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Choose the right GCSE course for your exam board. The course covers every topic on the specification - so nothing gets missed.
Every lesson is focused, interactive, and followed by practice questions. Short enough to stay with, substantial enough to actually learn something.
Up Learn tracks where you're strong and where you need more work. Your course adapts in real time so you're always focused on what matters most.
Track your progress without having to guess. Up Learn shows what you've covered, what still needs work, and how your grade is moving.
Answer a short set of questions so Up Learn can map where you are against the full A Level Maths syllabus. You'll see exactly what needs attention before you've watched a single lesson.
Your course serves the right topics in the right order for you. Each lesson builds on the last, with quizzes between sessions to confirm understanding before moving on.
The progress tracker shows your predicted grade at every stage - so you always know how far you've come, and how far you have l eft to go.
If you complete the full Up Learn course and don't achieve an 8 or higher, we'll give you a full refund. It's a commitment because we know what the course does when students work through it.
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Behind every course is a team of world-class teachers and tutors who are typically paid £100+ per hour for 1:1 tuition. They've spent thousands of hours creating and perfecting the content for Up Learn courses until it achieves A* or 8+ results at A level and GCSE. They're supported by teams of experts, illustrators, animators, video producers, audio engineers and production assistants who help put everything together. On average, 16 hours of effort goes into the production of each minute of Up Learn content – there is no compromise on quality, no matter how small. Hundreds of thousands of pounds go into developing and maintaining the content and technology in every Up Learn course. However, we recognise these prices are inaccessible to some students and families. That's why we offer an unlimited number of scholarships to students who are on or are eligible for free school meals, cross-subsidised by those who pay.
People naturally have different preferences for how they learn. Some may prefer visual explanations, while others find spoken or written information more engaging. However, research suggests that matching teaching to a person’s preferred “learning style” does not necessarily improve learning outcomes.A review of experimental evidence by Pashler, McDaniel, Rohrer and Bjork (2009) found little evidence that teaching students according to a specific learning style is effective. Instead, the researchers found that the most important factor is matching the method of instruction to the nature of the subject being taugh. For example, visual explanations may be particularly useful for geometry, while verbal or auditory approaches may be better suited to poetry.Our chosen method of instruction is video, which combines visual explanations, spoken teaching, worked examples and on-screen information. This allows us to use different approaches where they are most appropriate for the subject, while also accommodating a range of learning preferences.So, whether or not you believe in learning styles, you are not at a disadvantage. Our focus is on using the most effective teaching method for the topic being learned.(Source: Pashler, H., McDaniel, M., Rohrer, D. and Bjork, R. (2009) “Learning styles: Concepts and evidence”, Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 9(3), pp. 105–119.)
Our research has found that the more time students spend on Up Learn, the more their grades improve. For some students, it makes sense to complete the Up Learn GCSE Combined Science course — these students unlock the 8–8 Money-Back Guarantee. Other students will use Up Learn to patch specific gaps in their knowledge, without needing to complete the course. These students won't aim to unlock the money-back guarantee, but can still go on to achieve 8–8 (or whatever their target grade is). This is similar to how students would use a tutor.
Combined Science covers roughly 75% of the content of the three separate science GCSEs and results in one double grade; Triple Science covers the full content of each subject and results in three individual grades. Triple is more content-heavy but gives students three distinct GCSEs rather than two.
Pricing starts at £49.99/month on a rolling basis, or a lower effective rate with an annual "Access Until Exams" plan. The exact price depends on how far ahead of exams you're buying and whether you choose monthly or annual billing
Up Learn combines video lessons, quizzes and progress tracking with 24/7 tutor support via live chat, so most students use it as an all-in-one replacement for private tutoring rather than an add-on to it. It's built to teach the full curriculum from scratch, not just supplement school lessons.
If you complete Up Learn and get an 8-7 or below in AQA GCSE Combined Science (Trilogy, Higher Tier), you get your money back. All you have to do is send us a copy of your official exam-board-issued results document with your full name and grades via chat or email, and we’ll process your refund immediately — no questions asked.
Our guarantee covers all payments towards sitting an official exam. That covers you if you take a GCSE early, sit an AS Level, or if you purchase during Year 10 or Year 12, and then renew the following year - everything gets refunded!
Up Learn's GCSE Science course is built specifically for AQA Combined Science (Trilogy). Students studying AQA Combined Science (Synergy) are still welcome to use Up Learn, and many find it very helpful for building understanding. However, Synergy is assessed differently and is not an exact match to our course. Because of this, the 8–8 Guarantee applies only to AQA Combined Science (Trilogy) and does not cover the Synergy specification.
Our guarantee only applies if your exam board matches the one you use on Up Learn. However, 100s of students have still seen success using Up Learn even if their exam board is different! Check out our handy guide here
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