The chemistry makes sense in the lesson, then Edexcel wraps it in a worded calculation and the marks slip on the working. We match your child with a tutor who knows exactly how 1CH0 asks its questions.
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Separate Chemistry is two papers of equal weight, and Edexcel is known for wrapping its maths in longer, applied questions. Here is what each paper covers, and where students most often lose the marks.
Paper 1 (1CH0/1)
1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks, half the GCSE. Key concepts in chemistry, states of matter and mixtures, chemical changes, extracting metals and equilibria, plus the first block of separate chemistry. A lot of the moles, concentration and yield work sits here.
Paper 2 (1CH0/2)
1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks, the other half. Key concepts again, groups in the periodic table, rates of reaction and energy changes, fuels and Earth science, and the second block of separate chemistry. More of the qualitative reasoning and the atmosphere and resources content lands here.
The calculation load
Edexcel leans harder on worded, applied calculation than most families expect. Moles, concentration, percentage yield, atom economy, gas volumes and unit conversions come up across both papers, and the marks follow the working, not just the final number. A tutor drills the method until the numbers stop costing marks.
Core practicals and apparatus
Edexcel questions like to name the apparatus and ask you to justify a technique, from the copper sulfate electrolysis to the salt preparation and the acid-alkali titration. A tutor works through what each core practical is really testing and how to write the answer the mark scheme rewards.
Where the marks are
Edexcel wraps its maths in longer, applied wording, so a moles or yield question can hide inside a paragraph before a child spots what is being asked. A tutor teaches them to pull the numbers out, pick the method and show every step, because Edexcel gives the marks to the working.
These come up more heavily on Edexcel than families expect, and unit conversions are where the marks slip. A tutor drills grams to moles, cm3 to dm3 and the percentage calculations until the numbers stop being the thing that costs the grade.
Edexcel likes to name the equipment and ask a child to justify the method, from the salt preparation to the acid-alkali titration. A tutor works through what each core practical is testing and how to phrase the answer the mark scheme is looking for.
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When you get in touch, co-founder Joe calls you back within one working day to fix a time. The call is a proper conversation about your child's Edexcel Chemistry, the predicted grade, the mock that came back low and the topics the class moved past too fast. From there he starts building a shortlist.
Joe sends two or three tutors he thinks fit your child, and each offers a free trial call. You watch how they explain a worded calculation, and you see who your child actually clicks with. No card details, no pressure, no obligation after.
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He will call you back within one working day to set up a 40-minute consultation. He will ask about the tier, the predicted grade and where the marks are slipping, from the worded moles questions to the unit conversions, then send two or three tutors with free trial calls. If tutoring is not the right move for now, he will tell you that too.
Separate GCSE Chemistry is Edexcel (Pearson) 1CH0, sat as two papers, 1CH0/1 and 1CH0/2, each 1 hour 45 minutes and worth 100 marks. If your child sits Combined Science instead, that is Edexcel 1SC0, where chemistry is one part of a larger award. Joe will confirm which one your child is on during the first call.
Because it is, more than families expect. Edexcel wraps its maths in longer, worded questions, so a moles, concentration or yield calculation can hide inside a paragraph before a child spots it. And the marks go to the working, not just the final number. A tutor teaches your child to pull the numbers out, choose the method and show every step.
Two places most often. Unit conversions, like grams to moles or cm3 to dm3, and the small precision the mark scheme quietly wants, from state symbols in an ionic equation to the right significant figures. A tutor marks past papers the Edexcel way and drills the exact points where the marks are slipping.
Yes, and Edexcel likes to name the apparatus and ask a child to justify the technique. From the copper sulfate electrolysis to the salt preparation and the acid-alkali titration, a tutor works through what each core practical is testing and how to phrase the answer the mark scheme rewards.
Foundation covers grades 1 to 5 and Higher covers grades 4 to 9. Because Edexcel carries a heavy calculation load, the tier choice matters, and sitting the wrong one can cap a grade before the paper starts. Joe and the tutor look at the predicted grade and where your child is now, and talk the choice through with you honestly.
Yes. Sessions run on Lessonspace, our shared whiteboard, which suits the calculation work well. The tutor can walk through a worded moles question line by line on screen, show every unit conversion and mark it the Edexcel way as they go. Most students concentrate better one-to-one online than in a full class. We do not do in person.
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