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Online IB SEHS tutoring for HL and SL with verified tutors who scored 40+ IB points. Help with the course first examined in May 2026: Paper 1A and 1B, Paper 2 and your scientific investigation.

IB Sports, Exercise and Health Science (SEHS) changed for everyone sitting exams from May 2026. Paper 3 and the four options have gone, and the course is now built on three themes: exercise physiology and nutrition, biomechanics, and sports psychology and motor learning. Your tutor works on what costs you marks: applying the science to unfamiliar sporting and health contexts, Paper 1B data questions, Paper 2 extended responses and the 3,200-word scientific investigation (IA). Sessions are online, at SL or HL.

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Sports, Exercise & Health Science 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 Sports, Exercise & Health Science Tutoring

Comprehensive support designed to help you achieve your target grade

Paper 1 and Paper 2 Technique

  • Paper 1A: multiple-choice questions across all three themes, with the wrong options explained
  • Paper 1B: data-based questions and questions on experimental work, using data you have not seen before
  • Paper 2: short answers and extended responses that apply the science to a sporting or health context
  • Command terms such as 'outline', 'explain' and 'evaluate', plus the calculations and graph work examiners expect

Scientific Investigation (IA)

  • A focused research question with variables you can measure reliably on real participants
  • A safe, ethical method with enough trials to trust your data
  • A conclusion and evaluation, which together carry half of the 24 marks
  • Statistics and evaluation practised on example data, within the 3,200-word limit, while your IA stays your own

Concept Building

  • Theme A: communication, hydration and nutrition, and the body's response to exercise
  • Theme B: generating movement, forces and motion, and injury
  • Theme C: individual differences, motor learning, motivation, stress and coping, psychological skills
  • HL depth: for example 31 teaching hours on forces, motion and movement, against 11 at SL
Real student results

Students Improving Their Sports, Exercise & Health Science Grades

4 → 7
"My tutor connected everything to real sports examples which finally made energy systems and biomechanics click for me."
J

Jordan P.

SEHS HL, May 2024

3 → 6
"I was struggling with the anatomy and physiology sections until my tutor broke them down with diagrams and practical examples."
E

Elise K.

SEHS SL, May 2024

5 → 7
"The IA feedback was brilliant. My tutor helped me design a proper experiment and present my data analysis clearly."
S

Sam R.

SEHS HL, Nov 2023

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Sports, Exercise & Health Science HL vs SL: What's the Difference?

Understanding the requirements at each level

SL
HL
Teaching Hours
150 hours (110 syllabus + 40 experimental programme)
240 hours (180 syllabus + 60 experimental programme)
A. Exercise Physiology and Nutrition
47 hours
69 hours
B. Biomechanics
30 hours
57 hours
C. Sports Psychology and Motor Learning
33 hours
54 hours
Paper 1 (1A + 1B)
1 h 30 min, 36%
1 h 45 min, 36%
Paper 2
1 h 30 min, 40%
2 h 30 min, 40%
Scientific Investigation (IA)
24%, up to 3,200 words, 24 marks
Same task, criteria and weighting as SL

IB Sports, Exercise & Health Science Topics We Cover

The current SEHS guide (first teaching August 2024, first assessment May 2026) has three themes and 11 topics. SL and HL study the same topics, but HL spends 180 hours on syllabus content against 110 at SL, so it goes much deeper, especially in forces and motion, the body's response to exercise and motivation. Your tutor can work through any topic in the order your school teaches it.

A. Exercise Physiology and Nutrition

  • A.1 Communication (SL 23 h, HL 28 h)
  • A.2 Hydration and nutrition (SL 16 h, HL 22 h)
  • A.3 Response (SL 8 h, HL 19 h)

B. Biomechanics

  • B.1 Generating movement in the body (SL 12 h, HL 17 h)
  • B.2 Forces, motion and movement (SL 11 h, HL 31 h)
  • B.3 Injury (SL 7 h, HL 9 h)

C. Sports Psychology and Motor Learning

  • C.1 Individual differences (SL 4 h, HL 10 h)
  • C.2 Motor learning (SL 12 h, HL 12 h)
  • C.3 Motivation (SL 8 h, HL 16 h)
  • C.4 Stress and coping and C.5 Psychological skills (SL 9 h, HL 16 h)

Experimental Programme

  • Practical work (SL 20 h, HL 40 h)
  • Scientific investigation, your IA (10 h)
  • Collaborative sciences project (10 h, not assessed)
  • Tools: experimental techniques, technology and mathematics

Inquiry Skills

  • Exploring and designing an investigation
  • Collecting and processing data
  • Concluding and evaluating
  • Nature of science, which runs through all three themes

Removed in 2026 (Old Options)

  • Optimizing physiological performance
  • Psychology of sport
  • Physical activity and health
  • Nutrition for sport, exercise and health
Assessment breakdown

IB Sports, Exercise & Health Science Assessment Structure

Since May 2026, IB SEHS has been assessed through Paper 1 (Paper 1A multiple choice and Paper 1B data-based questions and questions on experimental work, 36%), Paper 2 (short-answer and extended-response questions, 40%) and the scientific investigation (IA, 24%). There is no Paper 3 and there are no option topics any more. The weightings are the same at SL and HL; HL papers are longer and cover the extra HL depth.

