ICT exams are won at the keyboard as much as on paper. Our tutors practise both, task by task, until your child works quickly and accurately.
Students who use computers every day are often surprised by how precise, timed practical tasks need to be.
and practical marks come from accuracy and speed, which only practice builds
Every core area, taught to your child's course and exam board.
The hardware and software behind every task.
Hardware & software · Input & output · Storage media
How computers connect, and how we use them to communicate.
Networks · The internet · Email
Using technology safely, legally and responsibly.
E-safety · Data protection · Security threats
How real systems are analysed, designed, tested and evaluated.
Analysis & design · Testing · Documentation
Precise, consistent documents built to a brief.
House style · Tables & images · Proofing
Structuring, searching and reporting on data.
Field types · Queries · Reports
Formulae, functions and models that calculate correctly.
Formulae & functions · Lookups · Charts
Web pages built by hand in HTML and CSS.
HTML · CSS · Hyperlinks
Specialist tutors, clear progress tracking, and curriculum-specific expertise tailored to your child's goals.
Every tutor holds a degree from a top university and passes our vetting process.
Tutors who know AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Cambridge and IB specifications and mark schemes.
Sessions fit around school timetables and any time zone, with easy rescheduling.
Real stories from families who saw grades rise and confidence return.
“My daughter was struggling with IB Mathematics HL and had almost given up hope of getting a 7. After just two months of weekly sessions with her Roots tutor, her confidence soared and she went from a predicted 4 to a final grade of 6. The personalised approach made all the difference—her tutor identified exactly where the gaps were and worked through them systematically.”
Sarah M.
Parent of IB Student
“I started tutoring for A-Level Physics about three months before my exams. My tutor was incredibly patient and broke down complex topics like electromagnetic induction into simple, intuitive steps. I ended up getting an A* which I genuinely didn't think was possible. I'd recommend Roots to anyone who wants a tutor that actually cares about your progress.”
James T.
A-Level Student
“We needed help with GCSE Science for my son who found chemistry particularly challenging. His tutor made the sessions engaging and relatable—using real-world examples that finally made reactions and bonding click for him. He improved by two grades and, more importantly, actually enjoys science now.”
Priya K.
Parent of GCSE Student
One conversation is all it takes. Here's what happens next.
We find the exact topics and skills holding your child back, and what they already do well.
Your tutor builds a plan around your child's course, exam board and goals.
Regular 1-to-1 sessions, targeted practice and feedback you can see.
Answers to the questions parents ask most often before starting ict tutoring.
Assess your child's current level, identify gaps, and build a personalised plan with a ict specialist.
further reading, for parents who like the detail
ICT looks familiar, which is exactly why it catches students out. Most of the marks come from practical tasks where small slips cost marks: a formula that is nearly right, a database field set to the wrong type, a web page whose styles are not saved in the right file. Theory questions ask for precise terms and clear explanations about networks, security and the systems life cycle, not general impressions. Students who never practise under timed conditions often run out of time before the last task.
DfE data for England shows that 25.4% of Year 10–11 ICT teaching hours in 2025/26 were taught by teachers without a relevant post-A level qualification. In Cambridge IGCSE ICT, 72.5% of candidates worldwide reached grade C or above in June 2026, and just 13.0% achieved an A*. Cambridge's 0417 syllabus puts 60% of the marks on two practical papers. The encouraging news is that the Education Endowment Foundation finds one-to-one tuition adds around five months' progress on average.
A good ICT tutor works through past practical papers with your child, one skill at a time: spreadsheet formulae and lookups, database queries and reports, document layout and house style, and hand-written HTML and CSS. Sessions build a checklist approach so instructions are followed exactly and work is saved correctly. For the theory paper, tutors teach the precise vocabulary examiners expect and practise extended answers about the effects of IT, safety and security. Tuition follows your child's own course and exam board.
We tutor Cambridge IGCSE ICT (0417) and its 9–1 version (0983), Pearson Edexcel International GCSE ICT, GCSE Digital Technology in Wales and Northern Ireland, and Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology. GCSE ICT itself was withdrawn in England after the summer 2018 exams, so students there who want a computing GCSE take GCSE Computer Science instead. Families join us from the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Canada and the US, and every session is online, one-to-one and scheduled around your time zone.
