About
Maths tuition that behaves like good teaching
Upgrade Maths exists to give KS3 and GCSE students the thing that is hardest to get from a busy classroom or a one-off tutor: consistent, structured teaching that starts where the student actually is.
Every student follows a scheme of work. Every lesson has the same shape. Homework is set, submitted every week. Every term brings an exam pack built around what was actually taught. None of that is exotic. It is simply what good teaching does, delivered online in a group or one-to-one.
What we believe, and what it looks like
Every tuition service says it builds understanding. These are the specific things we do about it.
Genuine mathematical understanding
In practice
Every hour opens with ten minutes of retrieval rather than new content, so nothing gets built on ground that has not been checked first.
Fluency, so the hard part is the hard part
In practice
A fifteen-minute fluency block in every lesson. Once the routine steps stop costing thinking time, there is attention left for the part of the question that actually needs it.
Exam technique, taught all year
In practice
Every lesson ends in exam-style questions marked the way an examiner marks them, so exam practice is continuous rather than something that starts in April.
Structure, not a series of one-offs
In practice
A scheme of work rather than unconnected sessions, the same tutor every week, and homework that is set, submitted and reviewed rather than suggested.
Different starting points, taught differently
In practice
KS3, GCSE Foundation and GCSE Higher are taught separately rather than sharing a room, and one-to-one students work at their own pace from wherever they are now.
Our tutors
All tutors are qualified and experienced, hold an appropriate DBS check, and are safeguarding trained. Students and parents deal with the same tutor week to week, which is what makes a scheme of work possible in the first place.
Read more about the arrangements we have in place on the safeguarding page.
Every tutor, without exception
- Holds an appropriate DBS check
- Is safeguarding trained
- Is a qualified, experienced teacher of maths
Not sure which option fits?
Book a free 10-minute call. We will talk through where your child is now, where they want to get to, and which type of tuition suits them.