IB Physics Tutor Online — SL & HL, with Documented Results

IB programmes start at €400 a month. That price is for booking directly with me; tutoring platforms that list me add their own commission. Programmes are structured around the student's course and level, so the exact fee is set out before you commit to anything — after I understand the situation, not before. Requesting the strategy call is free and carries no commitment. The first month is four one-hour sessions, and there is no minimum term after it.

Yes. I teach IB Physics at both levels and build the work around the student’s course, current difficulties and exam timeline. HL includes the full SL core plus additional content and longer papers, so the plan differs between the two. The IB Physics SL and IB Physics HL pages set out the support and coverage for each level.

Yes. We can address the mathematical steps a Physics problem needs, such as rearranging an equation or interpreting a graph, inside the Physics work. I also teach all four IB Mathematics courses — AA and AI, at SL and HL — so we can discuss support in both subjects if needed.

Yes. I help students understand the investigation requirements, judge whether a research question is feasible, and reason through experimental design, data analysis and evaluation, in line with the school’s instructions and the IB’s academic integrity rules. The student makes the decisions and writes the investigation; I don’t write any part of it. Starting points by theme are in 15 IB Physics IA ideas.

Earlier than feels necessary — ideally the first term of DP1, before the HL pace compounds small gaps. But mid-year starts work too, because the first step is always diagnosis. For May exams, starting by January still leaves room for real change.

Online works when the student takes an active part and practises between sessions. Blake’s documented case ran online from September 2023 to the May 2025 exams, from a 3 on his first report card to a final 7 in IB Physics SL. Free-body diagrams, field lines, graphs and error bars are drawn live on a shared whiteboard, and the data booklet sits open on screen the way it will in the exam. Lab work and the data collection for the scientific investigation happen at school; what I work on is the design, the analysis and the write-up.

My teaching practice has been online since 2020. A Google review dated 12 July 2020 already describes teaching with a touch tablet and screen-shared online lessons. My IB teaching began in April 2016, and the dated record on my About page includes IB Physics HL work in Milan from March 2018.

Yes, for the reviews. A student’s Google review of 16 July 2022 states a final 7 in IB Physics SL; Blake’s review (6 August 2025) states his starting grade, a 3 in Physics; and a review of 8 July 2026 describes several years of IB Physics HL support. Each is dated by Google, in a record of 19 public reviews verifiable on Google since June 2020. Blake’s final 7 in IB Physics SL comes from his written confirmation, held on file; the 7s in his review were his predicted grades. The case, with its sources, is on its own page.

Yes, subject to a suitable recurring slot. I’m based in Italy and teach online in English or Spanish. When you request a strategy call, share the student’s country, time zone, school timetable and exam session, so we can confirm the schedule works before starting.

A stable internet connection, a quiet place to work and a way to share written working. We agree the practical setup before the first session, so the student can take part in the diagrams, the calculations and the discussion.

Five whole topics are taught only at HL: rigid body mechanics, Galilean and special relativity, thermodynamics, electromagnetic induction, and quantum physics. Several shared topics — simple harmonic motion, wave phenomena, the Doppler effect, gravitational fields, electric and magnetic fields, the structure of the atom and radioactive decay — also carry extra HL content. The IB recommends 240 teaching hours for HL against 150 for SL, and the exam time grows accordingly.

No. Since the first exams of the current syllabus in 2025, both SL and HL sit two written papers — Paper 1, split into multiple-choice 1A and data-based 1B, and Paper 2 — plus the scientific investigation. The old options topics are gone too, so any revision material organised around options or a Paper 3 was written for the previous syllabus. If you are still weighing the two levels, IB Physics HL vs SL sets out what actually changes.

Each paper is marked against a detailed mark scheme built from marking points — one mark for each idea, step or value the answer has to contain. A correct numerical answer can earn full marks on its own, but the risk is the same as in Maths: if the final answer is wrong and no working is shown, there is nothing left to award, while written working can still collect marks for the correct steps — including later steps that use an earlier wrong value correctly. The scientific investigation is marked separately: by the teacher, on four criteria worth 24 marks in total, then moderated by the IB. How the 2025 papers spread their marks across the syllabus is counted in the 2025 exams, theme by theme.

Request a strategy call through the site: answer a few questions and, if the time and terms fit, choose a slot. I read every request personally. The call is free — 15 minutes with a parent, then 30 with the student on a topic they choose. If the fit is right, the first month is four one-hour sessions, with no minimum term after it; if it is not, I will tell you honestly.

English or Spanish, whichever suits the student. The IB is examined in English, French or Spanish, not in Italian, so the course itself has no Italian version. I also speak Italian.