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Online IB Global Politics tutoring for HL and SL with verified tutors who scored 40+ IB points. Help with the course first examined in May 2026: Paper 1 sources, Paper 2 essays, HL Paper 3 on global political challenges and the engagement project.

IB Global Politics changed with the guide first examined in May 2026, which also applies to every session from November 2026 to May 2029. There is one core unit on power and global politics, three thematic studies, an HL extension on global political challenges with a new Paper 3, and an engagement project at both levels in place of the old engagement activity and HL presentations. Your tutor helps you build case studies, argue with the four key concepts and understand what a strong engagement project needs. Sessions are online and one-to-one.

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Global Politics tutoring prices

From £52.50 to £70 per hour, depending on bundle size. Each bundle covers one subject.

  • Taster Bundle
    3 hours
    £210
    £70 per hour
  • Starter Bundle
    5 hours
    £330
    £66 per hour
  • Coursework Bundle
    10 hours
    £650
    £65 per hour
  • Assessment Bundle
    20 hours
    £1,250
    £62.50 per hour
  • Guardian Bundle
    50 hours
    £2,900
    £58 per hour
  • Ultimate Bundle
    100 hours
    £5,250
    £52.50 per hour
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What You Get with IB Global Politics Tutoring

Comprehensive support designed to help you achieve your target grade

Exam Technique

  • Paper 1: four source-based questions, from comprehension to the 12-mark final answer
  • Paper 2: two 15-mark essays, one on a thematic study and one integrating the course
  • HL Paper 3: applying your own case studies to an unseen stimulus
  • Using power, sovereignty, legitimacy and interdependence precisely

Engagement Project (IA)

  • Choosing a political issue you can engage with directly
  • Planning engagement and research that feed your analysis
  • Writing the 2,000-word report, plus the HL recommendation
  • Criteria walk-throughs and example reports, while your project stays your own

Concept Building

  • Core: understanding power and global politics
  • Thematic studies: rights and justice, development and sustainability, peace and conflict
  • HL global political challenges such as borders, environment, health and technology
  • A bank of contemporary examples at local, national and global scale
Real student results

Students Improving Their Global Politics Grades

4 → 7
"My tutor taught me how to link case studies to political concepts. My Paper 2 essays went from descriptive to sharply analytical."
Y

Yasmin H.

Global Politics HL, May 2024

3 → 6
"I couldn't make sense of the source analysis in Paper 1. My tutor helped me develop a systematic approach that worked every time."
L

Liam S.

Global Politics SL, May 2024

5 → 7
"The engagement activity felt overwhelming until my tutor helped me choose a topic and structure my reflective analysis properly."
P

Priya D.

Global Politics HL, Nov 2023

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Global Politics HL vs SL: What's the Difference?

Understanding the requirements at each level

SL
HL
Teaching Hours
150 hours
240 hours
Core and Thematic Studies
Core unit plus three thematic studies
Core unit plus three thematic studies
HL Extension
Not studied
Global political challenges: case studies on at least two of eight topics
Exam Papers
Paper 1 and Paper 2
Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3
Engagement Project
2,000-word report, 30% of the grade
2,000-word report plus a recommendation of up to 400 words, 20% of the grade

IB Global Politics Topics We Cover

The course has a core unit, Understanding power and global politics, and three thematic studies: rights and justice, development and sustainability, and peace and conflict. Four key concepts run through it: power, sovereignty, legitimacy and interdependence. HL students also research case studies on at least two of eight global political challenges.

Core: Understanding Power and Global Politics

  • Key concepts: power, sovereignty, legitimacy, interdependence
  • State and non-state actors
  • Political systems and power interactions
  • Treaties, conventions and analysis models

Thematic Studies

  • Rights and justice
  • Development and sustainability
  • Peace and conflict
  • Linking themes for Paper 2 Section B

HL Extension: Global Political Challenges

  • Borders and security
  • Environment and health
  • Equality and identity
  • Poverty and technology

Paper 1 Source Skills

  • Understanding what a source says
  • Explaining terms and claims
  • Comparing two sources
  • Evaluating sources with your own knowledge

Engagement Project

  • Choosing a political issue
  • Engagement and research
  • Analysis, evaluation and reflection
  • HL: an evidence-based recommendation

Case Study Bank

  • Contemporary real-world examples
  • Examples at different scales
  • Examples for each thematic study
  • HL: at least two case studies on different challenges
Assessment breakdown

IB Global Politics Assessment Structure

Every session from May 2026 to May 2029 follows the guide first examined in 2026. SL students sit Paper 1 and Paper 2 and complete the engagement project. HL students sit the same two papers plus Paper 3 on global political challenges, and add a recommendation to their engagement project. The old HL oral presentations no longer exist.

