We start with a free consultation to understand your child’s goals, learning style, school context and timetable. We then hand-select one of our local tutors who fits both the subject need and your child’s personality. Lessons are one-to-one and can take place in your home anywhere in Barnet, including Finchley, Mill Hill, Edgware, Golders Green, High Barnet, Totteridge and Whetstone, Colindale, Burnt Oak and Hampstead Garden Suburb. We also offer online tutoring for families in the London Borough of Barnet and surrounding areas. If the first match is not quite right, we will rematch promptly.

Our tutoring is built around the UK National Curriculum and the assessment points your child will face in Barnet schools. That includes:
– Primary: phonics, reading, writing and maths through Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, with focused preparation for Year 6 SATs.
– Secondary: Key Stage 3 consolidation, then GCSE content, revision plans and exam technique in Years 10 and 11.
– Sixth form: A-Level subject knowledge, problem solving and mark scheme practice in Years 12 and 13.
We stay in step with your child’s school topics, homework and the exam board your school uses. Barnet students typically sit GCSEs and A-Levels. We plan tutoring to support classwork first, then build systematic revision and past-paper practice so that school reports and exam outcomes move together.

We support most mainstream subjects and levels taught in Barnet schools:
– Primary: phonics, reading, writing, SPaG, maths and reasoning.
– Key Stage 3: English, maths, sciences, languages and humanities.
– GCSE: English language and literature, maths, combined and triple science, biology, chemistry, physics, history, geography, business, computer science and modern languages.
– A-Level: subject specialists in maths and further maths, the sciences, English, economics, psychology and more.
– 11+ preparation for grammar school entry where applicable. If you are unsure whether the 11+ applies to your situation, ask us during your consultation.
If your child’s subject is not listed, tell us what you need during the free consultation. We will advise what is possible.

You will receive a session report after every lesson that explains what was covered, what went well and any targets for next time. We check in with you regularly to review goals and adjust the plan. For exam years, we build a simple timeline that links to Barnet’s school calendar, including mock exams, half-term revision and final exams. Many parents tell us they see changes early, such as improved confidence, quicker homework and better feedback at parents’ evening.

Yes. Every child learns differently. Our local tutors adapt pace, break tasks into manageable steps and use clear scaffolding and multisensory strategies where helpful. We have experience supporting pupils with dyslexia, ADHD, autism and exam anxiety. We work to build trust first, then skills. If your child has an EHCP or school support plan, we will take that into account and coordinate our approach with what school is doing.

Starting early in Year 10 helps build strong foundations before pressure rises. For Year 11, mock exam results are a key moment. There is still time to move up 1 to 2 marks with focused, exam-led support, especially across the spring term and half-term revision. For primary pupils, steady weekly sessions across the year are ideal, with a light boost before Year 6 SATs. After your free consultation, we begin matching straight away and aim to begin lessons as soon as possible.

Tutor safety and professionalism are essential. Our tutors complete a multi-stage interview process, provide references and hold an enhanced DBS check. They receive safeguarding training and follow our code of conduct for in-home and online sessions. Tutor Doctor is a proud member of The Tutors’ Association. If you have specific safeguarding questions, please raise them during your consultation and we will explain how we manage risk and reporting.

Confidence grows first, then marks follow. Parents in Barnet often report better homework habits within a few weeks, clearer understanding of tricky topics and stronger exam responses as we move into revision season. One Barnet parent told us, “My son has improved in maths and went from a low mark to a top mark. David was very flexible and extremely supportive.” Barnet schools achieve at a high level, with GCSE outcomes among the top in England, so our role is either to close gaps to secure passes or to push from solid marks to top marks using targeted practice and exam technique. We never promise a specific mark, but we do set clear goals and measure progress from session one.