UK universities make offers on predicted grades and confirm them on final results, and your Internal Assessments feed both. IB teachers and subject specialists help Diploma students in London, Surrey, Kent and across the UK plan an investigation, sharpen a research question and make sense of their data, while the IA itself stays entirely your work. One-to-one online lessons in UK time, from £58 an hour.
We pair each IA with a tutor from its own subject: a Physics investigation goes to a Physics tutor, a set of Economics commentaries to an Economics tutor. Each subject marks its IA against different criteria, and the coaching follows them.
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I am an experienced and dedicated History educator with 29 years of classroom teaching experience, including 25 years specialising in IB Diploma Programme (DP) History. Over more than two decades as an IB examiner, I have gained exceptional insight into assessment standards and examination expectations. I currently serve as Assistant Principal Examiner for Paper 1, as well as senior moderator and examiner for the Internal Assessment and Paper 3.
I'm Tim, a teacher and tutor of Maths. I have taught and tutored IB Maths at all levels for over 15 years. I have recently taught at The International School of The Hague and the German School (London). During my time at International Schools I have had experience with moderating exams and IAs. I am a Member of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics and have also co-authored a book in teaching Mathematics at post 16 level. Tuition is a conversation driven by tutees issues with the material. I endeavour to make Maths an accessible and less intimidating subject. Outside of tutoring I enjoy music, travelling and cinema.
I'm Alice, an IB graduate with 45 points who has just graduated with a first-class degree in History from Durham University. I am currently doing a Masters in Law in London as part of my training to become a solicitor in the UK. I achieved 7s in all of my IB subjects and have been tutoring IB students for nearly 5 years. My tutoring style focuses on adapting to my tutee's individual learning styles, and making my sessions interactive and fun to help students really grasp the fundamentals of the IB programme. I can really relate to the challenges of the IB, so I love to work with students to build their confidence in their subject areas, by focusing on strengthening their exam answers and Internal Assessment work. Outside of tutoring, I love cooking and baking and I also compete for a field hockey team in London. I also have two black cats!
I’m Sylvia, an experienced IB Geography and ESS tutor, examiner, and IA moderator with over 30 years of teaching expertise. I hold a joint degree in Biology and Geography, an MSc in Environmental Management, and a formal teaching qualification. My students consistently exceed expectations, thanks to a proven approach that blends knowledge reinforcement, exam technique, and metacognitive coaching. As an IB examiner, I offer insider insight into how to achieve top marks. I specialize in helping students refine their study strategies, improve confidence, and master command terms and assessment criteria. I’m equally successful with students who have specific learning difficulties, using multisensory, differentiated techniques to support diverse learning needs. I also teach yoga and mindfulness, and have helped many students overcome exam anxiety through breathing, movement, and focus techniques. My approach is structured, empathetic, and tailored to each learner’s goals. Outside the classroom, I enjoy travel, debating, and teaching yoga. Whether supporting IA development, exam preparation, or study skills, I’m passionate about helping students unlock their potential—academically and personally.
Hi I'm Linda an experienced International IB teacher, IB Examiner and an IB Evaluation leader for schools. I have been tutoring students for almost 3 years. I started my teaching career in the UK but for 30 years, I taught IB Biology in International Schools in Switzerland, Syria, Oman, Indonesia, Germany and Sudan. I have a genuine passion for Biology and the IB (my three children all successfully completed the IB Diploma). I am able to explain concepts in simple and varied ways in order to further understanding. I use lots of digital resources and can produce concise notes. I focus on asking questions which deepen conceptual understanding. As an experienced HL examiner and IA moderator I understand the requirements of IB. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy going into schools on evaluation visits, travelling, cooking and walking my dogs.
IB IA TutorQualified IB teacherPhD in Biomechanics
I teach IB Physics at the United World College, an international educational movement, where I combine theory with practical examples drawn from 9y of engineering practice and 6y in scientific research. In tutoring, I prefer to act as a mentor rather than just a tutor, aiming for clear, engaging, easy to follow, and enjoyable lessons. My tutoring students regularly achieve high results (sixes and sevens) in their IAs, as I support them with detailed materials and guided examples.
In a UK application your IAs count twice: first in the predicted grades your school sends with your application, then in the final results that decide whether a conditional offer is met. UCAS's adviser guide defines a predicted grade as the one your school believes you are "likely to achieve in positive circumstances", and universities make their offers on it months before any IB exam is sat.
Teachers predict from what they have seen by DP2: DP1 coursework, end-of-year exams and mocks, early IA drafts. The school must finish your reference before it can send the application, so its internal deadline falls earlier than UCAS's; for most courses that is 13 January 2027 at 18:00 UK time, as our guide to the IB in the UK explains.
