Year 10 & 11 · Combined & Triple Science · AQA · Online

GCSE Physics
Decoded.

The 6-week performance programme that teaches the systems and patterns behind GCSE Physics — so the grade finally reflects what your child knows.

6 weeks of structured coaching
8 students maximum per cohort
1–3 grade improvement typical
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Combined Science students — this is especially relevant for you

Physics accounts for roughly a third of your child's Combined Science grade. And 30% of those Physics marks involve foundation-level maths applied in ways most students have never been explicitly taught. Improving in Physics has an outsized impact on the overall Combined Science result — and the systems we teach apply directly to your papers.

Does any of this sound familiar?

Mock results that don't reflect how hard they've been working

They know the content but can't translate it into marks

Physics (or the physics section of Combined Science) is the sticking point

Calculation marks disappearing even when the method seems right

6-mark answers written in full paragraphs that score 1 or 2

You're not sure whether school support alone will be enough

Systems and patterns — not more content

Most revision focuses on content. Re-reading notes, watching videos, doing more past papers. For many students that's not the problem — they know the Physics. They just haven't been taught the systems and patterns that sit underneath the questions.

"GCSE Physics questions follow predictable patterns. Once a student learns to recognise them — the way a 6-marker is structured, the language an examiner rewards, the maths traps that appear every year — the whole paper looks different. That's what I teach."

How mark schemes award marks — what examiners are trained to look for

The 6-mark answer framework — repeatable for every extended question

Command word patterns — what explain, describe and evaluate actually require

Required practical patterns — the same structures appear every year

Maths mark patterns — where calculation marks go and how to stop losing them

High-frequency topic patterns — the questions that appear on every paper

What the 6 weeks look like

WEEK 01

How Physics is actually marked

Decode the mark scheme system. Learn how examiners are trained to award marks — and why students who "know it" still lose them.

AQA: 79% scored 0 on imprecise language
WEEK 02

The 6-mark answer system

A single repeatable framework for the highest-value questions. Students leave with a pattern they can apply to any extended answer on any topic.

AQA: 90% Foundation scored 0 on extended response
WEEK 03

Maths patterns in Physics

Units, rearranging equations, show-your-working structure. The patterns behind calculation questions — and where marks disappear.

AQA: multi-step calculations flagged both tiers
WEEK 04

Required practicals decoded

These questions follow a consistent structure every year. Once students see the pattern, this 15% of the paper becomes highly predictable.

AQA: 85% Higher scored 0 on uncertainty questions
WEEK 05

High-value topic bootcamp

The topics that appear on every paper. Ruthlessly strategic — focused on application, not re-teaching content, using AQA's own mark loss data.

AQA: energy, forces, radioactivity — highest mark loss
WEEK 06

Mock paper masterclass

Timed paper before the session, live mark and review using all the systems from weeks 1–5, personal revision priority plan to take forward.

Putting all 5 systems together

Combined Science and Triple Science — both welcome

Combined Science

Physics is pulling your overall grade down

Physics is roughly a third of your Combined Science result. Improving here has an outsized impact on the final grade — and the patterns that unlock marks are the same regardless of tier.

Triple Science

Knowledge isn't converting to marks

Triple Physics students often know more than their grade shows. The gap is almost always exam technique, not content — and that's exactly what this programme targets.

Everything needed, nothing extra

6 × 90-minute live sessions

Session recordings to rewatch

Weekly resource packs

Physics Decoded Playbook PDF

All systems & patterns as reference sheets

Personal revision priority list after Week 6

"She came home after Week 2 and explained a required practicals question to me. I didn't understand a word — but the fact that she could explain it told me everything had shifted."

— Parent of a Year 11 Combined Science student, previous cohort

Simple, transparent pricing

£227

per student · full 6-week programme · all materials included
Combined Science and Triple Science

The first step is a free 15-minute conversation to find out whether it's the right fit for your child. No pitch, no pressure — just an honest chat about where they are and what they need.

Not ready to call? Send a message through the contact page and I'll get back to you.

I've seen this pattern
hundreds of times.

Capable students. Hard-working students. Students who understand Physics in the classroom — but whose exam results don't show it. After years leading science in secondary schools, I built Physics Decoded to fix exactly that.

Why I built this programme

After years teaching and leading science at secondary level, the question I hear most from parents isn't about revision strategies or content gaps. It's this: "Why doesn't my child's ability show up in their results?"

The answer, in almost every case, is the same. It's not intelligence. It's not effort. It's that nobody has explicitly taught them how the exam system works — how mark schemes award marks, what command words actually require, how to structure an extended answer, where calculation marks go.

These are learnable skills. Teachable in weeks, not months. And once a student sees the patterns that sit underneath GCSE Physics questions, the whole paper looks different.

Physics Decoded is built around that insight. Six weeks. Five core systems. Real AQA data showing exactly where marks are lost — and a structured approach to winning them back.

Why Physics specifically

Physics is the subject where the gap between knowledge and grade is widest. More than any other GCSE science, Physics students routinely know more than their results suggest. The marking is more formulaic than people realise. The question patterns are more predictable than they appear.

That makes Physics the subject where targeted, technique-focused coaching has the fastest visible impact. Students who feel hopeless about Physics in October can feel genuinely confident by January — not because they've learned dramatically more content, but because they've learned how to apply what they already know.

That transformation is what Physics Decoded is designed to create.

"The grade gap in Physics is almost never about intelligence. It's about systems, patterns, and knowing what examiners reward. Physics Decoded teaches all of it."

— Paul Gold, Head of Science

Credentials

Head of Science, secondary school
Physics specialist
Years of classroom and leadership experience
GCSE Physics & Combined Science specialist
AQA specification expertise

AQA Evidenced

Every session in Physics Decoded is built from AQA's own 2025 examiner feedback data — real statistics showing exactly where students lose marks and why. This isn't opinion. It's evidence.

Ready to find out more?

Book a free 15-minute call — no pitch, just an honest conversation about whether Physics Decoded is the right fit for your child.

Let's find out if it's
the right fit.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this for Combined Science or Triple?
Both. The systems and patterns work equally well for Combined and Triple Science students. Physics is roughly a third of the Combined Science grade — making it one of the highest-leverage places to focus.
What exam board does this cover?
The technique systems apply to all boards. Content focus is AQA, which covers the majority of GCSE Physics students in England.
When is the next cohort?
Get in touch and I'll let you know the next available start date. Cohorts are limited to 8 students so places go quickly.
What if my child misses a session?
Every session is recorded and shared within 24 hours — so nobody falls behind.