Physics Tuition - A-Level (H2) Master Guide for Integrated-Programme (IP) Students

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11 Jul 2025, 00:00 Z

TL;DR
The 2026 H2 Physics spec gives 20 % of the grade to a spreadsheet-based practical, kills the mid-year exam, and demands that IP students juggle electromagnetism, fields and SHM barely eight months after their Year-4 promos.
This guide maps every assessment cliff, links out to our proven IP Physics tuition scaffolds, and hands parents a term-by-term action plan.

1 | Syllabus & Assessment at a Glance

Paper	Weight	Core skills & pitfalls
Paper 1 (30 MCQ)	15 %	Sign-logic traps, vectors & units discipline
Paper 2 (Structured)	30 %	SUVAT ↔ fields transfer, calculus fluency
Paper 3 (Long Q)	35 %	Data-handling, SHM-energy synthesis, free response
Paper 4 (Practical)	20 %	Spreadsheet `=LINEST()` gradient ± SE, uncertainty ACE paragraphs

The 2026 SEAB syllabus explicitly states “Candidates may use a spreadsheet to process and analyse data” — quoting Table 1.3, p. 6 of the spec.

2 | Why IP Students Stumble

Cliff	Typical symptom	Quick fix & link-out
Electromagnetism	Cannot grasp the abstract nature of electric fields, electric potentials unlike mechanics	One-page recap in Physics Electricity and Practical Mastery Guide
Spreadsheet ACE rubric	Writes “half-range error” for every spread; misses SE from LINEST	45-min clinic from Measurement & Uncertainty for IP Physics
Timed-paper stamina	Completes 70 % of Paper 2; blanks last 4-mark planning Q	Exam-pacing drills in Weighted Assessments vs Mid-Year Examination
Year-4 → JC1 gap	Algebra rust, sign slips in FBD, lab-report panic	Full bridge roadmap in Bridging the Gap from IP Y4 to JC 1

3 | Action Timeline (Term-by-Term)

Window	Pinch-points	Physics Tuition Action
Jan-Mar (Term 1)	WA1 (45-60 min), first practical design	Hybrid lectures — SUVAT-vector drills + 2 h lab clinic
Apr-Jun (Term 2 + Jun break)	Block Test; CCA peak	Mock Paper 2 sprint every fortnight; WhatsApp lifeline
Jul-Aug (Term 3)	WA2; full E&M coverage	One-day Fields-Energy boot camp
Sep (1-wk break)	Start Promo prep	12-week grade-jump plan (see IP Math roadmap post)
Oct-Nov	JC1 Promos (or Y6 Prelim)	Daily Paper 1 barrage ± screencast autopsy
Dec hols	Internal Assessment (IA) write-up, research	Spreadsheet & ACE workshop; sleep-reset week

Parents: cross-reference these windows with the 2025/26 Master Timeline — P6 DSA → JC2 for CCA and DSA clashes.

Check out Internal Assessments (IA) for the International Baccalaureate (IB)

4 | Inside an Eclat H2 Physics Lesson

Concept-Transfer Spiral — a rolling 8-week sequence (vectors → energy → fields → SHM → waves → modern).
Practical Focus — live camera over multimeters; students replicate with a $15 home kit.
Timed-Paper Drill — 90 min on-camera attempt, instant peer-mark, error journal.
24 h WA Rescue — photo → annotated screencast return within one day.

Class size stays ≤ 8 IP students to ensure microphone time and school-specific pacing.

5 | Typical Results

Metric (2024 cohort)	Eclat IP classes	World average
A/Distinction rate	82 %	41 %
Paper 2 completion	97 %	~70 %
IA ≥ 18/24	83 %	(IBO/SEAB — n/a)