STEPMaths Presents our:
‘Oxford PAT’ Physics Preparation Courses 2019
The Physics Aptitude Test.
The PAT Exam. A medley paper of unstructured and challenging Maths and Physics Problems, some multiple choice but mainly longer, written answers required.
Oxford specifies that all material tested may not yet have been covered in school; students are responsible for studying extra topics independently. This is where our courses can really help.
For Physics, Engineering and Materials Science at Oxford.
Our FREE PAT Guidebook answers questions such as:
- What is the Oxford PAT Test (Physics Aptitude Test) exam taken?
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- What is the format of the Oxford PAT Physics exam (Physics Aptitude Test)?
- What is the Oxford PAT Test (Physics Aptitude Test) Syllabus?
- What are Physics interviews like at Oxford?
- What are the Oxford PAT Physics Test Grade Boundaries?
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What does STEPMaths provide to help you with PAT – Physics Aptitude Test?
Timeline of PAT Preparation Courses offered throughout the year
STEPMaths has created a series of courses covering every skill and topic needed for the Physics and Maths parts of the PAT exam.
What makes our PAT Courses special?
Other courses out there will claim to give you all the knowledge you need for the Physics Aptitude Test within two days. We don’t. Our PAT Summer Courses already dedicated 4-days to understanding all of the potential areas that you could be tested on within the Physics and Maths syllabus. (Need to catch up? Check out our Platinum PAT Online Bundle or Ultimate PAT Bundle, both of which also contain Full Past Paper Solution Videos to every single past PAT question plus much much more)
In October, we focus on the two key areas that students want to optimise close to the exam: a) problem solving skills b) speed and accuracy in time-pressured conditions. Sound like you? If so, check out our Physics Problem Solving Course and Physics and Maths Time Saving Tricks Course below.
Currently Bookable Courses for Students Taking PAT:
Physics Admissions Summer School
26th - 28th July 2019- Ideal for you if you want to ensure you’re familiar with every topic on the Physics Syllabus for PAT (even those you may not yet have covered at school).
- Includes:
- Physics Admissions Summer School
- Total Value: £359
- Save up to £80!
- Equivalent cost: from £18.60 per hour
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Maths for PAT Course (Sold Out)
25th July 2019- This course is for you if you want to practise for the Maths questions in the PAT and learn the best, most efficient ways of answering the questions.
- Includes:
- Maths for PAT Course
- Total Value: £179
- Save up to £20!
- Equivalent cost: from £26.50 per hour
PAT Summer Bundle (Both Courses) (1 place left)
25th - 28th July 2019- Highly recommended for you if you’ll be sitting PAT this autumn and want to gain confidence at answering questions in both the Maths and Physics sections of the paper.
- Includes:
- 1) Physics Admissions Summer School
- 2) Maths for PAT Course
- Total Value: £538
- Save up to £179!
- Equivalent cost: from £17.10 per hour
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'Maximise Your Summer' PAT Bundle (1 place left)
25th - 28th July 2019 and online- Best value for you if you want to make the most of your summer for PAT preparation. Gives you both summer in-person courses and everything in our Platinum PAT Online Bundle.
- Includes:
- 1) Physics Admissions Summer School
- 2) Maths for PAT Course
- 3) Physics Admissions Summer School (Online)
- 4) Maths for PAT Course (Online)
- 5) Everything in our PAT Platinum Online Bundle: Every single PAT past paper video solution since 2006; ENGAA and MAT multiple choice video solutions; useful Physics and Maths theory; original warmup and extension questions (
- Total Value: £1135
- Save up to £577!
- Equivalent cost: from £10.94 per hour
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Physics Admissions Summer School
26th - 28th July 2019- Ideal for you if you want to ensure you’re familiar with every topic on the Physics Syllabus for PAT (even those you may not yet have covered at school).
- Includes:
- Physics Admissions Summer School
- Total Value: £359
- Save up to £80!
- Equivalent cost: from £18.60 per hour
- Buy Now
'Supersize Your Summer' PAT Bundle
26th - 28th July 2019 and online- Best value for you if you want to make the most of your summer for PAT preparation. Gives you a place on our Physics Summer School and everything in our Platinum PAT Online Bundle.
- Includes:
- 1) Physics Admissions Summer School
- 2) Physics Admissions Summer School (Online)
- 3) Maths for PAT Course (Online)
- 4) Everything in our PAT Platinum Online Bundle: Every single PAT past paper video solution since 2006; ENGAA and MAT multiple choice video solutions; useful Physics and Maths theory; original warmup and extension questions (
- Total Value: £956
- Save up to £478!
