Frequently Asked Questions

A 60-minute live session led by a current or former Cambridge CAIE, Edexcel, or AQA examiner — the person who has marked your child's paper. The Mastery Pod is structured around the official mark scheme for your board and subject, teaching Candidates exactly what the examiner rewards and what costs marks. It is not a tutoring session. It is examiner-level calibration.

All EMI Mastery Podes are led by current or former examiners for the specific board and subject your child is sitting. Not tutors, not curriculum-aligned teachers — examiners. Every facilitator holds Enhanced DBS clearance and has been vetted by our Academic Director before delivering a single Mastery Pod.

Cohorts are capped at 15 Candidates. This cap is enforced without exception — we will never place a 16th Candidate into an existing cohort. If demand exceeds capacity, we open a new cohort. Fifteen Candidates generate fifteen simultaneous approaches to the same problem, each calibrated by the examiner in real time.

Cambridge CAIE, Edexcel, and AQA across Mathematics, Further Mathematics, and Physics at IGCSE, GCSE, AS-Level, and A-Level. Each Mastery Pod is board-specific — Cambridge Candidates are never in the same cohort as Edexcel Candidates.

Evenings and weekends, outside school hours. Two Mastery Podes per week per subject. GCC timezone compatible (GST/AST). No timetable disruption.

AED 571/month (IGCSE/GCSE single subject) or AED 2,000/month (A-Level/AS-Level single subject). Dual subject: AED 668/month (IGCSE/GCSE) or AED 3,600/month (A-Level). AED is the billing currency. GBP equivalents are shown for reference. See the pricing page for full details.

Yes. One complete 60-minute Mastery Pod — , no commitment. WhatsApp us on +44 7454 408219 to claim it. The recording is sent to you after regardless of whether you continue.

Monthly plans cancel at any time. One WhatsApp message is sufficient. No fees, no forms, no retention calls. See the Cancellation & Refund Policy.

Yes. A 7-day full refund applies from the date of your first paid Mastery Pod. If it is not right for your child, contact us within 7 days and we will refund in full — no questions asked.

Every Mastery Pod is recorded in full and made available to enrolled Candidates immediately after it ends. There is no expiry date. Candidates can return to recordings the night before the October examination.

The full recording is available immediately after the Mastery Pod ends. Your child can watch it at any time. The recording includes the full examiner walkthrough, so missing the live session is not the same as missing the content.

Yes. Every EMI Examiner-Led Facilitator holds Enhanced DBS clearance before any Candidate contact. No exceptions. Documentation is available to partner schools on request.

EMI has a named Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) available throughout every engagement. Contact details are provided to partner schools before the first Mastery Pod. All concerns are acted on within 24 hours.

Our Safeguarding Policy, Child Protection Policy, and Online Conduct Protocols are published in full.

Schools receive three free Mastery Pods for a nominated Candidate cohort — no cost, no commitment, no administrative burden. We deliver the Mastery Podes, you see the results, and any further conversation happens from a position of demonstrated value. Contact us via WhatsApp to arrange.

Yes — after a successful trial, school partners receive a monthly revenue share on every Candidate from their school who enrols with EMI. No cost to the school. The commercial conversation happens after the trial, not before.