Oxbridge interview preparation · Admissions tests · A-level · GCSE

Cambridge interviews everyone. That is the exam.

Everyone Cambridge makes an offer to has been interviewed, and the interviews run from 7 to 18 December 2026. We prepare candidates for that, and we teach GCSE and A-level alongside it. Tell us the subject, level and target. We propose a tutor who has been interviewed, subject-verified and enhanced-DBS checked, along with a rate inside the published band and a time. You pay only after you confirm the match, and a written report follows every lesson.

Admissions £55–90/hr A-level £35–60/hr GCSE £30–50/hr
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Lesson report Mock interview · Medicine, Cambridge For the family of Amelia H.
Tuesday 25 August 2026
1Today we covered
Unseen data: interpreting an ECG traceConfident
Explaining a mechanism aloud under follow-up questionsStruggling
2I was impressed by

She asked for a moment to think before the ethics question, then structured the answer in three parts unprompted.

3We'll keep working at

Saying plainly what she does not know and reasoning from there, instead of guessing at a fact.

4Next time we'll cover

A second unseen problem, then a twenty-minute timed mock with the camera on.

5Practice before next lesson
Rehearse two answers on camera, three minutes each, and note where your eyes leave the lens
Checked and approved by the Elysian team
Tuesday 25 August 2026

Sample report, fictional student. This is the format you receive after each lesson.

A supervision, transcribed

Interviewer

You have a population where the trait is heritable. Does that tell you the difference between two groups is genetic?

She paused. Good. The pause is the answer starting.

Candidate

No. Heritability is within a population, so it says nothing about a gap between two of them. You would need the environments to be comparable first.

Said what it does NOT show before what it does. That is the habit we drill.

Interviewer

Then what would change your mind?

This is the real question. Every offer turns on it.

Every tutor screened before listing Enhanced DBS before any lesson A written report after every lesson No subscription, and no lock-in
How it works

Tell us what you need, then see the work after every lesson.

1

Tell us the subject, level and target

Share what your child needs, including the subject, level and target.

2

We propose the match

We propose a screened tutor, a rate inside the published band for that level, and a time.

3

A report after every lesson

What was covered, what improved, and what comes next. Checked and approved by the Elysian team before it reaches you.

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What we teach

KS3, GCSE, A-level, and the university application itself.

KS3 and GCSE

£30–50/hr

Key Stage 3 through GCSE: Maths, the Sciences, English and Economics across AQA, Edexcel and OCR.

A-level

£35–60/hr

Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics and essay subjects. IB Diploma subjects are taught at this level and priced in the same band.

Admissions

£55–90/hr

Personal statements, admissions tests (TMUA, MAT, ESAT), Oxbridge interviews.

The ranges below are the published bands we propose within for each level.

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Who we are

What this company is for.

Elysian Tutors is built around one job: preparing candidates for the Oxford and Cambridge interview, and teaching the A-levels and IB subjects underneath it. Anyone teaching interview preparation here has sat that interview themselves, in their own subject, in a recent admissions cycle. Before a tutor teaches anyone they are interviewed by us, their subject qualifications are checked against the certificate, and they clear an enhanced DBS check including the children’s barred list. After every lesson a written report reaches the family, and we read it before they do.

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Admissions guides

Oxbridge interviews for 2027 entry

Cambridge interviews run from 7 to 18 December 2026, and invitations go out from mid-November. Everyone Cambridge makes an offer to has been interviewed. These pages are dated and carry the university source beside every claim.

How our interview preparation works, including what a session covers, what it costs and when to start.

One way to start

Ask us to match you.

Tell us the subject, level and target. We propose a screened tutor, a rate inside the published band and a time. You pay only after you confirm the match.

If the first lesson with a new tutor isn't the right fit, tell us within 48 hours. Our staff review it, and where the claim is upheld we refund it in full. Matched families can also ask for one free rematch after the first lesson with that tutor. See pricing for the full terms.

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