FAQs

Lessons follow what you are learning at school, at SL or HL. Your teacher checks what you already know, explains new topics until they make sense and practices the kinds of question you will meet in the exam papers, including reading and interpreting data. When the time comes, lessons also support the Internal Assessment.

Yes. The Internal Assessment (IA) in DP biology is a scientific investigation: you formulate your own research question, carry out the investigation and write it up. The IB recommends about 10 hours of course time for it. Your teacher can help you choose a workable question, plan the method, handle and present your data, and think about your conclusion and how the method could be better. The work must be your own, so we guide the process and never write it for you.

Yes. Both Paper 1B and Paper 2 include data-based questions, and the course puts more weight on working with data than the previous one did. Your teacher can practice reading tables and graphs with you, spotting what the data show and writing a clear answer in your own words.

Yes. The IB recommends 20 hours of practical work at SL and 40 at HL, spread across the two years. Your teacher can help you plan a method, make sense of your results and write up what you found. The work always stays your own.

Yes. A calculator is required on every DP biology paper. Which models your school may use is set by the IB, so check the approved list with your DP coordinator. Bring your calculator to lessons so you can practice with it.

Yes, with some care. The course changed, so papers up to November 2024 belong to the previous course, which had three papers and options. Their questions do not match the current format, although much of the core content overlaps. The IB sells papers and mark schemes from the current course, and publishes specimen papers for free. Your teacher can suggest which ones suit where you are.

No, we only offer online support. We ensure high-quality learning through proven teaching strategies from our team, personalized lessons and an interactive platform, Lessonspace.

You’ll receive an email with onboarding steps, including your teacher match and lesson schedule, and a diagnostic learning skills survey.

You’ll receive a link to join in your browser (no app needed), where you work with your teacher on current topics and assessment preparation using a collaborative whiteboard.

We use Lessonspace for our lessons.

We are not “homework help”. We guide students through concepts so that they understand them, gain confidence and can complete their work independently.

A computer with a strong internet connection, class notes, the course syllabus and a calculator. A writing tablet for the online whiteboard helps but is optional.

Lessons are typically 1 hour long.

Most students meet once a week. Some students prefer to meet twice a week. At this time, we do not offer biweekly lessons.

Yes, we match you with a consistent teacher, and we’re happy to adjust if the fit doesn’t feel right.

Log in to our platform, or wait for a reminder email with the link to join.

Both DP biology courses: Biology at Standard Level (SL) and Biology at Higher Level (HL), including the Internal Assessment.

Both levels teach the same four themes, and HL goes further. The IB recommends 150 teaching hours for SL and 240 for HL, and HL adds topics such as viruses and gene expression, with extra depth in many others. The exam papers are also longer at HL. Which level you take is decided with your school.

There are two papers at each level. Paper 1 is sat in one sitting and has two parts: 1A is multiple-choice and 1B is data-based questions on experimental work. Paper 2 mixes data-based, short-answer and extended-response questions. At SL, each paper lasts 1 hour 30 minutes. At HL, Paper 1 lasts 2 hours and Paper 2 lasts 2 hours 30 minutes. Your teacher can plan practice for each part with you.

The course is organized into four themes: unity and diversity; form and function; interaction and interdependence; and continuity and change. Each theme looks at life at different scales, from molecules and cells to organisms and ecosystems. Continuity and change has the most recommended teaching time at both levels. Your school decides the order in which it teaches them, and your teacher follows that order.

The current course was first taught in August 2023 and first examined in May 2025. The previous course was examined for the last time in November 2024. As far as we know, the IB has not announced a further update.

It is a compulsory project in the DP sciences. It is interdisciplinary, takes 10 hours and is not marked by the IB. Your school organizes it. If you want to talk through the biology involved, your teacher can do that in a lesson.

Our teachers have several years of experience teaching their subject in an IB classroom, have been through exam sessions and have delivered and marked IB assessments. We do not use college students.

Yes. We teach IB DP biology, at SL and HL, including the Internal Assessment. Worldly Tutors is the company behind this site.

At this time, we specialize in IB DP biology. If you are transitioning from or studying a different curriculum, we cannot guarantee support for that curriculum.

We work with DP students, usually aged 16 to 18, in DP 1 and DP 2 (Grades 11 and 12). For anyone 17 or younger, a parent is our contact.

DP biology lessons are €92 per hour until December 31, 2026, and €97 per hour from January 1, 2027. Every lesson is a personalized one-to-one lesson with your teacher.

We send a monthly invoice, which can be paid securely by credit card or iDEAL through Stripe.

You are invoiced monthly based on the lessons attended.

We require 24 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule a lesson; otherwise the lesson is charged in full.

You can cancel or reschedule through our platform, or email your teacher directly with at least 24 hours’ notice.

That’s no problem. Just cancel lessons in advance with at least 24 hours’ notice to avoid charges.

Our standard cancellation policy still applies. Please cancel at least 24 hours in advance to avoid charges. Late cancellations are charged in full, as teachers prepare lessons and reserve that time.