With a free, three-day trial and tuition costs of 80p per day, Up Learn is an alternative to expensive private tutors
Students can get a free trial with Up Learn ahead of exam season(Image: Up Learn)
With GCSE season just around the corner, many parents will be asking themselves how to best support their child – particularly in core subjects such as maths and science. The encouraging news is that, even with exams approaching, there’s still ample time to make use of revision tools to help them secure the grades they’re aiming for – without the expense of hiring a private tutor.
One platform that has earned praise from teachers, parents and pupils alike is Up Learn – an award-winning online learning tool reportedly used by more than 100,000 students and hundreds of schools across the UK. Its newly launched GCSE Combined Science course is specifically designed to help students in England build a stronger grasp of a range of topics, allowing them to head into their exams feeling far more confident and prepared.
Up Learn employs a combination of expert teaching, cognitive science and AI-driven learning to deliver a powerful trio of content. Students can watch video lessons and complete quizzes to help knowledge sink in, and will also benefit from round-the-clock access to human tutors, on hand to answer questions and provide guidance whenever needed..
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According to the brand, Up Learn helps each child focus precisely on the areas where they need to improve the most – whether they’ve missed lessons, lost confidence, or struggled to fully grasp a particular topic during class. What may prove particularly appealing to parents is that Up Learn is so confident in its outcomes that they offer a GCSE Science Money Back Guarantee, promising students who complete the course an 8-8 grade or a full refund — though it’s worth noting that terms and conditions apply.
All courses come with a three-day free trial, allowing users to experience Up Learn at no cost before committing to a purchase. Following the initial trial period, there are several options available, reports the Mirror.
GCSE Combined Science
Up Learn, the award-winning platform already trusted by over 100,000 students and 600 leading UK schools, has launched its GCSE Science course, designed to help students learn faster, remember more, and close gaps quickly.
Those sitting exams in 2026 can opt for access until August 2026 for £49.99 per month for full access to a single subject, or £89.99 until August, with full access to courses. If used every day for the next 16 weeks, that works out at around 80p a day.
For those sitting exams next summer, there’s the option to pay £49.99 per month, or £324.99 for the year, reduced from £399.99.
However, Up Learn isn’t the only platform providing revision sessions for less than the cost of a private tutor. MyEdSpace is giving students the chance to ‘get exam ready in two weeks’ for under £100. Priced at £99, the GCSE package covers five topics, including maths, English and each of the three sciences, working out at £1.90 per hour.
Alternatively, Save My Exams is offering a seven-day free trial on their revision courses. After the trial period, it’s £12 per month, £10 a month for three months, or £4 a month for 12 months, billed annually.
Back at Up Learn, numerous Trustpilot reviews suggest the platform is making a genuine difference to students’ grades. One wrote: “It is exactly what you would want. I went from a 2 in GCSE to an A in A level biology in 7 months.” While another described it as ‘simply amazing’ after achieving a grade 9 in their GCSE chemistry.
A third user wrote: “Uplearn is bloomin amazing. It helped me go from a U to an A*, made me enjoy learning again, and is the perfect tool for learning/revision. The depth that the videos go into is unlike no other, and really helps me cement my knowledge and learning in class, and by having clear blocks of topics to learn, I find it so so easy to work ahead of my lessons in school and be that little extra step in front of everyone else.
“The best part definitely has to be all the quizzes layered in-between the videos – or the little stories at the start of each section – with the streak feature always encouraging me to go back to those quizzes and try to get those extra points.”
However, it isn’t entirely without its shortcomings. One review stated: “Pretty solid to be honest – a bit pricey though. Love the videos.”
A fifth student claimed they ‘went from being stuck at B’s to jumping up to an A*’ by using Up Learn for ‘literally four days’. Another remarked: “Significantly increased my grades in a matter of weeks and increased my confidence going into exams. Would recommend for everyone, by far the most helpful revision tool.”
Students can kick off their free Up Learn trial here.
