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Online IB Psychology tutoring for HL and SL with verified tutors who scored 40+ IB points. Help with the new course first examined in May 2027: concepts and contexts, class practicals, HL Paper 3 data questions and the research proposal IA.

IB Psychology changed for students sitting exams from May 2027. The course is now built on concepts, content and four contexts, Paper 2 asks about your class practicals, HL students sit a new data-based Paper 3, and the IA is a research proposal rather than an experiment. If you sit in November 2026, you are on the 2019 guide, whose last exams are in that session; from May 2027 everyone sits the new guide. Your tutor knows both, so you get help that matches the papers you will actually sit. Sessions are online and one-to-one, at SL or HL.

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Psychology 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 Psychology Tutoring

Comprehensive support designed to help you achieve your target grade

Exam Technique

  • Paper 1: short answers on the approaches, applying content to unseen situations, and concept-based essays
  • Paper 2: questions on your class practicals and evaluating an unseen study
  • HL Paper 3: interpreting graphs and data from quantitative and qualitative research
  • Using concepts such as bias, causality and measurement precisely

Research Proposal (IA)

  • Choosing a real-life problem and a population of interest
  • Justifying one of the four methods: experiment, interview, observation or survey
  • Designing data collection tools and ethics plans, practised on example studies
  • Criteria walk-throughs and example proposals, while your IA stays your own

Concept Building

  • Four contexts: health and well-being, human development, human relationships, learning and cognition
  • Six concepts: bias, causality, change, measurement, perspective and responsibility
  • HL extensions: the role of culture, motivation and technology
  • Learning studies well enough to apply them, not just memorise them
Real student results

Students Improving Their Psychology Grades

4 → 7
"Learning to evaluate studies properly transformed my essays. My tutor's critical thinking framework was invaluable."
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Hannah L.

Psychology HL, May 2024

5 → 7
"The IA support was exactly what I needed. Understanding experimental design made the whole process much clearer."
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Chris D.

Psychology HL, May 2024

3 → 6
"Finally able to remember and apply studies effectively. The memory techniques really worked."
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Nina V.

Psychology SL, Nov 2023

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Psychology HL vs SL: What's the Difference?

Understanding the requirements at each level

SL
HL
Teaching Hours
150 hours
240 hours
Core Course
Concepts, content and four contexts
The same, plus HL extensions on culture, motivation and technology
Class Practicals
At least four, one per context
At least four, one per context
Exam Papers
Paper 1 and Paper 2 (3 hours in total)
Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 (4 hours 45 minutes in total)
Data Analysis
Practised in class, not directly assessed
Assessed in Paper 3
Internal Assessment
Research proposal, 30% of the grade
The same research proposal, 20% of the grade

IB Psychology Topics We Cover

From May 2027 the course combines content (the biological, cognitive and sociocultural approaches and research methodology), six concepts (bias, causality, change, measurement, perspective and responsibility) and four contexts where you apply them. HL adds extensions on culture, motivation and technology, plus data analysis and interpretation.

Content: Approaches and Methods

  • Biological approach
  • Cognitive approach
  • Sociocultural approach
  • Research methodology

Six Concepts

  • Bias
  • Causality
  • Change and measurement
  • Perspective and responsibility

Four Contexts

  • Health and well-being
  • Human development
  • Human relationships
  • Learning and cognition

Class Practicals (one per context)

  • Interview or focus group: health and well-being
  • Observation: human development
  • Survey or questionnaire: human relationships
  • Experiment: learning and cognition

HL Extensions

  • The role of culture
  • Motivation
  • Technology and behaviour
  • Data analysis and interpretation

2019 Guide (last exams November 2026)

  • Biological, cognitive and sociocultural approaches
  • Options: abnormal, developmental, health, human relationships
  • HL Paper 3: approaches to research
  • IA: report on a simple experiment
Assessment breakdown

IB Psychology Assessment Structure

From May 2027, SL students sit Paper 1 and Paper 2 (1 hour 30 minutes each) and submit the research proposal. HL students sit the same two papers plus Paper 3, a 1 hour 45 minute data analysis paper. The 2019 guide, whose last exams are in November 2026, uses short answers and essays on the three approaches in Paper 1, essays on the options in Paper 2, an HL Paper 3 on approaches to research, and an IA report on a simple experiment.

