- 07 Sep, 2026
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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics Tutor
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics Tutor
Apex Academic Centre is looking for Pearson Edexcel tutors to take International GCSE Mathematics learners through Foundation and Higher tier, online across South Africa and internationally. You set your own hours, we bring you the learners.
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This is an ongoing opening. Edexcel is the curriculum we currently have the fewest tutors for, so we keep a standing pool of verified International GCSE Maths tutors and match you when a learner in your subject and your available hours comes in.
About the role
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE learners reach us from schools offering the Edexcel route and from families schooling internationally, usually in Years 10 and 11. The tier decision, Foundation or Higher, matters enormously to them, and a tutor who can give an honest, evidence-based view on it is worth a great deal to a parent.
You would teach one to one, online, on Apex’s own platform. Lessons are booked through MyAPEX and you accept the requests that fit your diary. There is no minimum number of hours and no fixed timetable.
What you would be doing
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Teaching Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics one to one, across number, algebra, sequences and functions, geometry, trigonometry, vectors, and statistics and probability, at Foundation or Higher tier.
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Working to the tier the learner is entered for. Teaching Higher content to a Foundation candidate wastes their time, and leaving a capable Higher candidate on Foundation work caps their grade.
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Knowing where Edexcel differs from Cambridge. Many South African learners and quite a few tutors treat the two as interchangeable. The papers, the tiers and the emphases are not the same.
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Building exam technique deliberately, including method marks, showing working, and managing time across both papers.
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Setting and marking work between lessons, through the app, so parents can see what was set and what came back.
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Keeping communication on the platform. All lesson communication and homework runs through MyAPEX, which is how Apex keeps a record for the parent and the learner.
What we need from you
A relevant qualification, typically a BEd, a PGCE, or a degree with a strong mathematics major.
Demonstrable Edexcel experience. You have taught or tutored International GCSE Mathematics and you understand the Foundation and Higher tier structure.
An advantage, not a requirement: SACE registration. Many of the strongest tutors are graduates, postgraduates or subject specialists rather than registered schoolteachers. Where you do hold SACE registration, Apex verifies it and shows it on your profile, and parents do look for it.
A police clearance certificate if you tutor in person. Apex requires one for in-person tutoring. It is not required to tutor online, and you can add it later if you decide to teach face to face.
A laptop or desktop, a webcam, a stable internet connection and a quiet room to teach from. Apex checks all four.
Reliability above everything. Learners and parents plan around your confirmed sessions.
Helpful but not required: Edexcel International AS and A Level Mathematics, and Cambridge IGCSE, since families sometimes ask a tutor to compare the two routes.
What Apex verifies before your first lesson
Verification is a condition of engagement
Apex verifies who you are and what you are qualified to teach before you take a booking. A self-declaration is not enough, which is why we ask for documents rather than assurances. What is checked depends on how you teach: in-person tutoring carries one additional requirement, because the lesson happens face to face.
- Identity. Your ID or passport, and that the name on it matches your qualifications
- Qualifications. The certificates behind the subjects and levels you want to teach
- Police clearance. Required for in-person tutoring
- SACE and other credentials. Verified and shown on your profile where you hold them, as an advantage rather than a requirement
- Equipment. Machine, camera, connection and teaching room
Screening is a continuing condition, not a once-off. The detail sits in clause 4 of the Tutor Terms and Conditions, and there is a full walkthrough in What it means to be a verified Apex tutor.
How the work reaches you
Learners come to you
You are matched on subject, curriculum and the hours you have actually marked as available. You accept or decline each request.
Paid on the 2nd
Tutor fees are paid monthly, on the 2nd of the month, per lesson actually delivered. If a date falls on a weekend or public holiday, it moves to the next business day.
You set the hours
No minimum, no fixed timetable. You tutor as an independent contractor and you decide how much work you take.
Questions tutors ask before applying
No. Applications are made through MyAPEX, where you build a tutor profile once: your subjects, your curricula, your qualifications and your availability. Apex no longer accepts CVs or applications by email, because the profile is what parents read when they choose a tutor.
Apex tutors are independent contractors, not employees. You set your own hours, you accept the bookings you want, and you are responsible for your own tax and statutory obligations. This is set out in the Tutor Terms and Conditions you accept when you register.
Often yes, but do not assume it. The mathematics overlaps heavily, the assessment does not: Edexcel is tiered Foundation and Higher where Cambridge is Core and Extended, and the papers are structured differently. Work through the Edexcel specification and past papers before you list it, then list it honestly.
Less than Cambridge, which is exactly why we are short of tutors for it. A verified tutor who genuinely knows the Edexcel papers has very little competition on the platform.
You complete your profile on MyAPEX and upload your documents. Apex verifies them, and once you are cleared your profile goes live and you start receiving matched requests in your subjects. You are not charged anything to apply or to be listed.
Ready to join the Apex tutor team?
Apply through our MyAPEX platform. Create your tutor profile once and we will match you with learners in your subjects as new jobs come in. We no longer accept CVs or applications by email.