Paper 1 (1A + 1B)

External Assessment
SL: 36%
HL: 36%

Paper 1A is multiple choice across the syllabus. Paper 1B has data analysis questions and questions that test experimental skills and techniques. You sit both in one session.

SL: 1 hour 30 min | HL: 1 hour 45 min
Multiple-choice questions, then data-based and experimental questions
All three themes; HL papers include the additional HL depth

Paper 2

External Assessment
SL: 40%
HL: 40%

Short-answer and extended-response questions that combine skills, concepts and understanding in a sports, exercise or health context.

SL: 1 hour 30 min | HL: 2 hours 30 min
Short-answer and extended-response questions
All three themes, often linked in a single question

Scientific Investigation (IA)

Internal Assessment
SL: 24%
HL: 24%

An open-ended investigation of a research question you formulate, written up as a report of up to 3,200 words. Your teacher marks it and the IB moderates the marks.

Four criteria, 6 marks each: research design, data analysis, conclusion, evaluation (24 marks)
About 10 hours of class time; the same task and criteria at SL and HL

Key Assessment Notes

  • This structure applies to every exam session from May 2026 onwards, including November 2026, May 2027 and May 2028
  • Paper 3 and the four options were removed; some of their content moved into the main course at SL and HL
  • You may work in a small group and share a similar method, as long as your independent or dependent variable differs and your data is your own
  • The collaborative sciences project is a required part of the course but is not one of the assessed components
  • Past papers from before 2026 follow the old guide, so use them selectively
IB Sports, Exercise and Health Science 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 Sports, Exercise & Health Science tutoring

Yes. Tutors teach the current SEHS course, first assessed in May 2026, which also applies to November 2026, May 2027 and May 2028 candidates. It has three themes: exercise physiology and nutrition, biomechanics, and sports psychology and motor learning. You sit Paper 1 (1A and 1B) and Paper 2, and write a scientific investigation of up to 3,200 words. Paper 3 and the four options were removed, so older revision guides only partly fit.

Yes. HL studies the same 11 topics as SL but spends 180 hours on them against 110, so the extra depth is large. The biggest differences are in forces, motion and movement (31 hours against 11), the body's response to exercise (19 against 8) and motivation (16 against 8). HL papers are also longer: Paper 1 is 1 hour 45 minutes and Paper 2 is 2 hours 30 minutes.

Yes. Paper 1B tests data analysis and experimental skills, often with results from a study you have never seen. A tutor practises reading graphs and tables, describing trends with values, spotting weaknesses in a method and suggesting improvements. You also learn to answer quickly, because Paper 1A multiple choice and Paper 1B share one sitting of 1 hour 30 minutes at SL or 1 hour 45 minutes at HL.

Yes. The scientific investigation is your own experiment, written up in up to 3,200 words and marked out of 24 on four criteria: research design, data analysis, conclusion and evaluation. Conclusion and evaluation carry half the marks. A tutor can help you test whether your question is workable, explain what makes a method safe, ethical and reliable, and practise statistical analysis and evaluation on other data, but the investigation and report must be your own, and feedback on your draft comes from your teacher.

Yes, and it is a common situation. SEHS rewards precise science, not sporting experience, but your experience is a good way in. A tutor links energy use, hydration, forces and motor learning to movements you already know, then makes you explain them with correct terms and data. That combination is what Paper 2 extended responses need.

HL covers the same topics in much more depth, 240 teaching hours against 150, and has longer papers. In May 2026 the mean grade was 4.7 at HL and 3.9 at SL, according to the IB provisional statistical bulletin. Different students choose each level, so the numbers do not mean HL is easier. Choose the level that fits your strengths and university plans.

In May 2026, the first session of the new course, 6.9% of HL candidates and 1.9% of SL candidates received a 7, according to the IB provisional statistical bulletin. The mean grade was 4.7 at HL (1,942 candidates) and 3.9 at SL (6,313 candidates). In May 2025, under the old course, 10.6% of HL and 3.2% of SL candidates scored a 7.

Yes. Most students are matched with a tutor within 24 hours, so you can start quickly. Close to the exam, sessions focus on timed Paper 1 and Paper 2 practice, the topics where you lose the most marks and turning long answers into the precise points markschemes credit. Your tutor also helps you pick past paper questions that still fit the new course.

Every tutor scored 40 or more IB points and is verified. All sessions are online, so you can work with a tutor wherever you study. You are matched with a tutor for your level, HL or SL, and most students are matched within 24 hours, so you can book your first session straight away.

We offer a first session guarantee. If you're not satisfied after your first session, we'll rematch you with a different tutor or give you a full refund.

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