Paper 1 (from May 2027)

External Assessment
SL: 35%
HL: 25%

Integration of concepts, content and contexts

1 hour 30 minutes (SL and HL)
Section A: two short-answer questions on the approaches | Section B: two questions applying content to an unseen situation | Section C: one concept-based essay from a choice of two

Paper 2 (from May 2027)

External Assessment
SL: 35%
HL: 25%

Applying concepts and content to research contexts

1 hour 30 minutes (SL and HL)
Section A: four compulsory questions on your class practicals | Section B: evaluation of an unseen study using two or more concepts

Paper 3 (HL only, from May 2027)

External Assessment
HL only: 30%

Data analysis and interpretation of research data

1 hour 45 minutes
Four source-based questions on quantitative and qualitative findings, focused on one of the HL extensions

Internal Assessment (from May 2027)

Internal Assessment
SL: 30%
HL: 20%

Research proposal to investigate a topic with a specified population of interest, up to 2,200 words

Uses one of the four research methods from the class practicals; four criteria worth 6 marks each; no data is collected

Key Assessment Notes

  • These components apply to exams from May 2027. No grade boundaries have been published for the new guide yet
  • The 2019 guide's last exams are in November 2026; from May 2027 everyone sits the new guide. On the 2019 guide, Paper 1 has three short-answer questions and one essay on the approaches, Paper 2 has essays on the options (one at SL, two at HL), HL Paper 3 has three short-answer questions on approaches to research, and the IA is a report on a simple experiment
  • Abnormal psychology from the previous guide is now covered in the health and well-being context
IB Psychology 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 Psychology tutoring

Yes. Every session is online and one-to-one with a verified tutor who scored 40+ IB points. Tell us your level and exam session, and you are usually matched within 24 hours. HL students get extra work on the HL extensions and Paper 3; SL students focus on Paper 1, Paper 2 and the research proposal, which make up their whole grade.

Yes. If you sit exams from May 2027, you are on the new guide; November 2026 is the last session on the 2019 guide, and your tutor covers that too. Paper 1 now integrates concepts, content and contexts, Paper 2 asks about your class practicals and an unseen study, HL Paper 3 tests data analysis, and the IA is a research proposal. Older revision guides and past papers describe the previous course, so your tutor helps you separate what still applies from what does not.

The options (abnormal, developmental, health and human relationships psychology) became four contexts: health and well-being, human development, human relationships, and learning and cognition. Six concepts now frame the course: bias, causality, change, measurement, perspective and responsibility. HL Paper 3 moved from approaches to research to data analysis, and the IA changed from a report on an experiment to a research proposal.

Yes. Your tutor can help you test whether a real-life problem and population of interest are workable, explain the strengths and limits of the four methods from your class practicals and practise designing data collection tools and ethics plans on example studies. The proposal is up to 2,200 words, marked out of 24 on four criteria, and worth 30% at SL and 20% at HL. The proposal stays your own, and feedback on your draft comes from your teacher.

Paper 3 gives you several sources with quantitative and qualitative findings on one HL extension topic: culture, motivation or technology. You answer four questions worth 30 marks in 1 hour 45 minutes, and the last one is an extended answer (15 marks in the IB's sample paper). Your tutor practises reading graphs and tables, spotting what limits the data, judging credibility and building that final answer from all the sources.

Your tutor helps you learn a manageable set of studies and theories well enough to use them across contexts and concepts, which is what the new Paper 1 and Paper 2 reward. You practise explaining each study's aim, method, findings and limitations from memory, then apply it to unseen situations and concept-based essay questions.

HL adds the extensions and Paper 3, which is worth 30% of the HL grade, so there is more content and more work with data. In May 2026, on the previous course, the mean grade was 4.8 at HL and 4.5 at SL (IB provisional statistical bulletin). The first results for the new course will come from May 2027.

In May 2026, 6% of HL candidates and 4% of SL candidates got a 7, according to the IB's provisional statistical bulletin. The mean grade was 4.8 at HL, from 15,455 candidates, and 4.5 at SL, from 13,895 candidates. These results come from the previous course; the new course is first examined in May 2027.

Yes. Close to the exams your tutor focuses on timed Paper 1 and Paper 2 practice, the class practical questions in Paper 2 Section A and, for HL, Paper 3 data questions. You are usually matched within 24 hours, so you can start quickly.

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