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0470One-to-one History tutoring for Cambridge and Edexcel
IGCSE History Tutors who turn facts into arguments,
in live lessons built for your child.
A specialist tutor coaches your child on source questions, essay plans and timed answers, with short notes for you each week. Trial lessons cost AED 20 to 60.
Reviewed by Mohsin Raza, Cambridge 0470 History tutor with a BA in History and published essays on World History
Checked for accuracy against Cambridge 0470 (2027 and 2028) and the Edexcel 4HI1 specification.
15.8%
Cambridge A* rate, 2025
20k+
Hours our tutors taught
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Cambridge components
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Our approach
Six ways our lessons turn knowledge into marks
Most History students know the events. Marks are won or lost in how they use sources and build an argument, so that is where lessons focus.
The qualification
What does Cambridge IGCSE History (0470) involve?
Cambridge teaches IGCSE History as syllabus 0470, and Pearson Edexcel teaches it as 4HI1. Students usually start at 14 and sit the exams at 16. Families across the GCC choose it for modern world history, and it leads on to A-Level History.
According to worldwide figures from Cambridge for June 2025, 15.8% of IGCSE History candidates gained an A*, while 75.6% finished with a C grade or better. Cambridge students sit two set papers, then either a coursework essay or a one-hour alternative paper.
Many students lose marks even when they know the events well. They summarise a source instead of judging it, or tell a story when the question asks how far. Our tutors teach a clear plan for each question type, practised weekly.
40%
Of the Cambridge grade comes from the two-hour Paper 1 structured essays.
7
The most sources a single Paper 2 question can include, all on one prescribed topic.
8
Depth studies offered in Edexcel 4HI1 Paper 1, and students study at least two.
Option B and depth studies
IGCSE History content, from Versailles to the Cold War
Below are the six Option B key questions and the five Cambridge depth studies. Your tutor also teaches Option A, and starts with the key questions your child finds hardest.
01
Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?
The Big Three, the terms and the impact on Germany to 1923
02
To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
Aims, 1920s disputes, the Depression, Manchuria and Abyssinia
03
How far was Hitler's foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939?
Rearmament, the Rhineland, Anschluss and Munich
04
Who was to blame for the Cold War?
Summit conferences, the Berlin Blockade, NATO and the Warsaw Pact
05
How effectively did the United States contain the spread of communism?
Case studies of Korea, Cuba and Vietnam
06
How secure was the USSR's control over Eastern Europe, 1948 to c.1989?
Hungary, Czechoslovakia, the Berlin Wall and Solidarity
07
Depth study A: The First World War, 1914 to 18
Stalemate, other fronts and the armistice
08
Depth study B: Germany, 1918 to 45
Weimar, Hitler's rise and the Nazi regime
09
Depth study C: Russia, 1905 to 41
The fall of the Tsar, the Bolsheviks and Stalin
10
Depth study D: The United States, 1919 to 41
The 1920s boom, the Wall Street Crash and the New Deal
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Depth study E: The Second World War in Europe and the Asia-Pacific, 1939 to c.1945
Campaigns, civilians and Allied victory
Source and essay technique
Judging sources for Paper 2 and writing balanced, supported answers
Paper by paper
How your tutor gets your child ready for each paper
On the Cambridge route, Papers 1 and 2 are compulsory, with coursework or Paper 4 on top. Edexcel has two papers worth half the grade each. Your tutor plans around the papers your school enters.
Paper 1
Structured essays
Three questions, each split into parts (a), (b) and (c). Your tutor drills the step from describing to explaining, then on to a reasoned judgement.
Paper 2
Document questions
Five parts on one prescribed topic, using up to seven sources. Your tutor practises message, purpose and reliability with sources from past papers.
Paper 4 or C3
Coursework or its alternative
For Paper 4, your tutor builds timed two-part answers on a depth study. For coursework, lessons strengthen research and essay skills, while the work stays your child's own.
Edexcel 4HI1
Paper 1, depth studies
One question on each of two depth studies, including judging interpretations. Your tutor sets timed questions in the Edexcel style.
Edexcel 4HI1
Paper 2, investigation and breadth
One question on a historical investigation with sources, and one on a breadth study of change over time. Your tutor prepares both sections.
Tutor focus
Argument and judgement
Top answers reply to the question directly, back it with evidence and weigh other views. Your tutor checks this in every practice essay.