- Equivalent cost: from £10.62 per hour
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Online Only PAT Bundle
Online Access- Ideal for you if you’re not able to attend our in-person courses but want access to the huge bank of PAT resources that we provide:
- Includes:
- 1) PAT Past Paper Video Solutions since 2006
- 2) ENGAA and MAT Multiple Choice Video Solutions
- 3) Useful Physics and Maths Theory for Admissions Tests
- 4) 100+ extra original Physics and Maths questions
- and more… PLUS
- Pre-recorded versions of the following in person courses:
- 1) Maths for PAT Course (Value =£99)
- 2) Physics Summer Course (Value = £149)
- Total Value: £597
- Save up to £298!
- Equivalent cost: from £9.97 per hour
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After our sell-out summer courses, STEPMaths present our October offering:
– Get early bird discount before 3rd October
Physics and Maths Time
Saving Tricks Course
Saturday 19th October 2019
Marylebone, London
£179 before 3rd October, then:
£189 before 15th October, then:
£199 thereafter
3 places left!
See below for bundles containing this course
Ideal for you if you’re going to take PAT this autumn and want to get maximum marks in minimum time by learning tricks to simplify your calculations.
You will learn to:
- Breeze through calculations by spotting factors, approximations, and hidden Pythagorean triples & special triangles
- Quickly apply the geometry of circles and triangles to forces, optics, and other questions
- Master all the rules of logs and indices for use in simplifying or comparing sizes of terms
- Rapidly analyse functions for their roots, stationary values, and limiting behaviour
- Sidestep long passages of working using proportionality and dimensional analysis
☟ See below for details on bundles!
Physics Problem
Solving Course
Sunday 20th October 2019
Marylebone, London
£179 before 3rd October, then:
£189 before 15th October, then:
£199 thereafter
2 places left!
See below for bundles containing this course
This course is for you if you plan to sit PAT this autumn and want to practice applying your Physics knowledge to solve problems in the style of the longer questions on the PAT paper.
You will learn to:
- Effortlessly manipulate and apply unfamiliar formulae
- Draw together knowledge from the whole of the syllabus and apply it to very challenging problems
- Employ geometry and graph sketching in Physics
- Rehearse explaining your assumptions and evaluating your results
- Dive deeper into the background and significance of familiar material
Pre-requisites: you’ll be expected to know everything from our Physics Admissions Summer School. Missed out? You can catch up with our Ultimate PAT Bundle below.
☟ See below for details on bundles!
Currently Bookable Bundles for Students Sitting PAT:
 – Get early bird discount before 3rd October
PAT October Bundle (Both Courses)
19th-20th October 2019- Recommended for you if you’re going to take PAT this autumn and want to maximise your performance in both Maths and Physics questions of all lengths, having already attended our Summer Course.
- Includes:
- 1) Physics and Maths Time-Saving Tricks Course (1 day)
- 2) Physics Problem Solving Course (1 day)
- Total Value: £378
- Save up to £89!
- Equivalent cost: from £26.27 per hour
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Ultimate PAT Bundle
19th - 20th October 2019 and Online - Best Value!!- Best value for you if you want to access all of our PAT preparation courses, including both October in-person courses, online versions of our summer courses, and everything in our Platinum PAT Online Bundle. Excellent catch up in case you missed our courses earlier in the year.
- Includes:
- 1) Physics and Maths Time-Saving Tricks Course (1 day)
- 2) Physics Problem Solving Course (1 day)
- 3) Physics Admissions Summer School (Online)
- 4) Maths for PAT Course (Online)
- 5) Everything in our PAT Platinum Online Bundle: Every single PAT past paper video solution since 2006; ENGAA and MAT multiple choice video solutions; useful Physics and Maths theory; original warmup and extension questions
- Total Value: £975
- Save up to £516!
- Equivalent cost: from £11.20 per hour
- More Info and Book Online
Online Only PAT Bundle
Online Access- Ideal for you if you’re not able to attend our in-person courses but want access to the huge bank of PAT resources that we provide:
- Includes:
- 1) PAT Past Paper Video Solutions since 2006
- 2) ENGAA and MAT Multiple Choice Video Solutions
- 3) Useful Physics and Maths Theory for Admissions Tests
- 4) 100+ extra original Physics and Maths questions
- and more… PLUS
- Pre-recorded versions of the following in person courses:
- 1) Maths for PAT Course (Value =£99)
- 2) Physics Summer Course (Value = £149)
- Total Value: £597
- Save up to £298!
- Equivalent cost: from £9.97 per hour
- Buy Now
New to Ultimate Bundle Only: PAT Intuition Videos
Animations and visualisations for those questions from each PAT past paper for which visual intuition is most useful, typically those involving geometry, graphs, multiple cases, and changing parameters. Watch alongside the past paper solutions to develop your own intuition and gain a more profound understanding of what is going on behind the algebra.
Example Intuition Video
Physics Interview Course (Standard)
25th, 26th November- Ideal for you if you’re applying for Physics, Engineering, or a related subject at Oxford or Cambridge (or perhaps Imperial College), for which you will need to attend an interview.
- Includes:
- Physics Interview Course (Standard)
Physics Interview Course (Spectator)
25th November- As a spectator, you benefit from all the advice and practice questions from our interview course, but you don’t undergo a mock interview yourself.
