GCSE progress
2 grades
Average GCSE improvement after 12 weeks of weekly lessons.
Source: Brainhub student records, 2021–2026
Taught by
Real teachers from real schools. Online, at home or at one of seven London hubs. Mix and match, week by week.
45 minutes · no obligation · from £18/h in small groups
Progress plan
SampleAmira, Year 11
GCSE Maths · AQA Higher · weekly lesson
Teacher: Mustaf R, Head of Maths PGCEPostgraduate Certificate in Education: the professional teaching qualification for UK schools.
“Memorising content and active recallTesting yourself from memory, rather than re-reading notes. One of the most effective ways to revise. are strong. The gap is applying them to past-paper questionsQuestions from real exams set in previous years, marked with the exam board’s own mark scheme., so that’s our focus before the mockA practice exam, usually set by school a few months before the real thing..”
Now
5
Mock
6
Target
7
Next review after the November mock clinic
What parents say
“After each session she’s fully understood the topics covered, which is giving her more confidence in her lessons.”
Results
From our own student records, and what the wider research says about tutoring.
GCSE progress
2 grades
Average GCSE improvement after 12 weeks of weekly lessons.
Source: Brainhub student records, 2021–2026
A-Level
A*/A
The most common A-Level result for students who join us by Year 12.
Source: Brainhub student records, 2021–2026
The research
+5 months
Average extra progress from one-to-one tuition, across 123 studies.
Source: EEF Toolkit
Small groups
+4 months
Average extra progress from small-group tuition of two to five pupils.
Source: EEF Toolkit
11+
94%
Of our 11+ students got a place at their first- or second-choice school.
Source: Brainhub student records, 2021–2026
Google reviews
5.0
Average Google rating, across every review of all seven hubs.
Source: Google Maps, checked 13 Oct 2026
Tutor vetting
<5%
Of tutors who apply make it through our interviews and checks.
Source: Brainhub recruitment records, 2021–2026
Flexible
90%
Of lessons happen online or at the student’s home. Hubs when you want them.
Source: Brainhub lesson records, 2021–2026
No one can guarantee a grade. We show you the progress, week by week.
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5.0 from 134 Google reviews
“Siraj and Navid, Alex’s tutors, have been first class and I’m so pleased we went down this route.”
“In just a short space of time (4 months) she not only passed her GCSE Maths with a strong pass, her passion and enthusiasm for maths was heightened.”
“She’s commented to me that after each session she’s fully understood the topics covered which is giving her more confidence in her lessons.”
How it works
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Online specialists
Every tutor teaches online. Live and two-way. Zoom, Meet or Teams, with a shared Miro whiteboard. Quizzes, timed challenges and past papers. Genuinely fun.
The Education Endowment Foundation finds that tuition using digital technology shows effects similar to other approaches. Source: EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit
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Short lessons on how learning works. Written by teachers. Backed by research. Finish all five modules for a certificate.
Module 1
Why re-reading fools you, and the two habits that make things stick: testing yourself and spacing out revision.
Module 2
What sleep, exercise and phones do to focus and memory, and the small changes that help most.
Module 3
Swap highlighting for methods with evidence behind them: mixing topics, and flashcards you will actually use.
Module 4
Turn what you know into marks: read the mark scheme like an examiner, time each paper and plan six-mark answers.
Module 5
Spot what you don’t know yet, build a timetable you’ll stick to and make homework count.
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A free 45-minute assessment. An honest answer on whether tutoring will help. And what it would focus on.
No one can guarantee a grade. We can show you the progress, week by week.
Taught by
Real teachers from real schools. Online, at home or at one of seven London hubs. Mix and match, week by week.
45 minutes · no obligation · from £18/h in small groups
Progress plan
SampleAmira, Year 11
GCSE Maths · AQA Higher · weekly lesson
Teacher: Mustaf R, Head of Maths PGCEPostgraduate Certificate in Education: the professional teaching qualification for UK schools.
“Memorising content and active recallTesting yourself from memory, rather than re-reading notes. One of the most effective ways to revise. are strong. The gap is applying them to past-paper questionsQuestions from real exams set in previous years, marked with the exam board’s own mark scheme., so that’s our focus before the mockA practice exam, usually set by school a few months before the real thing..”
Now
5
Mock
6
Target
7
Next review after the November mock clinic
What parents say
“After each session she’s fully understood the topics covered, which is giving her more confidence in her lessons.”
Results
From our own student records, and what the wider research says about tutoring.
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With a plan, a matched teacher and a target you agreed together. This is where it clicks.
Scroll along the journey →
Online specialists
Every tutor teaches online. Live and two-way. Zoom, Meet or Teams, with a shared Miro whiteboard. Quizzes, timed challenges and past papers. Genuinely fun.
The Education Endowment Foundation finds that tuition using digital technology shows effects similar to other approaches. Source: EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit
See how online lessons work →In-person locations
At a hub. At home. Online. Most families mix them.
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Short lessons on how learning works. Written by teachers. Backed by research. Finish all five modules for a certificate.
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