- 07 Sep, 2026
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Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Science Tutor
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Science Tutor
Apex Academic Centre is looking for Pearson Edexcel tutors in Biology, Chemistry or Physics at International GCSE, 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 covering all three sciences. You do not need to teach all of them: list the ones you genuinely know on your MyAPEX profile and Apex matches you on those.
About the role
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE science learners reach us from schools offering the Edexcel route and from families schooling internationally. Some take the sciences separately, others take a combined award, and the two need noticeably different tutoring: the combined route covers less depth but leaves learners with fewer hours per subject to build confidence.
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 one or more Edexcel International GCSE sciences one to one, in Biology, Chemistry or Physics, to the specification the learner is actually entered for.
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Establishing which award the learner is taking before you plan anything. Single subject and combined award learners have different content and different pressures.
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Teaching the practical and investigative content, including method, variables, results tables, graphs and the treatment of anomalies.
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Repairing the quantitative work. Across all three sciences, the marks lost most often are in calculation, units and graph work rather than in the science itself.
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Building written explanation that scores, particularly on the longer questions where learners describe rather than explain.
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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 science component.
Demonstrable Edexcel experience in at least one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics at International GCSE, and an understanding of the single and combined award routes.
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.
Honesty about which sciences you can actually teach at this level. Listing all three when you are strong in one is the fastest way to lose a learner.
Helpful but not required: Edexcel International A Level sciences, and Cambridge IGCSE.
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.
No. Most tutors list one or two. You choose on your MyAPEX profile and Apex matches you on what you list, so a Chemistry specialist is never sent a Physics request.
The underlying science is the same. The specifications, the paper structures and the award routes are not. If you have taught Cambridge, work through the Edexcel specification and past papers before you list it rather than assuming it transfers.
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.