Actuarial Exam Tutor
CS1 tutor

1-to-1 CS1 tutoring.

Practical support with the statistical theory, RStudio and exam technique needed for CS1. We can work through the areas you find difficult and turn them into methods you can recognise, apply and explain in exam questions.

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Qualified actuaryPassed every IFoA exam first time£45/hour
What I can help with

Support across the parts of CS1 that matter in the exam.

Probability and distributionsDiscrete and continuous distributions, random variables, moments and conditional ideas.
Estimation and inferenceEstimators, likelihood, confidence intervals and the assumptions behind them.
Hypothesis testingChoosing tests, p-values, power, errors and writing a clear conclusion.
Regression and GLMsModel setup, interpretation, diagnostics, links, deviance and model comparison.
Bayesian statisticsPriors, likelihoods, posteriors and the logic behind Bayesian updating.
RStudio / Paper BWriting and reading R code, checking output and explaining statistical results clearly.
Focused revision

Connect the theory to the question.

CS1 becomes much harder when you know individual formulas or R commands but are not confident about when to use them or what the result means. Tutoring can focus on those connections: recognising what the question is testing, choosing an appropriate method, carrying it out and interpreting the answer properly.

Practical support: We can dedicate an entire session to RStudio/Paper B, from understanding the code through to interpreting output efficiently.

This can be useful if you are...

  • sitting CS1 for the first time
  • resitting and wanting a more targeted approach
  • understanding theory but struggling to apply it
  • finding regression, GLMs or Bayesian topics difficult
  • wanting focused RStudio/Paper B practice

Not sure where you fit? Email me at hello@actuarialexamtutor.co.uk and tell me where you are with the exam.

Free resource

Free CS1 revision planner.

Choose 4 to 16 revision weeks, enter how many study hours you have already completed and use the IFoA 200-hour recommendation as a simple benchmark. The plan keeps RStudio practice running alongside the theory.

Download the free planner See how the planner works

Excel workbook · no sign-up or email address required · independent revision tool

  • 4 to 16 week plan
  • 200-hour IFoA study benchmark
  • enter hours already completed
  • see the average weekly pace to the benchmark
  • RStudio/Paper B practice built into the plan

The IFoA recommends 200 study hours for CS1 overall. This is a full-subject recommendation rather than a final-revision quota. Official IFoA source.

Your tutor

Recent exam experience, now working as a qualified actuary.

I passed every IFoA exam first time and now tutor CS1 alongside my work as a qualified actuary and actuarial manager.

CS1 was one of my strongest exams. I keep the exact marks on the About page because I would rather the tutoring be judged on whether it is useful to you.

What a session can look like

  • you send topics or questions beforehand
  • we meet on Microsoft Teams with screen sharing
  • we spend the time on the areas you actually need
  • you leave with a clearer next step for your own revision
FAQs

CS1 tutoring questions.

Can we focus entirely on RStudio/Paper B?

Yes. We can spend the whole session on practical RStudio work if that is where you need the most help.

Can I send topics or questions before the session?

Yes. Sending them beforehand helps me prepare around the exact areas you want to cover.

Can you help if I am resitting CS1?

Yes. We can work out where marks were being lost and build a more targeted mix of theory, questions and RStudio practice.

Do I need regular weekly tutoring?

No. One-off sessions are completely fine, as are more regular sessions if they help.

No-pressure first step

Not sure whether CS1 tutoring would help?

Tell me what you are currently struggling with and we can work out whether a tutoring session would be useful.

Book a free call Email Oliver