique. Tutor matching considers the student's exam board, current topics, learning needs and tutor availability.

1:1 £46 per 40-minute lesson
Concepts & calculations
Practicals, data & exam support
£1 First Lesson
A-Level Physics tutoring at NLG
£46
per 40-minute one-to-one A-Level Physics lesson after the £1 First Lesson
265K+
lessons delivered by NLG tutors across the UK
9,000+
students supported across National Learning Group services
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£1 First Lesson: £1 applies to the first one-to-one lesson only. Following A-Level Physics lessons continue at £46 per 40-minute lesson. After the 14-day cooling-off period, cancellation requires 4 weeks’ written notice.
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What is NLG A-Level Physics tutoring?

NLG provides one-to-one online A-Level Physics tutoring for Years 12 and 13. Support can cover concepts, calculations, equations, diagrams, practical skills, data analysis and exam technique. Tutor matching considers the student’s exam board, current topics, learning needs and availability. Lessons are 40 minutes and cost £46 after the £1 First Lesson.

Sound Familiar?

Why Students Search for an A-Level Physics Tutor

A-Level Physics can become difficult when students understand a concept but struggle to translate it into the right diagram, equation, calculation or explanation. One-to-one tutoring can focus on the exact Physics topics and mathematical skills causing difficulty.

“They know the equations but cannot decide which one applies.”
A tutor can help the student identify the physical principle, define the known quantities, choose an appropriate relationship, rearrange it accurately and check the units.
“Fields, electricity or particle Physics feel too abstract.”
Tutoring can use diagrams, linked examples and carefully sequenced questions to make abstract ideas more concrete before moving into exam application.
“Practical and uncertainty questions are consistently losing marks.”
A tutor can support variables, measurements, gradients, uncertainties, significant figures, data analysis and evaluation in line with the student’s specification.
“They spend too long on calculations and do not finish the paper.”
Timed practice can reveal where working becomes inefficient. Tutors can help students organise calculations, show methods clearly and make better decisions when a question is unfamiliar.
Subject Coverage

What Does A-Level Physics Tutoring Cover?

A-Level Physics specifications differ by exam board. Lessons are matched to the student’s actual course, current topics, assessment priorities and suitable tutor availability.

Mechanics & Materials
Motion, forces, momentum, energy and material behaviour
KinematicsDynamicsMomentumEnergyMaterials
Electricity
Circuits, charge, resistance, power and capacitance
CurrentResistancePowerInternal resistanceCapacitance
Waves & Optics
Wave behaviour, superposition, diffraction and refraction
SuperpositionDiffractionRefractionStanding wavesOptics
Fields
Gravitational, electric and magnetic fields
PotentialOrbitsForcesFluxInduction
Particles & Nuclear Physics
Matter, radiation, decay and fundamental interactions
ParticlesQuarksRadioactivityDecayNuclear energy
Practical & Mathematical Skills
Graphs, gradients, uncertainty, units and calculations
GraphsGradientsUncertaintyUnitsSignificant figures
Real Questions

How Specialist A-Level Physics Support Helps

Why is A-Level Physics so mathematically demanding?

The mathematics is often manageable in isolation. The difficulty is translating a physical situation into a model, identifying the relevant quantities, choosing an appropriate relationship and using units consistently. One-to-one tutoring can practise that translation process across specification-relevant questions.

Can online tutoring work for diagrams and calculations?

Yes. Screen sharing and digital whiteboards can be used to build force diagrams, circuit diagrams, ray paths, graphs and calculations step by step. The tutor can see the student’s method, correct misconceptions and model a clearer approach in real time.

One-to-One A-Level Tuition
A-Level Physics Tutoring
£46
per 40-minute lesson
Mechanics, electricity, waves, fields and particle Physics supported
Equation selection and rearrangement taught systematically
Live diagrams and step-by-step calculations
Practical, graph and uncertainty skills built into lessons
Exam board specific past paper and mark scheme practice
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A-Level Physics tutoring is one-to-one only

Standard A-Level Physics tutoring is delivered one-to-one at £46 per 40-minute lesson after the £1 First Lesson. A-Level group tutoring is not offered.

First lesson: £1 for the first one-to-one lesson only
Following lessons: £46 per 40-minute one-to-one lesson
A-Level SEND: £48 per 40-minute specialist one-to-one lesson
How It Works

From Enquiry to the First A-Level Physics Lesson

NLG handles tutor matching using the student’s A-Level Physics exam board, current topics, learning needs, availability and whether a suitable tutor is currently available.

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Tell Us the Physics Course and Priorities
Share the year group, exam board, current topics, recent assessments and areas causing difficulty.
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NLG Checks a Suitable Tutor Match
Tutor matching considers A-Level Physics experience, the student’s specification, learning needs and current tutor availability.
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Start With the £1 First Lesson
£1 applies to the first one-to-one lesson only. The tutor reviews current work, identifies priorities and begins suitable Physics support.
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Continue With Weekly 1:1 Lessons
Following A-Level Physics lessons cost £46 per 40-minute lesson. After the 14-day cooling-off period, cancellation requires 4 weeks’ written notice.
Experience and Trust

A-Level Physics Support Backed by NLG Experience

A-Level Physics at NLG
NLG has delivered more than 265,000 lessons and supported over 9,000 students. A-Level Physics tutor matching considers the learner’s exam board, current topics and learning priorities.
National Learning Group service experience
265K+
lessons delivered by NLG tutors
9,000+
students supported across NLG
DBS
checked tutors and safeguarding-led standards
1:1
online A-Level Physics tutoring
Every Question Answered

A-Level Physics Tutor FAQs

Direct answers about A-Level Physics pricing, topic coverage, tutor matching, practical support and one-to-one lessons.

Standard one-to-one A-Level Physics tutoring costs £46 per 40-minute lesson. The first one-to-one lesson is £1. Following lessons continue at £46. After the 14-day cooling-off period, cancellation requires 4 weeks’ written notice.

Support can include mechanics, materials, electricity, waves, optics, gravitational and electric fields, magnetism, particle and nuclear Physics, practical work and mathematical skills, matched to the student’s specification.

Yes. Tutors can help students model the situation, identify quantities, select and rearrange equations, manage units and check whether an answer is physically reasonable.

Yes. Sessions can support variables, graph construction, gradients, percentage uncertainty, significant figures, data analysis, evaluation and questions linked to practical work.

NLG can support major UK exam boards including AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and Eduqas, subject to the student’s course and suitable tutor availability.

No. NLG A-Level Physics tutoring is one-to-one. Group tutoring is currently limited to 11 Plus exam preparation, GCSE Maths and GCSE English, subject to availability, sufficient enrolment and suitable group placement.

£1 applies to the first one-to-one lesson only. The tutor can review the student’s exam board, current topics, mathematical confidence and recent work, then begin suitable Physics support. Following lessons cost £46 per 40 minutes.

There is no single best start date. Students can begin in Year 12 or Year 13 depending on conceptual gaps, mathematical confidence, mocks and upcoming assessments.

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Start with a £1 First Lesson and tell NLG the student’s exam board, current Physics topics and learning priorities. Following one-to-one lessons cost £46 per 40 minutes.

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Tutor matching is subject to suitable tutor availability. £1 applies to the first one-to-one lesson only. Following A-Level Physics lessons cost £46 per 40 minutes. After the 14-day cooling-off period, cancellation requires 4 weeks’ written notice.