Well done, October students—and what’s next for JZMaths
The October TMUA is over! To everyone who sat it, well done on getting through the preparation and the exam itself. Whatever your impression of how it went, I hope you can now enjoy a well-earned break.
Jackie Tyler and I send you our very best wishes for your results and the rest of the university admissions process. Thank you for making JZMaths part of your preparation, and for all the messages, suggestions and corrections along the way. Hearing that our work has helped means a great deal to both of us.
I’m also planning to post a video or two on my YouTube channel in the next couple of weeks to help those of you preparing for Oxford or Cambridge interviews.
A new home for your feedback
You can now find Feedback in your account menu, where you can send us private feedback or choose to publish a review for other students to read.
I wanted somewhere for you to tell us what worked, what didn’t, and what we could do better. Public reviews also help future students understand what to expect from JZMaths. Kind words and grievances are both welcome—though I cannot promise to apologise for every difficult question. 😄
You decide what to share, what name to display, and whether to include details such as papers completed or time spent. You can preview your review before publishing and edit or unpublish it whenever you wish. Free and PLUS users are equally welcome.
When your October result arrives, you can also return to this page to share your TMUA score. It can stay private, and it will help us improve our score calibrations. There is no need to wait for your result before leaving feedback.
You’re also welcome to leave an honest review on Trustpilot. Here, there, both, or simply private feedback—whichever suits you. There is no obligation, and I’m grateful for any time you choose to give us.
Looking ahead to January 2027
For those preparing for January, Jackie and I have been discussing what would make the biggest difference to your preparation.
One thing has become clear: having plenty of papers does not necessarily make it easy to know what to work on next. Doing paper after paper can be frustrating if the same difficulties keep appearing.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be working towards two connected additions to PLUS: guided preparation and TMUA skill diagnosis and remedy.
The intended approach is:
One or two recommended papers → identify areas to work on → targeted teaching and practice → another suitable paper to check progress.
The guidance will help you choose papers appropriate to your current level. The diagnosis will use a new set of TMUA skills, separate from—and more detailed than—the broad topic categories currently on the site. For example, it might identify difficulty recognising when an SSA triangle has two possible solutions, or using the properties of even and odd functions, rather than simply telling you to “revise trigonometry” or “work on functions”.
For each skill you need to revisit, there will be at least one teaching video and a set of focused practice questions that gradually increase in difficulty, helping you level up that skill before we recommend moving on to another paper set.
This is my attempt to bring more of what I do with my own tutees into JZMaths: helping you understand what is holding you back and giving you a useful next step, so you can prepare more efficiently and get more out of the time you put in.
We’ll also make paper difficulty clearer to guide you choose papers suited to your stage of preparation. Several October students told us that the harder papers left them unnecessarily worried about the real exam. That feedback matters, and we want to help you use challenging material at the right stage and interpret your results more sensibly.
Free teaching videos, and a refreshed site
My aim over the next few months is to cover the full TMUA teaching content, with at least one teaching video for each TMUA skill. All these videos will be available on YouTube for free.
The planned PLUS features will connect that teaching to your own preparation: which skills to revisit, what to practise, and what to attempt afterwards. These additions are intended to be included for existing bundle holders.
There will also be a substantial redesign of the site interface to make room for the new features and make everything easier to find. The navigation has rather outgrown my original plans!
These improvements will arrive gradually. I’ll share updates as they become ready.
Two more live mocks
We’re also planning two live mocks for the January cohort, using new papers: one set written by me and one by Jackie. Dates and details will follow. These are included for bundle holders.
For now, October students: enjoy your break, and do keep us posted on how you get on. January students: I hope what we’re building will make your preparation more focused, more manageable, and perhaps a little more enjoyable too.
Joe