Grade Up

Grade Up is a private tutoring provider in Bradford that also operates a separate tuition service at gradeuptuition.com. It offers afterschool childcare and tuition. Academic support is delivered by fully qualified and experienced teachers who are DBS checked and approved, including tutors with 10 years of teaching experience. Tuition is available in maths, English and science, with Urdu and Arabic language classes also offered.

Grade Up caters for primary KS1, KS2, preparation for SATS and Pre Entrance Exams, secondary school students for GCSEs, and home educators. It offers 60 minute tuition lessons per subject. A personalised learning plan is created based on diagnostic testing, and regular assessments track progress. Every child receives homework, and students are supported with school homework and school work. Computer programs are used to aid learning.

One to one support is available. Fun primary science experiment classes linked to the KS2 curriculum are offered, along with arts and crafts, baking and other creative activities. Pick up and drop off services for children from school or home are provided by fully vetted and qualified, DBS checked drivers for children living in Bradford. Parents are not tied into a contract for tuitions, and weekly feedback is provided to parents.

Tuition in Bradford for children preparing for SATs and GCSEs is the core of what Grade Up provides, and the feedback from parents and former students consistently centres on the academic progress achieved there. More than one customer describes children who were struggling or ungraded before joining and who went on to pass their exams, in some cases with grades far above predictions. Reviewers frequently point to the tutors' ability to identify gaps and explain concepts in ways that finally made sense, breaking work down to a level the pupil could follow.

Atta is named as informed and encouraging during initial enquiries, answering questions thoroughly before enrolment. Parents highlight the ease of communication with staff, who are described as kind, helpful and approachable throughout. Lessons are said to be well-structured and tailored to individual needs, with tutors willing to go further to ensure understanding. A point made in several accounts is the confidence pupils gained, alongside the structured GCSE and SATs preparation and the supportive environment for children of all ages. Former students credit the tuition with significantly improved results.