Family reviews
What families say about our humanities help
While my daughter self studied English Language, Macroeconomics and World History content, I was looking to assess her exam readiness along with exam style recap, QnA and guidance… tutors guided beyond the curriculum leading to highly satisfactory exam outcomes.
Sonali Bhaumik
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The teaching my tutor conducts is seamless and provides highly beneficial and rewarding knowledge that bolsters my own critical thinking skills… I can comfortably interact and ask questions
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Great Teachers! Great People! I studied my exams with the help of… and I achieved high grades due to their way of study and the way they convey and listened to me!
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How it works
From enquiry to a History plan in four steps
1
Tell us the option
Share the board, core option, depth study and the question types where your child drops marks.
2
A specialist within a day
We match a History specialist to the papers your child sits, within one day of your request.
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Take a trial lesson
Your first History session is a paid trial priced from AED 20 to 60, a low-cost way to meet the tutor first.
Follow the weekly History plan
Lessons work through key questions and past papers. Should the tutor not suit, we re-match for free.
Lesson platform
Rewatch any source lesson the night before Paper 2
Lessons happen live on a shared whiteboard, where sources can be marked up together. Recordings are checked by our academic team, so teaching quality stays consistent.
- Recorded lessons for revision
- Flashcards of key dates and people
- Topic maps for each key question
- Lessons scored on 20+ quality measures
Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?
History this weekOn track
League of Nations
Mon · 4:30 PM
Paper 2 source practice
Wed · 6:00 PM
Weimar Germany essay
Sat · 11:00 AM
For parents
Know what was covered, week by week
Expect a short tutor note weekly and a fuller progress report monthly. If a session is skipped or homework goes undone, we let you know straight away.
- Short tutor notes each week
- A full report every month
- Alerts for a missed lesson or homework
Choosing support
Which kind of History help suits your child?
Plenty of families first try a textbook revision guide, or join an online group course. Here both sit beside one-to-one lessons on essay marking, source practice and pace, the areas that move History grades most.
| Feature | IGCSE Tutors Live, one to one | Revision guide Book and past papers | Group class Online, many students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essays marked against the mark scheme | Sometimes, with brief comments | ||
| Source practice on your child's prescribed topic | Depends on the guide | Often | |
| Pace set by your child's needs | Self-paced, no feedback | Set by the group | |
| Questions answered as they come up | Limited time each | ||
| Lessons recorded to rewatch | Depends on the provider |
Guides and group courses teach the history itself. One-to-one lessons add marked essays and source feedback aimed at your child's own gaps.Book a trial lesson
Our History tutors
Historians who teach argument, not just dates
We accept fewer than 2 out of each 100 tutor applicants. Each History tutor clears a subject interview plus a trial teaching session, and all of them coach source work and essay writing.
History specialist in European and World History, O-Level to A-Level
Mohsin Raza treats history as an argument to be built rather than a run of dates to be held. He has contributed to major cultural research and documentation projects, and…
History FAQs
Questions families ask about History lessons
Short answers on coursework, sources, essays, prescribed topics, exam boards and cost.
Should my child take coursework or Paper 4?
Your child's school makes that choice. Each route carries 30% of the grade, out of 40 marks. Coursework means one essay of up to 2,000 words; Paper 4 is a one-hour exam on a depth study. Your tutor supports either.
What goes wrong in source answers?
Paper 2 rewards judging a source, not retelling it. Students must explain its message, ask why it was made and check it against other sources. Your tutor practises this with past questions until it becomes habit.
How do you improve essay structure?
Your tutor teaches a simple plan: answer the question in the first line, explain each point with evidence, then weigh both sides to reach a judgement. Practice essays are marked against the official levels.
Which Paper 2 topic comes up in June 2027?
For June 2027, Cambridge has set how secure the USSR's control over Eastern Europe was, 1948 to c.1989, for Option B, and overseas empires for Option A. Your tutor plans source practice around it.
Do you teach Edexcel 4HI1 History?
Our listed History tutors teach Cambridge 0470. Edexcel 4HI1 has different depth studies and two 90-minute papers, so mention it on the form and we will check the match before you book.
What will History tuition cost us?
Hourly rates begin at AED 50, set by each tutor. Your first trial session costs between AED 20 and 60. Pay as you go or take a package; there is no contract tying you in.
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More essay and humanities subjects we teach
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Start History lessons with a specialist this week
Share the board, option and depth study, and a History specialist is matched to your child within 24 hours. Your paid trial costs AED 20 to 60.