ILE exists because the person best placed to get you through an exam is someone who recently sat it and excelled.
ILE was founded by Tahan Islam, a medical student at the University of Cambridge. At A-Level he sat Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology, finishing with four A*s, scores of 97% and above in three subjects, and a Distinction in the Advanced Extension Award for Mathematics.
Through his own A-Levels, he noticed something about tutoring. The tutors who helped most were rarely the ones with decades of teaching experience. They were the ones who had recently sat the same papers: people who still remembered what the night before the exam felt like, which questions catch students out, and exactly how mark schemes reward answers. Experience of the exam beat experience of the classroom.
ILE was built on that idea. Every tutor here is a current student at a leading UK university who excelled in the subject they now teach. They are close enough to the exams to remember everything, and far enough through them to teach what they learned.
We are deliberately selective. Joining ILE requires more than good grades:
Understanding the subject and scoring in the exam are related but different skills. We teach both, deliberately.
Every student starts with a diagnostic, not a guess. The plan is built on where you actually are.
Parents and students see session notes and progress after every session. If something is not working, we change it.
A few of the tutors you might work with:
4 A*s, AEA Distinction. Teaches Maths and Further Maths, with a focus on STEP and Oxbridge entry.
3 A*s. Exceptional depth in pure mathematics and Further Maths at every level.
3 A*s. Strong across Biology and Chemistry, with a focus on exam technique and extended answers.
3 A*s. Specialist in organic chemistry mechanisms and Biology 6-mark question frameworks.
3 A*s. Helps students build the structured, precise answers that science examiners reward.
2 A*s, 2 As. Particular strength in statistics, mechanics and rebuilding confidence from lower grades.
The full team is over twenty tutors across every subject we offer. You are matched with the right one at your free consultation.