Our Students

After achieving 3 A's, Naomi is heading to Cardiff to study Dentistry. She valued completing pre-reading on Up Learn.

'I really struggled with electrochemistry, so I did pre-reading on Up Learn for those lessons. It really helped and I completely understood it.'

Josh loved how simple and visual the videos were, especially for getting his head around tricky content.

'Having Up Learn and going through all the videos visually was really helpful. It helped me get my A*s.'

Anais relied on the summary videos to revise efficiently for subjects she didn't need to go into as much depth on.

'I love the summary videos in particular because I was able to quickly revise subjects which I didn't need to go into much detail with.'

Keyna achieved 3 A's in her A Levels, gaining her a place to study Philosophy at Edinburgh University. She not only valued the consistency, but the competitive nature between her and her friends whilst studying on the platform.

'It just means that you're being consistent, you're getting constant information. The best moments of Up Learn... seeing random Harry Potter and pop culture references, which made it 10 times more entertaining.'

"I would use books, hardcore stuff, still writing based. I found it a bit harder to get information than Up Learn."

"My sister is a performer, so we had to move around a lot, and that would mean I obviously couldn't stay in school. It's always great to just be able to open up your computer and have the access to learning."

"My favourite things I'd say is grinding the XP, moving to the next level, like let's go! And also in the videos, they make it more interesting with the animations. It's actually a great idea that during the lesson they ask you questions, because then it's just reinforcing it in my head. It's more interesting, helps me stay focused."

"I got an A* with Up Learn. I chose Maths because I wanted to do the A Level, I was like, I'm going to do it, this time I'm going to do it now. It's hard to put into words. When people ask me what I'm going to do next, I'd love to help my family. That would just be incredible for me to do."

"I faced a massive overwhelm for my A level spec because of the range of topics and the depth of each one within. Every lesson got progressively more and more difficult and I just wasn't keeping up, and trying to grasp the principles of a textbook just really wasn't cutting it for me. I thought I'd picked the wrong subject."

"Up Learn changed the game for me with their simple animations to illustrate complex topics in the videos. It really made it easy for me to understand, with their frequent quizzes to hone the tricky concepts. It really smooths out the rough edges."

"One of my favourite features are the sticky notes that they've plastered all across the course. They point out what to look out for, common student mistakes, and what the exam is looking for in your answer. When you add XP, mastery levels, and an overall course progression bar per subject, it really gamifies the A Level."

"For Physics, it took me from procrastinating to actually spending the most hours on it. I'd rate it as the hardest A level, it is not one to play games with. Given the range of existing past papers available online, the grade boundaries have been raised to an incredible standard, and I will take all the help I can get. If you know you're committed, Up Learn has your back with their money-back guarantee on full completion of the course."

"When I was at college, I really struggled with the organisation and all of the content. I really struggled to know which topics were in which paper and where everything was. I didn't have the support of college or the teachers, so I knew I needed to get something that would help me progress."

"When I found Up Learn, I thought it was really good. All of the organisation of the content was amazing. All of the lessons contain videos, notes, and questions. Everything is there right where you need it."

"I could see exactly where I was. If I was struggling, then I could go back over it at a later date. Every day I wanted to improve the streak and keep it going, I did not want to let the streak die!"

"With the help of Up Learn this last year, I've resat my Chemistry A Level and achieved a grade B. Now I'm off to York Medical School to study Medicine with a gateway year. The support that they've given me is phenomenal and I could not recommend it more to any other students. So if you need help, go to Up Learn."

"My biggest challenge with A Levels, and specifically A Level Biology, was learning how to apply the content I'd learned to exam questions. […] That was why I was dropping a lot of marks when I was doing my mocks and practice exam papers."

"Up Learn helped me prepare for my exams by not only allowing me to nail my content down and my understanding of it, but also showing me how to apply the content that I had learned to exam questions."

"I would say Up Learn made a very big difference to my results on results day. I was predicted a B and I had never gone above a C in a mock."

"On results day, I opened up my results packet and I got an A in A Level Biology. I got A*AB at A Level and I'm going to the University of Warwick to study in September. I would recommend Up Learn to other students wholeheartedly if they're in year 12, year 13 and aiming for top universities. I think it's a great revision tool that allows you to know your understanding of the content and how to answer exam questions."

“Before using Up Learn, relative to my class, I was bottom 5, bottom 4, probably. Getting D’s and C’s. My teacher wasn’t even concerned because this is where I was, I was static. […] Then I started using Up Learn and I quickly overtook the arrogant students who looked down at me and that was a great feeling.”

“My teacher was confused. […] he called my Mum twice and my Dad a few times. He was saying, ‘Look, I don’t know what’s happening, but his grades are going up. I didn’t even expect this. I’m not going to lie, I didn’t think he would ever get to B grade and earn A grade,’ which is what I walked out with.”

“The main benefit I got by using Up Learn is definitely the passion I found for Economics. […] There was one case study that fascinated me that you used in one of your videos. I researched it and researched it and I realised that I’m really enjoying learning about Economics and learning about the world.”

“Up Learn works best for the students like me. The students that are just handed paperwork and don’t know what to do with it. […] Anyone that gets given a book of five hundred pages and thinks, ‘What the hell do I do with this?’ To the students like that, definitely Up Learn is well suited for you.”

“I really considered myself a triple-B student, […] I was genuinely frightened that I’d get a low grade for Economics. […] I noticed after each mock exam, after any kind of piece of work, I just wasn’t performing at the level I needed to.”

“I remember opening it for the first time, thinking I’d just watch 10 minutes, and then I sat there for about two hours reading and watching these things that I’d completely forgotten about from first year. So it drew me in quite quickly.”

“I noticed the benefits of Up Learn immediately. Going back to classes, I was able to answer questions that I couldn’t before, my friends were impressed, they were asking how I did it. […] My teacher noticed there was a visible improvement in the content in my essays.”

“I got an A* in Economics. As soon as I got these grades, I knew I could effectively do what I want. I got into the London School of Economics to do Economic History. […] So thanks to Up Learn, my economics vastly improved, and it enabled me to go to one of the best institutions in the world for it.”

“Right so my initial grades before Up Learn weren’t really good. I was at Ds in the beginning of the year and then at a C at my January mock. But once I gave Up Learn a go, […] in a follow up exam I got 23 out of 25 which is a safe A* and now my UCAS prediction is an A for universities. I’m more than confident to say I will get an A* at the end of the year.”

“I feel like Up Learn became some type of educational equivalent to Netflix. You just sit back and you watch videos which are really interactive and that keeps you focused so you don’t tend to zoom out and go wandering in your thoughts.”

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“I think throughout the videos, filling out the one or two odd questions really makes a difference. And the exam questions thrill you because it is timed. So you can’t allow yourself to cheat a little bit and get like 2 extra minutes, 5 extra minutes, and so on.”

“Essential because I wouldn’t have done well without Up Learn. Life-changing because you understand finally there is a thing that is not time consuming and allows you to plan your revision out. Eye-opening, you just understand by your exam results later on that it’s just one thing that made all the difference.”