Coming soon: weekly live lessons
Weekly live lessons: conquer your exams, half a paper at a time
Feeling overwhelmed by the thought of tackling a full GCSE maths past paper? You aren't alone.
Join me every week for a guided, stress-free live lesson where we tackle exactly half a past paper together.
It is the perfect way to wrap up your weekend, get your brain in gear for the week ahead, and make steady, measurable progress toward your target grade.
Special offer:
Dates and times of lessons
Foundation Tier Group
Sundays - 7:00 pm
Higher Tier Group
Sundays - 8:00 pm
Schedule
The lessons will take place every Sunday from:
15/03/2026
to
10/05/2026
See the full schedule and half papers here
Why half a past paper?
Sitting down to a full 90-minute past paper can feel daunting, leading to procrastination and panic. By splitting standard past papers down the middle, we create a highly effective, 45-minute revision block.
Bite-Sized Learning: Half the questions, half the time, zero burnout.
Focused Walkthroughs: We have the time to break down the tricky questions step-by-step.
Exam Technique: Learn exactly how examiners award marks and how to spot common traps.
Consistent Progress: Completing half a paper every week builds massive momentum over the school year.
Price
How the weekly live lessons work
Each lesson will focus on the specific half exam paper listed in the upcoming schedule.
To get the most out of these sessions, you will complete this paper independently ahead of the lesson.
During the lesson, I will explain exactly how to answer each question, showing you my full working out and my thought process.
Throughout, there will be a strong focus on:
Exam technique.
Numeracy methods for non-calculator papers.
Calculator methods for the calculator papers.
How to tackle those tricky wordy questions.
How different mathematical methods fit together.
Further information
Students cameras and microphones are all off - they can type in the chat if they would like to.
The lessons are weekly and 45 minutes long.
Foundation Tier Group
Sundays - 7:00 pm
Higher Tier Group
Sundays - 8:00 pm
If you subscribe a payment of £60 for four lessons is taken every 4 weeks.
You can cancel at any point and you will be refunded for any unused lessons.
If you'd like to get in contact with me, before booking, then use one of the options below.
Email: ken@mathslinks.co.uk
Mobile: (+44)7763 838690 (call, text or WhatsApp me)
Facebook: Ken Stafford Maths Tutor
Video call: Book
What you receive after each lesson
After every class, you will receive a comprehensive follow-up pack to help you cement your knowledge:
The full recording: Missed a detail or couldn't make it live? You will get the full video recording to re-watch at your own pace.
My completed solutions: A clear, downloadable copy of my fully worked-out answers for your revision notes.
Targeted practice questions: Follow-up questions based on the topics we covered, allowing you to test your understanding while it is still fresh.
Next week's paper: You will receive the next half-paper right away, giving you plenty of time to attempt it independently before the following Sunday.
Here is a video I created explaining how I teach students to expand double brackets.
I try and use colours in a deliberate and focused way to help students see exactly what I'm doing. This is something students have told me they find really helpful.
The worksheet featured in this video can be downloaded here.
The answers can be downloaded here and again you can see my use of colours in my working out.
The nth term of a sequence : Video lesson : Qs : Ans
Factors & multiples : Video lesson : Qs : Ans
Expanding single brackets : Video lesson : Qs : Ans
Expanding double brackets : Video lesson : Qs : Ans
How to find the HCF and LCM : Video lesson : Qs : Ans
Here are a series of videos I made explaing how I would approach these three GCSE maths past papers.
Here I'm trying to explain how I would approach these questions and my thinking when breaking questions down. I'm trying to show students the right approach to take and how to improve their exam technique.