GCSE, IGCSE and A-level Computer Science: exam technique and programming with a University of Kent PhD researcher

From 110 C$ /h

I'm Abel, a Computer Science specialist based in Canterbury, Kent. I hold a BSc in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Kent and an MSc in Artificial Intelligence from City St George's, University of London, and I'm now a PhD researcher at the University of Kent, working on AI and reinforcement learning. I've tutored GCSE, IGCSE and A-level Computer Science since 2021.

Who I help: Year 9 to Year 13 students on AQA, OCR, Edexcel and Cambridge courses, including Cambridge IGCSE. Some are aiming for a 9 and keep dropping marks on the long questions. Others are stuck at a 4 or 5 and have lost confidence with programming. Both get a plan.

How lessons work: we meet one-to-one on Google Meet with a shared whiteboard and a live Python editor. Theory is taught through exam questions rather than slides, so every topic links to the marks it earns. For programming we work the way the exam does: plan it, write it on paper, then type it in and test it. Students learn to trace code by hand, spot their own bugs and structure the long-answer questions examiners reward.

What parents get: a free 15-minute call first, a diagnostic opening lesson with a plan for the term, and a short written update after every lesson covering what we did, what went well and the homework set. One recent Year 10 student went from 50% to 81% between one school test and the next.

I teach online across the UK, with weekday evening and weekend slots, and daytime lessons by arrangement. I'm happy to work alongside what school is doing, including mock preparation and A-level NEA support.

Extra information

You'll need a laptop or desktop with a webcam, a Google account for Meet, and a pen and paper. No software to install: we code in a free online Python editor. Please have your exam board and any recent test or mock paper to hand for the first lesson.

Location

Online from United Kingdom

About Me

I'm Abel, a Computer Science specialist and PhD researcher at the University of Kent. I've tutored GCSE, IGCSE and A-level Computer Science since 2021, one-to-one online, across AQA, OCR, Edexcel and Cambridge. Lessons are built around past-paper questions, with the programming done on paper first the way the exam works, and parents get a short written update after every one. A lot of students arrive convinced they're "not a coding person". Most of them just haven't had it explained one step at a time.

Education

PhD (in progress), University of Kent, School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics. Research in AI and reinforcement learning.
MSc Artificial Intelligence, City St George's, University of London.
BSc Artificial Intelligence, University of Kent.

Experience / Qualifications

Tutoring GCSE, IGCSE and A-level Computer Science one-to-one online since 2021 (AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Cambridge). Currently teaching Year 10 and 11 students on OCR J277 and Cambridge IGCSE 0984. Ran an online GCSE Computer Science half-term bootcamp in October 2026. University of Kent Student Ambassador. Basic DBS certificate (2026).

Age

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Duration

60 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Skills

Computer science

Computer programming

Python

Availability of a typical week

(GMT -04:00)

New York

Online via webcam

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20-24

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