IB History Tutoring for Students in the UAE
IB History examines three quite different skills in three papers, and a student can be strong in one and weak in another without noticing until a mock.
- 3 examined components, weighted as shown below
- 6 syllabus areas mapped to your scheme of work
- Taught by a specialist in this subject, not a generalist
- 90-minute online lessons, scheduled in UAE time
How it is examined
The components, what each one is worth, and what it asks for. Planning revision without this in front of you is how students spend weeks on the part that carries the fewest marks.
| Component | Weight | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 · 60 min | SL: 30% / HL: 20% | Source-based questions |
| Paper 2 · SL: 90 min / HL: 90 min | SL: 45% / HL: 25% | Essay (world history topics) |
| Paper 3 · 150 min | HL: 35% | Essay (regional history, HL only) |
What the syllabus covers
Unit by unit, in the awarding body’s own terms so you can match it against your school’s scheme of work.
Core and SL content
Authoritarian States · Causes and Effects of Wars · The Cold War
Additional HL content
European History (regional option) · Advanced Historiographical Analysis · Additional Case Studies
Where marks are actually lost
Paper 1 is a source paper with its own mechanics — value and limitations answered from origin, purpose and content, and a final question that has to integrate the sources with your own knowledge in a fixed time. It is the most coachable paper in the Diploma and the one students practise least, because it feels like a comprehension exercise rather than history.
The essay papers reward argument and comparison across cases, not narrative. The specific failure is the answer that covers two regions sequentially and never compares them, which is half an answer to a comparative question. The historical investigation is separate again: it is marked on method and reflection on the historian’s craft, so a brilliant narrative with a thin evaluation section still scores in the middle.
The internal assessment
The IA is marked by your teacher against published criteria and moderated by the IB. We supervise it — we do not write it, because History coursework a student cannot defend is worth less than a weaker piece they can.
Formulating a focused historical research question
Formulating a focused historical research question
Detailed evaluation of at least two sources (OPVL)
Detailed evaluation of at least two sources (OPVL)
Building an evidence-supported argument
Building an evidence-supported argument
Comparing different historical perspectives
Comparing different historical perspectives
Concluding the investigation and reflecting on it
Concluding the investigation and reflecting on it
Frequently asked questions
The questions UAE students and parents ask us most often about this program.
Related programs
Other preparation tracks students often combine with this one.
IB Diploma Tutoring
Subject-specialist tutoring for IB Diploma students, at Higher and Standard Level, covering taught content, internal assessments and the core. Delivered online and planned around your school’s deadlines.
IB Pricing
The Diploma is not one thing to buy. Six subjects, an extended essay, internal assessments and TOK each need something different, and they are priced separately here so you can buy only what you need.
How it works
Every student starts with a free consultation and ends with a plan that has a date on it. What happens in between depends on which exam you are sitting.
Tell us where History is going wrong
Send a recent piece of marked work or a test paper with the marks on it. That shows us more in five minutes than a description of the problem does in an hour.