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One-to-one online TOK tutoring for the exhibition and the essay, with tutors who scored 40+ IB points. You learn to unpack knowledge questions, build arguments and choose real examples, and everything you submit stays your own work.

TOK has no exam, but together with your Extended Essay it can add up to 3 points to your diploma, and an E in TOK is a failing condition. Your grade comes from two tasks: the exhibition (three objects linked to one IA prompt, up to 950 words, one-third of the grade) and the essay (one of six prescribed titles, up to 1,600 words, two-thirds). Your tutor builds the thinking both tasks reward, using practice titles, other prompts and real examples.

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Theory of Knowledge 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 Theory of Knowledge Tutoring

Comprehensive support designed to help you achieve your target grade

TOK Exhibition

  • Choosing one of the 35 IA prompts that fits objects you can explain well
  • Finding three objects with a specific real-world context, not generic ideas
  • Justifying how each object links to the prompt within 950 words
  • Understanding how your teacher marks the exhibition out of 10

TOK Essay

  • Unpacking your session's six prescribed titles and choosing the one you can argue best
  • Defining key terms and turning the title into a clear line of argument
  • Specific real-life examples from the areas of knowledge the title asks for
  • Counterclaims, implications and a conclusion that takes a position

TOK Thinking

  • The core theme, knowledge and the knower, and your two optional themes
  • How knowledge is produced in history, the arts, mathematics and the human and natural sciences
  • Practice essays on past or sample titles, with written feedback
  • Preparing for the three teacher interactions recorded on your planning and progress form
Real student results

Students Improving Their Theory of Knowledge Grades

C → A
"My tutor helped me see connections I never would have made on my own. My essay went from generic to genuinely original."
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Zara M.

Theory of Knowledge, May 2024

D → B
"I was struggling to understand what ToK even wanted from me. My tutor broke it down and made it click."
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Lucas B.

Theory of Knowledge, May 2024

B → A
"The Exhibition feedback was so detailed. My tutor helped me choose better objects and strengthen my commentary."
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Hannah K.

Theory of Knowledge, Nov 2023

How It Works

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IB Theory of Knowledge Topics We Cover

The current TOK guide was first assessed in 2022 and still applies to the November 2026, May 2027 and May 2028 sessions; the IB's list of upcoming course updates does not include a new TOK guide. The course has one core theme, five optional themes (you study two) and five areas of knowledge. Tutors cover all of them, so you can draw on whichever your prompt or prescribed title needs.

Core Theme

  • Knowledge and the knower
  • Yourself as a knower and thinker
  • The communities of knowers you belong to

Optional Themes (you study two)

  • Knowledge and technology
  • Knowledge and language
  • Knowledge and politics
  • Knowledge and religion, knowledge and indigenous societies

Areas of Knowledge

  • History
  • The human sciences and the natural sciences
  • The arts
  • Mathematics

TOK Exhibition

  • One of the 35 IA prompts
  • Three objects with a real-world context
  • Commentary of up to 950 words
  • Marked by your teacher out of 10, moderated by the IB

TOK Essay

  • One of six prescribed titles for your session
  • Up to 1,600 words
  • Three recorded interactions with your teacher
  • Marked out of 10 by an IB examiner

Skills We Practise

  • Unpacking knowledge questions
  • Claims, counterclaims and implications
  • Choosing specific real-life examples
  • Evaluating different perspectives
Assessment breakdown

IB Theory of Knowledge Assessment Structure

TOK is assessed through two tasks. The exhibition (internal assessment, one-third of the grade) presents three objects linked to one of the 35 IA prompts in a commentary of up to 950 words, marked out of 10 by your teacher and moderated by the IB. The essay (external assessment, two-thirds) answers one of the six prescribed titles for your session in up to 1,600 words and is marked out of 10 by an IB examiner. Your TOK grade (A to E) combines with your Extended Essay grade for up to 3 diploma points.

Key Assessment Notes

  • TOK exhibition (internal assessment, one-third of your TOK grade): three objects linked to one of the 35 IA prompts in the TOK guide, with a commentary of up to 950 words, marked out of 10 by your teacher and moderated by the IB
  • TOK essay (external assessment, two-thirds of your TOK grade): up to 1,600 words on one of the six prescribed titles set for your session, marked out of 10 by an IB examiner
  • The essay is marked holistically: examiners judge how clear, coherent and critical your exploration of the title is
  • Your teacher records three interactions with you on the planning and progress form and can comment on one full draft, without marking or editing it
  • TOK is graded A to E and combines with your Extended Essay grade for up to 3 diploma points; an E in TOK is a failing condition

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about IB Theory of Knowledge tutoring

A TOK tutor helps you think and argue the way the assessment rewards. For the exhibition, that means choosing a prompt and three objects you can link to it convincingly. For the essay, it means unpacking the prescribed titles, defining key terms, finding specific real-life examples and handling counterclaims. Sessions use discussion, practice titles and short written exercises, so the ideas in your final submissions are your own.

Yes, and that is the only kind of help worth having. The essay must be your own work: your teacher records three interactions with you and can comment on one full draft, but cannot mark or edit it. A tutor works alongside that process, helping you understand the titles, test arguments on practice questions and plan how to use examples, while every sentence you submit is yours. An essay written by someone else, or by AI, risks an academic misconduct investigation.

Start from the prompt, not the objects. Pick one of the 35 IA prompts that genuinely interests you, then look for three objects that each show a different side of it. Objects with a specific real-world context, such as a particular photograph, document or tool you have used, are easier to justify than general ideas. A tutor helps you test each link before you write your commentary of up to 950 words.

Your essay (two-thirds) and exhibition (one-third) are each marked out of 10 and combined into a TOK grade from A to E. The IB then combines that grade with your Extended Essay grade in a points matrix worth up to 3 extra points: an A in one with an A or B in the other gives 3, two Bs give 2, two Cs give 1, and two Ds give 0.

Yes. An E in TOK, or in the Extended Essay, is a failing condition, so the diploma is not awarded even if your subject grades are strong. E grades are rare: in May 2025 only 0.2% of TOK candidates received one. A D does not fail you, but a D in TOK combined with a C or D in the Extended Essay adds no points to your total.

In the May 2025 session, 10.3% of the 101,788 TOK candidates got an A, 37.4% a B, 41.5% a C, 9.9% a D and 0.2% an E (IB final statistical bulletin, May 2025). Almost four in five students got a B or a C, so an A puts you in roughly the top tenth of candidates.

No. The TOK guide first assessed in 2022 still applies to students finishing in November 2026, May 2027 and May 2028, with the same exhibition and essay. The change for the 2027 cohort is in the Extended Essay, which has new assessment criteria from May 2027. The prescribed titles do change every session, so your tutor works with the six titles set for yours.

The IB publishes six new prescribed titles for each exam session, and your school sets its own internal deadlines around them. For the exhibition, start when you begin choosing your prompt and objects. For the essay, start when the titles come out, so you can compare them before your first interaction with your teacher. Help a few weeks before a deadline can still sharpen your argument and examples.

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