Maths Tutoring for Schools FAQs

Online GCSE Maths Tutor

Online GCSE Maths Tutors Working One To One To Support Year 10 and 11

Are you concerned that some of your GCSE maths students won’t achieve the target grades they should?

Some KS4 students may need some extra help and focused support to build confidence to face the greater rigour of GCSE maths.

However, for even the most experienced teachers, in a class of 30 it can be difficult to give each student the personalised attention they need. For the less experienced or non specialists, the challenge is even greater than for qualified maths teachers.

If you know that you or other teachers and staff in school will struggle to provide this sort of one to one support in school, an online specialist GCSE maths tutor is your affordable alternative.

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“We analysed the data for our GCSE pupils and found that students who had attended Third Space Learning sessions improved 1.19 of a grade on average – 0.45 more than those who didn’t have Third Space Learning sessions.”

Maths Director, Chorus Education Trust

Andy Appleford

Maths Director, Chorus Education Trust

“The diagnostic assessment is excellent as it’s enabled the tutors to focus on what the knowledge the kids actually need. Their teachers have noted that their confidence has increased. They see it in the classroom when a question comes up and they’ll say ‘I know how to do that! I did it with my Third Space Learning tutor.”

Barclay Academy

Scarlett O’Sullivan

Barclay Academy

What you can expect from Third Space Learning’s online GCSE maths tutors

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Personalised attention for every student

After sitting a diagnostic assessment, each student receives the invaluable advantage of personalised attention from qualified tutors who target their specific misconceptions and knowledge gaps from their very first tutoring session. Tutors have the flexibility to adapt sessions to suit the learning style of pupils.

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Expert guidance from qualified maths tutors

All Third Space Learning Maths GCSE tutors are professional tutors with background and DBS checks. They are trained in teaching and learning methodologies, the syllabus of different major exam boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR – Oxford Cambridge & RSA) and in rapport-building and engagement with teenagers.

Our lessons and tutor training programmes are designed by PGCE-qualified teachers with teaching experience in UK schools, so you can be sure that the teaching style and materials align with main classroom teaching.

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Convenient and accessible online lessons

The online tuition takes place in an accessible online classroom, at a time that suits the school. This means multiple maths lessons can take place in the same time slots, resulting in greater efficiency and less workload for school staff.

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Effective exam practice

The most effective way to prepare for GCSE maths is by working through lots of practice exam style questions. These are the foundation of our GCSE maths revision programme, with an online GCSE Maths tutor providing targeted guidance every step of the way to support complex problem solving.

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A proven track record in GCSE results

Over 160,000 students have accelerated their progress and raised their attainment in maths with Third Space Learning. With over 10 years of experience providing a high quality online tutoring experience in schools, we’re proud to have worked with over 4,000 schools.

Scaffolded, low-stakes GCSE question practice

Lessons are broken down into 4 stages, encouraging learners to move from guided to independent practice

Using Pythagoras’ Theorem to find a missing side

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Try this exam style question

The maths tutor starts with a question to assess initial understanding of the topic.

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Let’s go through this together

Students work through scaffolded slides with the tutor to find out how to answer the question.

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Your turn

Students get opportunities to apply their knowledge independently.

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Ready for a challenge?

If their tutor is confident they’ve grasped the topic, students can take it even further.

After just one term of tuition every student on the programme…

12 lessons

Will have completed 12 personalised one to one revision sessions

12 lessons

48 exam questions

Will have worked through at least 48 exam-style questions

48 exam questions

540 minutes

Will have spent 540 minutes talking with their tutor about GCSE topics

540 minutes

How it works

Introducing Third Space Learning’s online GCSE maths tutors in your school is a seamless process, designed to be easy to manage and administer right from the very first lesson.

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1 Student selection and assessment

Identify the students who would benefit from the GCSE maths tuition programme


Tell us the level at which they are working

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2 Diagnostic assessment

Get a more accurate understanding of learning gaps for each student and receive a personalised GCSE maths programme to follow for each student

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3 Timetable coordination

Choose the time slot(s) that works best for your school’s schedule


Ensure minimal disruption to regular classes and serve up to 20 students at once

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4 Weekly one to one tuition

The online GCSE maths tutors teach in a secure and interactive online learning environment.


Personalised lessons use practice questions to address individual learning gaps and misconceptions

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5 Progress tracking and reporting

Regular updates & reports show student progress and impact


Inform interventions, monitor student growth, and demonstrate the impact

What’s included?

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Diagnostic assessment to identify gaps

An experienced maths tutor for each student

Over 400 practice GCSE questions to work through with a tutor

Explicit teaching of exam technique

A library of secondary maths resources to use for free (including predicted papers, GCSE maths worksheets, formula sheets etc)

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Trusted by 4,000+ school leaders across the UK to provide cost-effective one to one maths tutoring for the pupils who need it most:

56% cheaper than the average cost of online one to one tutoring

The UK’s most affordable DfE-approved tutoring partner

Includes free headsets, diagnostic assessments and regular reports

Discounts available for long-term bookings and MATs

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Frequently asked questions

Is it worth getting a maths tutor?

Yes, getting the right tutor can be highly beneficial, especially if it’s one to one. A one to one tutor provides personalised attention, targeting the maths lesson specifically at a student’s needs, gaps and misconceptions. Third Space Learning’s online maths tuition has been proven to accelerate progress and double attainment over a period of 14 weeks.

How can students improve their GCSE maths Grade?

Students can improve their GCSE maths grade by working through lots and lots of practice GCSE maths questions, ideally supported by an online or face to face in person maths tutor (although the latter are much more expensive).

How much does Third Space Learning cost?

In the past, private tutors were too expensive for many individuals and schools – but now, funding is available for schools to help all pupils reach their full potential through tuition. Third Space Learning’s online maths tuition is, on average, 50% more affordable compared to one-to-one interventions conducted by school staff and 56% cheaper than the average cost of one-to-one tutoring from other external providers. We’re proud to be the most affordable DfE-approved one to one tutoring provider.

Do you provide other subjects or grade levels for one-to-one tuition?

Third Space Learning’s online maths tutors are subject knowledge experts in maths for the GCSE maths exam. At the moment we are unable to provide A-level maths, further maths or English language or literature GCSE level tuition. However, as well as our secondary school tutors we do have primary school maths tutors providing primary school tuition and support for the KS2 SATs.

Looking for something else?

To discover more about in school tutoring with Third Space Learning follow these links:

A primary maths tutor is an expert you can trust

School tutors help pupils to catch up and keep up

A GCSE maths tutor guaranteed to get results

Online GCSE maths tutors working one to one to support your year 10s and 11s

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