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Life and Earth Sciences · Terminale (final year of lycée)

Private tutoring in life and earth sciences (SVT) for Terminale (final year of lycée)

In Terminale (the final year of lycée), the life and earth sciences speciality comes down to a demanding written exam: an exercise setting out knowledge in a reasoned way and a document-based problem-solving exercise, alongside an assessment of practical skills. The curriculum, covering genetics and evolution, the history of the climate, nerve communication, behaviour and stress, is dense. Practising on complete papers, under timed conditions, makes the difference.

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For Terminale, choose a tutor who has already prepared students for the written speciality exam and knows how to work through complete papers under timed conditions.

Lucas

École vétérinaire & ex-BCPST. Prépa Bac pour spé : Maths, Physique‑Chimie, SVT.

New tutor5 years of experienceAccepting new students
Subject searched:
SVT / Biologie
Also:
Mathématiques · Physique-Chimie
+ 6 other subjects

Aide aux devoirs · Méthodologie et organisation · Soutien scolaire général · Brevet · Orientation · BAC

Levels:
Primaire · Collège · Lycée

€57 / hourAll-inclusive price, paid by the family. No hidden fees.

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Manon

Soutien Scolaire de la primaire au lycée

New tutor5 years of experienceAccepting new students
Subject searched:
SVT / Biologie
Also:
Mathématiques · Physique-Chimie
+ 18 other subjects

Français · Anglais · Histoire-Géographie · Informatique / Programmation · Latin · Sciences de l'ingénieur · Allemand · SES · Culture générale · Aide aux devoirs · Méthodologie et organisation · Soutien scolaire général · NSI · Brevet · Orientation · BAC · TOEIC · TOEFL

Levels:
Primaire · Collège · Lycée · Adulte

€24 / hourAll-inclusive price, paid by the family. No hidden fees.

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Pierre

Prof de math

New tutor5 years of experienceAccepting new students
Subject searched:
SVT / Biologie
Also:
Mathématiques · Physique-Chimie
+ 4 other subjects

Informatique / Programmation · Sciences de l'ingénieur · NSI · BAC

Levels:
Primaire · Collège · Lycée

€35 / hourAll-inclusive price, paid by the family. No hidden fees.

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The curriculum

Why take tutoring in life and earth sciences (SVT) for Terminale (final year of lycée)?

Topics covered

  • Genetics and evolution
  • Climate and past climates
  • Neurophysiology
  • Reflexes and movement
  • Preparing for the Grand oral

What you work on in sessions

  • Write a reasoned synthesis from one’s own knowledge
  • Solve a scientific problem using a set of documents
  • Link past climate change to geological evidence
  • Prepare a Grand oral question rooted in the speciality

A dense curriculum to master

The speciality curriculum is long, and all of it must be known on the day of the exam. The revision schedule is organised from the autumn.

Two exercises, two methods

Setting out knowledge and solving a document-based problem call for different skills. Working on them separately, then together, avoids losing marks needlessly.

Higher-education choices at stake

The Parcoursup application (the national platform for higher-education admissions) and the expectations of medical studies: Terminale results count. Regular support steadies the marks at the right time.

Rates

Tutoring in life and earth sciences (SVT) for Terminale (final year of lycée) from €24 an hour

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Private tutoring

Private tutoring in Terminale: when to start and how to organise the year

In Terminale (the final year of lycée), private tutoring is effective when it targets a specific difficulty (a specialism, Philosophy, the Grand oral). Start in September for a gap identified in Première, or after the first assessments if the level is uncertain. One session a week is often enough for a targeted need, avoiding overloading an already busy timetable.

Sébastien Lochon23 October 202613 min read
Lycée student in an SVT tutoring session with her tutor, with an illustrated textbook, a microscope, sheets of paper and exercises on the table.

School success and study choices

SVT private tutoring at lycée: learning the course and succeeding in exercises

To make progress with SVT (Life and Earth Sciences) private tutoring at lycée, learning the course is necessary but not sufficient. The student must be able to use their knowledge to explain a mechanism, analyse scientific documents, connect several scales and build a reasoned answer. A private tutor is most useful when they pinpoint exactly what is blocking: poorly memorised knowledge, imprecise vocabulary, superficial reading of documents or difficulty organising the reasoning. Effective work therefore alternates active memorisation, explaining mechanisms, data analysis, diagrams and synthesis exercises. In the SVT specialty, this method also prepares for both parts of the bac: the written exam and the assessment of experimental skills.

Sébastien Lochon23 October 202613 min read
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Private tutoring

How many hours of private tutoring a week does a student need?

How often to have private tutoring depends on the goals: 1 weekly session is enough for regular follow-up or a targeted difficulty, while 2 or more sessions may be needed to catch up on a significant gap or prepare for an approaching deadline. Effectiveness rests on regularity, targeting and the student’s own work between sessions.

Émilie Zajdman23 October 20269 min read

Frequently asked questions

Your questions about tutoring in life and earth sciences (SVT) for Terminale (final year of lycée)

How does the life and earth sciences speciality exam work?

It includes an exercise setting out knowledge in a reasoned way and a problem-solving exercise based on documents, as well as an assessment of practical skills. The tutor works on each one using past papers.

How do you prepare the Grand oral with this speciality?

By choosing a question that links the curriculum to a real issue, such as health, climate or evolution, then practising presenting it and answering questions. The Grand oral is the baccalauréat’s final oral exam.

Do the sessions prepare for medical studies?

They consolidate the biology and method expected in PASS or L.AS (the first-year routes into French medical studies). The tutor can also work on the independence and pace of work needed after the bac.

When should students start revising for the speciality exam?

From the start of the year: the curriculum is long, and practising on complete papers takes several months. A few sessions at the very end mainly serve for practice under exam conditions.

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