Do you keep getting disappointing grades in A-level Maths? Do you feel like everything is going well until you do a test and then your score tells you differently?

Here are my top tips that people often miss that may explain why you are not get the grades you think you should.

1. Your Algebra is Weak

Time and time again I see my students work, they say they don’t understand a topic like differentiation but thought they did. When I read through their workings the fact is that they actually do understand it!

But their algebra is letting them down!

They are not spotting quadratics.

They are not spotting simulataneous equations

They are struggling to rearrange equations…

This is all expected knowledge at this point so it is no longer taught - this can be a disaster if you are struggling.

Don’t hesitate to go back to basics and revise these common mistakes and always keep a look out for quadratics and simulate our equations - they come up all the time!

2. You Aren’t Memorising The Key Facts

I say this time and time again - you HAVE to learn certain keys facts. These include, but are not limited to:

The trigonometric identities
The log rules

Without knowing these you will be going into any exam blind - prioritise these today!

3. You Aren’t Doing Enough Exam Questions

There are enough past paper questions (ranging back for many many years) that you will not run out of them - do not save these for some later date!

This is the ONLY way you will be truly able to become fluent in A-level Maths and you will soon realise the patterns that emerge and how similar the questions are one year after the other. This has the bonus of making you so much more confident too!

I hope these tips helped!

If you need any help in how to revise check out my self study modular course - The Tutor Experience coming very soon!