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One-to-one online IB Theory of Knowledge tutoring for prescribed-title analysis, essay structure, knowledge questions, real-world examples and Exhibition planning.
Tutors with relevant academic backgrounds and experience supporting TOK essays, exhibitions and knowledge questions.
TOK essay and Exhibition supportMr Hugo Bauer
Philosophy and Theory of Knowledge tutor
IB Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay (Philosophy, History)
Essay structure and argument support
Essay argument specialistMs Aisha Ibrahim
PPE and Theory of Knowledge tutor
IB Theory of Knowledge — essay structure, argument, and KQ development
Knowledge-question and draft support
Science and ethics supportDr Sarah Lindqvist
Philosophy of Science tutor
IB TOK — Natural Sciences, Ethics, and Knowledge & Technology themes
Exhibition planning and commentary support
Tutors are selected for relevant academic background and experience supporting TOK essay and Exhibition work.
Sessions focus on knowledge questions, argument structure, examples, counterclaims and clear academic writing.
Tutors complete the academy's review process before student assignments.
Recommendations consider the prescribed title, draft stage, deadlines and the support the student needs.
TOK rewards students who can identify genuine knowledge questions and reason through them rigorously — not those who memorise philosophical content. We build that reasoning skill.
Step 1
We start with recent marks, confidence blockers, and the exact exam board so sessions feel personal from lesson one.
Step 2
Tutors connect concepts to examiner language, worked examples, and the habits that turn knowledge into marks.
Step 3
Parents see what changed after each session: topics covered, next steps, and the grade trajectory we are building toward.
What we cover
Break the specification into manageable topics, then build confidence from the first concept to exam-ready application.
A knowledge question is an open, contestable question about the nature of knowledge itself. Identifying and sustaining a strong KQ is the foundation of both the essay and the exhibition. We practise formulating and refining KQs from any starting point.
Language, sense perception, emotion, reason, imagination, intuition, memory, and faith. Understanding how each WOK produces and limits knowledge — and how to use WOKs as analytical tools in essay arguments.
Natural Sciences, Human Sciences, History, Arts, Ethics, Mathematics, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Religious Knowledge Systems. Each has a distinct epistemological character. Essays often compare knowledge across two or more AOKs.
The compulsory core theme. Questions about perspective, bias, personal knowledge, shared knowledge, and the role of the individual in knowledge communities. Relevant to all essay titles and the exhibition.
Knowledge & Technology, Knowledge & Language, Knowledge & Politics, Knowledge & Religion, and Knowledge & Indigenous Societies. Your school selects two themes. We cover the arguments and examples relevant to your specific themes.
A strong TOK essay has a clear position, genuine counterclaims that are taken seriously, real-world examples that are genuinely illustrative (not decorative), and a conclusion that resolves the tension. We practise essay structure from outline to draft to final.
Selecting three objects with genuine TOK significance, writing a 950-word commentary that makes a single argument, and connecting all three to one IA prompt. Many students select objects and then struggle to connect them — we start from the argument and work backward.
See this plan built around your child's exact paper.
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1,600
maximum TOK Essay words
Most TOK essays present 'on one hand... on the other hand...' without ever committing to a position. A strong essay takes a stance, supports it with evidence and reasoning, engages seriously with the counterclaim, and defends the position in the conclusion. We teach this structure through annotated past-paper essays and drafting practice.
Many students use examples (the black swan, Flat Earth Theory, Picasso) because they have heard them in class — without genuinely connecting them to their argument. We work on finding original examples from the student's own IB subjects and experience, and on explaining the connection precisely rather than assuming it is obvious.
The Exhibition requires three objects that all connect to one IA prompt through one consistent argument. Students often select three disconnected objects and then force the argument. We work backwards: choose the argument first, then find three objects that genuinely illustrate different aspects of it.
Family trust
A clear tutor match, a plan built around the real paper, and progress parents can follow from week to week.
We shortlist tutors who know the curriculum, teach clearly, and can coach the exact exam habits that lift marks.
Top-university academics and exam-savvy specialists.
Parents see what was covered, what improved, and what needs attention next, so progress never feels vague.
Structured feedback after every lesson block.
Sessions are matched to the student's board, tier, topic gaps, and exam timeline instead of generic subject tutoring.
Board-specific support with a measurable target grade path.
Parent feedback
Focused, one-to-one support that helps students understand difficult topics and prepare with confidence.
Meet your recommended tutor in a private one-to-one trial. Share your child’s current priorities, see how the tutor teaches, and decide whether the fit feels right before booking regular lessons. No credit card. No commitment.
Quick questions
Helpful answers about exam boards, syllabus topics, tutor matching and lesson support.
TOK is combined with the Extended Essay for up to 3 bonus Diploma points. An A in TOK + A in EE = 3 bonus points. An E in either = automatic Diploma fail. The combined TOK and Extended Essay results can contribute up to three additional Diploma points, subject to the IB points matrix and Diploma requirements.
Each year the IB releases six prescribed titles for the external TOK Essay. Students choose one and write a 1,600-word essay. The titles are philosophical questions about knowledge — not subject-specific. We work through the current year's titles and select the one that best suits the student's thinking and subject background.
A-grade TOK essays demonstrate: a clear and defensible position on the knowledge question, genuine engagement with a strong counterclaim (not a strawman), real-world examples that are precisely connected to the argument, and a conclusion that resolves the tension. We teach and practise this structure explicitly.
Yes — most students bring a draft that describes rather than argues, or uses examples decoratively rather than analytically. We diagnose the gap between the current draft and a Grade A response, then work through a structured revision with feedback at each stage.
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