Paper 1

External Assessment
SL: 30%
HL: 20%

Source-based questions on the core, Understanding power and global politics

1 hour 15 minutes (SL and HL)
Four sources and four compulsory questions worth 3, 4, 6 and 12 marks

Paper 2

External Assessment
SL: 40%
HL: 30%

Extended response essays on the thematic studies

1 hour 45 minutes (SL and HL)
Two essays, 15 marks each: one from Section A on a single thematic study, one from Section B integrating the course

Paper 3 (HL only)

External Assessment
HL only: 30%

Stimulus-based questions on the HL extension, global political challenges

1 hour 30 minutes
Three questions (3, 4 + 6 and 15 marks) answered with your own case studies

Engagement Project (IA)

Internal Assessment
SL: 30%
HL: 20%

A written report on a political issue explored through engagement and research

Up to 2,000 words; HL adds a recommendation of up to 400 words
Marked out of 24 at SL and 30 at HL

Key Assessment Notes

  • This guide was first examined in May 2026, so past papers and exemplars from 2025 or earlier follow the old structure
  • The engagement project replaces the old engagement activity, and Paper 3 replaces the HL oral presentations
  • HL students need case studies on at least two different global political challenges for Paper 3
IB Global Politics grade distribution and average gradeHow students actually scored in the latest IB results: the share of each grade, HL vs SL, and how many got a 7.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about IB Global Politics tutoring

Yes. Every session is online and one-to-one with a verified tutor who scored 40+ IB points. You are usually matched within 24 hours. HL students get extra work on the global political challenges, Paper 3 and the engagement project recommendation; SL students focus on Paper 1, Paper 2 and the engagement project, which make up their whole grade.

Yes. The current guide was first examined in May 2026 and also applies to every session from November 2026 to May 2029. It reduced the key concepts to four, reorganised the content into a core and three thematic studies, added HL Paper 3 on global political challenges, and replaced the engagement activity and HL presentations with an engagement project. Your tutor works to the new structure and tells you which older resources are still useful.

Yes. Your tutor can help you test whether a political issue is workable for direct engagement and explain, using example projects, how engagement and research feed the analysis in a report of up to 2,000 words and, at HL, a recommendation of up to 400 words. The project is worth 30% at SL and 20% at HL. The engagement, research and writing stay your own, and feedback on your draft comes from your teacher.

Paper 3 gives you an unseen stimulus and three questions, worth 28 marks in 1 hour 30 minutes, which you answer with your own case studies of global political challenges such as borders, health or technology. Your tutor helps you build at least two strong case studies on different challenges and practise linking them to the stimulus and to possible responses.

Paper 1 gives you four sources and four compulsory questions in 1 hour 15 minutes. Your tutor trains each step: identifying what a source says, explaining a term or claim, comparing two sources for 6 marks, and the 12-mark final question where you evaluate the sources and add your own knowledge and perspectives.

Paper 2 asks for two essays in 1 hour 45 minutes: one on a single thematic study and one that connects the course. Your tutor helps you build a bank of contemporary examples for rights and justice, development and sustainability, and peace and conflict, and practise using the key concepts to argue rather than describe.

It helps. The course is built around contemporary political issues, so specific, recent examples strengthen your answers. You do not need to follow everything: your tutor helps you choose a manageable set of current cases for each thematic study and, at HL, for your global political challenges.

HL adds the global political challenges, Paper 3 (30% of the HL grade) and the engagement project recommendation, so it is more work. Results were close in May 2026, the first session on the new guide: a mean grade of 5 at HL and 4.7 at SL (IB provisional statistical bulletin).

In May 2026, the first session on the new guide, 6.1% of HL candidates and 4.1% of SL candidates got a 7, according to the IB's provisional statistical bulletin. The mean grade was 5 at HL, from 6,894 candidates, and 4.7 at SL, from 4,602 candidates, and 5 was the most common grade at both levels.

Yes. Close to the exams your tutor focuses on timed Paper 1 practice, essay plans for each thematic study and, for HL, Paper 3 practice with your case studies. You are usually matched within 24 hours, so you can start quickly.

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