Tugo Blog
Straightforward advice grounded in what works in real classrooms, not guesswork.
Start with a guide. Each one covers a topic end to end and links to the articles that go deeper.
Grades, tiers, the three papers, where examiners say marks are lost and what a grade 3 means for sixth form.
The revision methods with the best evidence, how to use them to plan a week and how you can help at home.
Whether your child needs a tutor, what it costs, group or one-to-one and the nine questions to ask before you book.
14 October 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
In most schools Ofsted visited, the GCSE maths tier was settled at the end of Year 9. What a Year 9 set means, which kind of behind it is, and what to ask.
8 October 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
Maths often dips after the move to secondary. What their KS2 score means, how to tell a normal dip from a real gap, and what to ask at parents' evening.
7 October 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
Foundation tops out at a grade 5. On AQA Higher in 2026, missing a 4 by more than 17 marks meant a U. What each tier risks, who decides, and what to ask the school.
3 October 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
The GCSE revision methods with the best evidence, the popular ones that fail, and a week that combines testing from memory, spacing and mixing topics.
22 September 2026 · Hugo Cheyne
Your child gets the homework right and drops marks on the exam. It's often not nerves: it's choosing the method. Here's what examiners see and how to fix it.
11 September 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
Usually, but not because of the certificate. What teacher training buys, where tutors without it go wrong, and what to ask any tutor before you book one.
28 August 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
13 UK online tutoring platforms compared on price, tutor qualifications, group sizes and contract terms. Checked against their own pages, September 2026.
17 August 2026 · Hugo Cheyne
A grade 3 sits at most 17 marks below a grade 4. An eleven-week plan for the November 2026 GCSE Maths resit, built on finding those marks.
31 July 2026 · Hugo Cheyne
The 2026 GCSE remark deadline is 24 September, and a remark can take up to 20 days to come back. Remark, re-check or November resit: which to choose for Maths.
29 July 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
Group size is the wrong question. What decides progress is how much feedback a student gets, and feedback does not simply divide by the number of students.
8 June 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
Tugo was shortlisted for EdTech Company of the Year at the UK Business Tech Awards 2026, six months after launch. What we built, and what we found.
3 April 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
The EEF puts group tutoring at four additional months of progress a year and 1:1 at five. What sits behind that gap, and where each format earns its money.
20 March 2026 · Hugo Cheyne
What GCSE tutors cost in the UK in 2026: 1:1 rates by location and qualification, group tutoring prices, and how to judge value beyond the hourly rate.
13 March 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
GCSE and A-Level entry requirements for 13 Russell Group universities, subject by subject, from Medicine to Sociology. Checked against 2027-entry course pages.
27 February 2026 · Hugo Cheyne
Not sure if your child needs a tutor? Here are 5 clear signs - from dropping grades to subject avoidance - and practical steps to take without delay.
20 February 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
You don't need to know the maths to help with GCSEs. What helps without it, what to say when you're stuck, when help backfires, and how to use AI safely.
6 February 2026 · Hugo Cheyne
Choosing the right online tutor can feel like a gamble. These 9 questions will help you identify qualified, effective tutors, and avoid the ones who aren't.
30 January 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
Three hours of revision, and half of it gone by the practice test. Here's why re-reading fails, and the one change that fixes it.
16 January 2026 · Hugo Cheyne
AQA GCSE Maths grade boundaries for 2026: a grade 4 took 63/240 on Higher and 154/240 on Foundation, a grade 7 took 166. Every grade, 2022 to 2026.
9 January 2026 · Hugo Harrabin
If your child forgets topics quickly and every return feels like starting again, spaced repetition is the fix. The research, and how to use it at home.
19 December 2025 · Hugo Harrabin
Revising one topic at a time feels organised and produces worse exam results. Here's what mixing topics does instead, and how to start.
5 December 2025 · Hugo Cheyne
Everything a UK parent needs to know about GCSE Maths in 2026: grading, tiers, the three papers, where examiners say marks are lost, and how to help at home.