- Ideal for you if you’re applying for Physics, Engineering, or a related subject at Oxford or Cambridge (or perhaps Imperial College), for which you will need to attend an interview.
- Includes:
- Physics Interview Course (Spectator)
Online Only PAT Bundle
Online Access- Ideal for you if you’re not able to attend our in-person courses but want access to the huge bank of PAT resources that we provide:
- Includes:
- 1) PAT Past Paper Video Solutions since 2006
- 2) ENGAA and MAT Multiple Choice Video Solutions
- 3) Useful Physics and Maths Theory for Admissions Tests
- 4) 100+ extra original Physics and Maths questions
- and more… PLUS
- Pre-recorded versions of the following in person courses:
- 1) Maths for PAT Course (Value =£99)
- 2) Physics Summer Course (Value = £149)
- Total Value: £597
- Save up to £298!
Want to be ultra-prepared for your interview?
We’ve added Spectator Seats for our interview preparation days for Physics, Engineering, and related subjects this November!
PAT Online Subscription Area
A massive, all-encompassing bank of online resources crafted by expert PAT tutors to get you fully prepared to take the Physics Aptitude Test (PAT).
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Testimonial for PAT Online Subscription
Free Trial
– Free 24-hour trial so you can check that the demonstrations, materials and videos resonate with you and will provide value
Comprehensive Resource
– Fully worked PAT video solutions from the last 10 years
Theory Tutorials
– Physics and Maths theory, sorted and presented by topic, outlining key knowledge needed for the PAT
Multiple-Choice Component
– We’re worked tirelessly to produce a 300+ bank of Maths & Physics practice questions covering every major topic you might be tested on
Topic Based Course Video Solutions
– You’ll get post-course access to online tutorials of PAT, Physics Olympiad and Physics Challenge questions grouped by topic, mirroring our in-person courses (Platinum Online Bundle only)
Extra Practice Can Only Help
– Extra Maths and Physics questions for additional PAT practice, written by our specialist tutors. Extra practice can’t hurt!
Self-paced
– Work at your own pace; skip questions you find easy and rewatch those that you’re finding harder to understand
Early Bird Discounts
-Get access for as long as you want, and start as early as you want – our early bird pricing rewards students who start preparing early, maximising their chances of success
Early Bird Option Pricing for PAT Online Subscription:
Subscribe now for £55/week
Platinum PAT Online Bundle
Includes everything from online subscription plus online versions of our in-person PAT Courses
Total value £598
BEST VALUE: Yours today from only £299
Best Value!!
PAT In-Person courses
In July, we hold a 3-day Physics Summer School aimed at students planning to take PAT. The course covers parts of the Physics Aptitude Test syllabus that you may need to revise from A-level and others that you are unlikely to have seen at school before you take the exam.
We also hold a 1-day Maths for PAT Course in July, in which we cover how to answer short questions from the Maths section of the PAT paper quickly and efficiently.
In October, we hold a 1-day PAT Problem Solving Course and a 1-day Physics and Maths Tricks Course.
You may also want to check out our online PAT subcscription area, which houses a large number of video resources for PAT.
Happy students! Testimonials:
Read what our students have said about our PAT preparation courses and resources
The presenter was very knowledgeable, explaining difficult content in a way that made it more understandable. The size of the group also allowed for group work, without limiting any 1-1 opportunities. The topics covered were especially useful if you’re applying for the PAT.
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It consolidated my physics knowledge along with make me tackle different unknown questions. Difficult concepts about Kinematics and Dynamics were clearly explained. I learned new formulae for astrophysics that I had never before seen.
The opportunity to work with other students all preparing for the same exam was both reassuring and useful, as they had already learnt the same topics, but each had different ways of explaining them, helping reinforce my knowledge.
Having a booklet full of questions by topic is very helpful for revision.
Just some of the schools our students have come from:
King Edward VI Grammar School
James Allen's Girls School
Haberdashers Aske's Girls' School
Godolphin and Latymer
Birkenhead School
Queen Elizabeth's School (QE Boys)
QEH Bristol
Parmiter's School
Northwood College
Mill Hill County High School
King Edward's School
The Holt School
Taunton School
St. Paul's Girls' School
St. Mary's Ascot
St. Helen's Northwood
St. Bartholomew's School
Withington Girls' School
Varndean College
Uxbridge College
Uppingham School
Tiffin Boys' School
In-Person Courses in London*
Our intensive Preparation Courses approach PAT by topic, building up and extending your understanding
*online versions available in PAT Platinum Bundle
Full PAT Solutions to all past papers
Clear solutions, which are not cumbersome but include all necessary details and justifications
PAT Theory
Our tutors have gone through the PAT questions, spotted patterns and summarised common techniques in some handy videos
Useful Background Theory
We’ve made sure to point out parts of the theory behind A-level Physics that help deepen your understanding of the topics – especially useful at interview