Andy Gardner, our Tutor Director and former secondary school teacher, has spent more than 10 years leading our award winning tuition service, helping families across Yorkshire and the UK find the right tutor.
As a parent, finding the right tutor can feel overwhelming. Every child is different, and choosing someone with the right experience, teaching style and personality can make all the difference.
I’m Andy Gardner, Tutor Director at Up Your Grade and a former secondary school science teacher. For over 10 years our team have helped hundreds of families find experienced, qualified teachers for one to one tuition.
Rather than simply allocating the next available tutor, I take the time to understand your child’s needs before recommending the teacher I believe will be the best fit.
Every week we help families from Harrogate, Yorkshire and across the UK find experienced qualified teachers for Primary, GCSE, A Level and entrance examination tuition. Depending on your location and subject, we’ll recommend the most suitable teacher, either in person where available or online.
Whether your child needs help building confidence in primary school, motivation ahead of preparing for GCSEs or A Levels, catching up after illness, or aiming for the highest grades, we’d be delighted to help. Please get in touch to arrange a free consultation.
“Every child learns differently. That’s why I take the time to understand your child before recommending the teacher I believe will help them thrive. Careful matching is what makes the difference.”
Andy Gardner
Founder & Tutor Director
Discuss strengths, challenges and goals directly with Andy before any tutor is recommended.
We carefully recommend the teacher we believe is the best fit for your child.
We’ll stay in touch throughout the tuition to review progress and ensure everything is going well.
Here are just some of our qualified and experienced tutors – many more available!
English Tutor
Former Head of Biology and Sixth Form with 25+ years’ experience. Tutors A-level, Applied Science, GCSE Biology and EPQ. Available in person and online.
Experienced secondary teacher with 15 years in the classroom. Has daytime availability and offers in-person tuition for KS3, GCSE and AS Maths with a focus on core skills and confidence.
Experienced A-level Politics teacher with a background in international relations and war strategy. Offers in-person and online tuition.
Native French speaker with 20+ years’ experience, including GCSE and A-level teaching and curriculum design. Tutors both in person and online.
Retired US Air Force officer with a first-class maths degree and 6 years’ UK teaching experience. Tutors GCSE (Higher Tier) and A-level Maths in person and online.
Former Head of English with 15 years’ experience. Oxbridge-educated and an A-level examiner, she tutors GCSE and A-level English in person and online.
‘Pearson Teacher of the Year’ award-nominated teacher and Eduqas examiner with over 10 years’ experience. Offers online GCSE Maths tuition with a focus on confidence and clarity.
Experienced A-level Psychology teacher with over 10 years in schools. Offers online tuition with a strong
focus on improving exam technique and confidence.
Recently retired Head of Economics with 30+ years’ experience. Oxford PPE graduate and former accountant offering A-level Economics tuition online and in person.
Qualified teacher with 30 years’ experience in primary education. Offers in-person tuition in English and Maths for KS1 and KS2 learners.
Experienced tutor with a maths degree and a corporate training background. Offers in-person tuition for Core Maths, A-level Pure, Mechanics and Statistics.
Cambridge science graduate and qualified teacher currently offering online KS3 and GCSE Science tuition. Experienced in tutoring across all major exam boards.
Former primary teacher and maths lead with 13 years’ experience. Offers fun and engaging online tuition in English and Maths, including SATs and 11+.
Former Head of Chemistry with 32 years’ teaching experience. Offers online A-level tuition to build strong conceptual understanding.
French teacher with 20+ years’ tutoring experience, including work in French schools. Offers in-person and online French tuition for KS3, GCSE and A-Level.
Experienced language teacher with nearly 30 years’ classroom experience. Offers French and German tuition for GCSE and A-level, both in person and online.
Qualified teacher and maths specialist with 25+ years’ experience. Tutors from Year 1 through to GCSE (Foundation), building confidence and resilience.
Qualified teacher with specialism in dyslexia and literacy who supports students in primary school and years 7 and 8, as they transition to secondary school.
Former Ofqual subject expert and Sixth Form Director with 15 years’ experience. Tutors A-level Psychology and Sociology both online and in person.
Head of Department and Senior AQA Examiner with over 20 years’ experience. Offers A-level Economics tuition online.
Year 6 teacher/KS2 specialist with 8 years’ experience. Offers in-person tuition for SATs, KS2 English and Maths, and early secondary support.
Former Head of Modern Languages with 30+ years’ teaching experience. Spanish GCSE specialist offering in-person tuition in Harrogate.
Both A-Level tutors {my son} used with Up Your Grade were superb and I will definitely be keeping your details to hand as my daughter is about to enter GCSEs!
It was important to us that Andy got to know Chloe and then could align the tutors to her learning style. This worked well as not all tutors would have got the best out of her.
Andy, at Up Your Grade, has been very helpful finding the right resources and perfect match we need (in-person tutoring) took the time to ask many questions early on to make sure we were ready to pursue tutoring. The payment system is very easy and clear as well. All around money very well spent.
My son’s confidence and self belief in maths certainly could not have blossomed without you. He is continuing at A level – a fabulous achievement.
Seeing an English tutor once a week for just 7 months increased my daughter’s English Language Grade from a 4 to a Grade 6. Just one mark off a grade 7 in her GCSE. Particularly good for students lacking in confidence.
My son got grade 9,9 in his combined science! You’ve moved him from a nervous, unconfident student to one who walked into his exams calmly and left believing he’d done well.
My daughter was comfortably towards the top end of a grade 5 after she had been concerned about just getting a pass. We are very happy that the extra tuition made this difference.
Excellent team. Two tutors from Up Your Grade helped my child outperform the school’s predictions. They were extremely patient and knowledgeable. Highly recommended.
We have tutors to support a wide range of subjects. Tell us about your child — name, age, year group, school, and support needed. Andy will arrange a free consultation call.