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From 2025 each tier has a non-calculator paper as well as a calculator one, so mental and written method matter more than ever. We tutor 0580 to the exact tier and papers your child sits - Core or Extended - and get the tier choice right.
A simple four-step approach designed to build confidence, close gaps and improve exam performance.
We confirm the syllabus code, exam series and paper route for 0580. Everything else depends on this.
A diagnostic against the syllabus topics tells us what's secure and what isn't, so we teach the gaps rather than the whole book.
The same tutor teaches each week around school. Concepts build step by step, with the school's pace kept in view.
Past-paper questions begin early, followed by full timed papers marked against the published mark scheme.
Expert, vetted Cambridge IGCSE Maths tutors who have taught the 0580 specification. Past-paper work is reviewed against published mark schemes, so your child can see where marks are awarded and where they are being lost. UK-qualified teachers are available on request as a premium option.
Not "cambridge igcse maths in general" - this syllabus, this tier and these papers.
Your child learns where the marks actually are, not where they feel they should be.
Shared whiteboard, worked solutions and lesson materials saved to review after the session.
The same tutor every week - and if that changes, we tell you first.
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics is tiered. Core candidates sit Papers 1 and 3; Extended candidates sit Papers 2 and 4. From 2025 each tier pairs one non-calculator paper with one calculator paper, and the two papers are equally weighted.
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CORE - PAPERS 1 & 3 / C-GCore content without calculator support
1h 30m
80 marks / 50%
Build fluent methods without calculator shortcutsReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsCore content with calculator use and full compulsory paper
1h 30m80 marks / 50%Practise calculator strategy and full-paper accuracyReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsEXTENDED - PAPERS 2 & 4 / A*-EExtended content without calculator support
2h100 marks / 50%Build fluent methods without calculator shortcutsReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsExtended content and multi-step problem solving
2h100 marks / 50%Practise calculator strategy and full-paper accuracyReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsAll questions are compulsory and answers are written on the question paper.
Figures shown for 0580 and 0980 syllabuses for 2025-2027.
COREPAPERS 1 & 3 / C-GCore
1h 30m80 marks / 50%Build fluent methods without calculator shortcutsReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsCore
1h 30m80 marks / 50%Practise calculator strategy and full-paper accuracyReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsEXTENDEDPAPERS 2 & 4 / A*-EExtended
2h100 marks / 50%Build fluent methods without calculator shortcutsReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsExtended
2h100 marks / 50%Practise calculator strategy and full-paper accuracyReview mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questionsAll questions are compulsory and answers are written on the question paper.
Each paper is 50% of the qualification. A scientific calculator is required for Papers 3 and 4 but not allowed for Papers 1 and 2. Exams run June and November, with March available in India.
None of these are about ability. Each one is a mechanism in the exam, and every one of them is trainable.
Half of each tier is now a non-calculator paper. Students who lean on a calculator for arithmetic, fractions and standard form lose easy marks. We rebuild the mental and written methods deliberately.
Marks are given for correct method, not just the final answer. Students who write only answers throw away marks even when they're right. We drill clear, mark-scheme-friendly working.
Core tops out at grade C; Extended reaches A*. Entering Core when a child could handle Extended caps them; entering Extended unprepared overwhelms them. We get the tier decision right early.
Unstructured questions combine several topics and don't tell you which method to use. Students who revise topic-by-topic freeze when they have to choose. We practise problem-selection.
Answers to 3 significant figures, correct units, and exact vs approximate values are all examined. Careless rounding or missing units cost marks a correct method should have earned.
These are the main syllabus strands your child is expected to cover. We teach all of them, starting with the gaps that are costing marks first.
Extended students study the same foundations with additional depth, application and exam demand.
Share your child's details and syllabus code. We'll match the right tutor and arrange a free 30-minute demo session.
By two papers at the chosen tier. Core candidates sit Paper 1 (non-calculator) and Paper 3 (calculator), each 1 hour 30 minutes and 80 marks. Extended candidates sit Paper 2 (non-calculator) and Paper 4 (calculator), each 2 hours and 100 marks.
Each tier now has a non-calculator paper as well as a calculator one, the papers were rebalanced, and some content was added such as surds and exact trigonometric values.
Core covers the foundational content and is graded C to G; Extended adds more advanced content and is graded A* to E. The tier is chosen at entry.
Up to C on the Core tier, and up to A* on the Extended tier.
Yes for Papers 3 and 4, where a scientific calculator is required, but not for the non-calculator Papers 1 and 2.
In the June and November series, with an additional March series in India.
The free assessment maps your child against both tiers and shows which gives the best combination of achievable grade and manageable demand.
We replace them - free, and with no argument - and hand over the syllabus progress and known concerns so the new tutor continues seamlessly.