Once the offer is made, the IA becomes part of the grades it is conditional on. Sciences and Maths put a fifth of each grade on the IA, Economics and Business Management 30% at SL; your teacher marks it, the IB moderates a sample and can move the whole school's marks, and results reach you in early July 2027, about five weeks before A-level results day on 12 August.
Where the IA shows up
What a UK university sees from an IB applicant, class of 2027
Stage
What it is
The IA's part
Predicted grades
Sent with your UCAS application; for most courses by 13 January 2027
Interviews, tests, UCAS and IA finals in one winter
For the class of 2027, the heaviest weeks of the Diploma fall between late November and February: university interviews, a January test sitting, the 13 January UCAS date and DP2 mocks arrive alongside many schools' IA final deadlines.
Early – mid-Dec 2026
Interview weeks
Oxford holds online interviews in early to mid-December and Cambridge's main interview period runs from 7 to 18 December, as our Oxford page sets out. IA analysis that is settled before then leaves those weeks free.
21 Dec 2026 – 8 Jan 2027
Admissions tests over Christmas
Booking for the January sitting of the TMUA, ESAT and TARA closes on 21 December at 6pm GMT, and the tests run from 4 to 8 January (UAT-UK dates). Law applicants to KCL, LSE or UCL must sit the LNAT by 31 December, and our Maths AA page covers the TMUA.
12–13 Jan 2027
Oxford outcomes, then UCAS
Oxford gives shortlisted applicants its decisions on 12 January. The next day, at 18:00 UK time, is the UCAS date for most other courses; Cambridge outcomes follow in late January.
Jan – Feb 2027
Mocks and the last IA finals
Many schools hold DP2 mocks in January and collect the remaining IA finals by February, so revision and the last IA work compete for the same evenings.
Spring – July 2027
Marks to the IB, exams, results
Schools send IA marks and moderation samples to the IB in spring; the exams run from late April to mid-May 2027, and results arrive in early July.
University, test and UCAS dates come from their own pages. Each school sets its own IA and mock deadlines, so check your school's deadline sheet; the class of 2028 meets the same winter in 2027–28.
Academic honesty
What IA help is allowed
Academic honesty comes first: an IA tutor can teach the methods and explain the criteria, but the research question, the data, the analysis and every sentence must be yours. The IB's academic integrity policy counts work shaped by someone else, and AI-generated text you haven't acknowledged, as misconduct, and the student bears the penalty.
So lessons run on practice material rather than your submission. A tutor might build a made-up data set for you to rehearse a chi-squared test or propagate uncertainties on, take a sample investigation apart criterion by criterion, or ask the questions a moderator would ask of your method until you can answer them. We don't pick your topic, process your results or edit your report, and your teacher's comments on your one draft remain the formal feedback.
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Maja C., studentCollege Champittet · Class of 2025 · Physics
Can IA lessons help before my child’s predicted grades are fixed?+
Often, if they come early enough. Teachers predict from the work they have already seen, and IA drafts can be part of it, so IA help in DP1 or at the start of DP2 has the best chance of showing up in a prediction. Your school decides when predictions are final and how much weight each piece of work carries, so ask that first and plan lessons before the date. No tutor can promise a higher prediction; the aim is stronger work for teachers to judge.
My child has a December interview and IA finals due in January. How would lessons fit?+
Around the interview, not on top of it. A workable plan is to settle the IA's method and analysis in the second half of November, keep the interview fortnight free of IA work, then come back to the IA after Christmas to check it against the criteria before the school's deadline. Lessons are one to one and online in UK time, so they can sit in the evenings of a crowded week; our Oxford page has the December interview dates.
Who would coach a Biology investigation, and who an Economics portfolio?+
Different tutors. We match each IA to someone who teaches its subject, because the skills being marked differ: a Biology investigation turns on experimental design and statistics, an Economics portfolio on applying theory and diagrams to three published news articles. The tutors on our Biology and Economics pages show who is available for each.
Is it allowed to have a tutor for the IA?+
Yes, within limits the IB sets. A tutor may teach methods, explain the criteria and question your child's choices; writing, editing, choosing the topic or processing the real data would break the IB's academic integrity rules, and the penalty falls on the student. Lanterna's IA lessons are built to stay on the permitted side of that line.
Can you help a Kent student on the Career-related Programme with an IA?+
Yes, for the Diploma courses within it. A CP student takes at least two DP courses, and those courses carry the same IAs, marked on the same criteria, as for a Diploma student. Our Kent page explains how the CP sits in the county's state schools.
How many IA lessons do students book, and what do they cost?+
Lessons cost from £58 an hour. IA help usually comes in short runs tied to a deadline: two or three sessions before data collection, a few more once the teacher's comments on the draft are back. The price tiers show the options, and a free consultation is the quickest way to plan hours against your child's subjects and school dates.
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