A Tutor Who Works With How Your Child Learns, Not Against It

If your child has ADHD, dyslexia, autism or another special educational need, the right tutor starts with how they learn, then builds everything else around it.

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A 40-minute consultation. Joe calls you back within one working day, then sends two or three tutors with free trial calls.

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5.0 on Google100+ verified reviews
Founder-interviewed tutorsRoughly 3% of applicants pass
5,000+ hours deliveredGCSE, A-Level and university

From enquiry to first session

From your first message to your child's first session

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A 40-minute consultation with Joe

When you enquire, Joe calls you back to find a time that suits you. The consultation is a proper conversation about your child, the diagnosis if there is one, the traits if there isn't, what a good day looks like and what a hard one looks like. No assumptions, no jargon.

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Free trial calls with the tutors we suggest

Joe sends a short list of two or three tutors he believes could work for your child, and each offers a free trial call. Your child gets to meet them, see how they explain something, and feel whether this is a person they're comfortable with. No commitment, no card details.

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You pick the tutor, and sessions begin

You choose the tutor who feels right, and sessions run weekly on Lessonspace, our shared online whiteboard. You pay per session, there are no contracts, and if it stops working for your child, you stop.

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Why us

Why parents of neurodivergent children come to us

A 20-second video from Joe on how The Degree Gap process actually works, from your first call to the tutor your child sits with.

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We have met every tutor we put in front of you

The hard part of finding a tutor for a child with additional needs is usually the not knowing, whether the person on the other end will actually have the patience for a wandering attention span or a slow morning. Harry and Joe have personally interviewed every tutor on the platform, and about thirty-three apply for every one we say yes to. When you tell us your child has ADHD, dyslexia or autism, we match you with someone who has taught children with those needs before, not just someone who knows the subject.

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The session bends to your child, not the other way round

In a class of thirty the pace is set for the middle, and a child who needs a topic broken into smaller steps, or a two-minute break to move, rarely gets it. One-to-one is different. The tutor can chunk the work, switch to a more visual way of explaining, slow right down on the bit that isn't landing, and pick the session back up when your child is ready. Nobody is watching. Nobody is waiting.

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We start by listening, not selling

Most parents who reach us can tell us more about what overwhelms their child than any form ever could, the tasks that trigger a meltdown, the subject they've started to call themselves 'stupid' at. That is what the 40-minute call with Joe is for. He listens first, works out what your child actually needs from a tutor, and only then puts together a short list of people who could fit. If he doesn't think tutoring is the right thing for your child right now, he'll tell you.

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What parents and students tell us, in their own words

Real reviews from real Degree Gap families, all verified on Google. We chose these because they speak to the things that matter most for a child who learns differently, patience, calm, and a tutor who takes the time to understand.

★★★★★

This company helped us find a tutor for Geography and my son has excelled so much in just a few months. Our tutor has gone above and beyond, demonstrating incredible patience and encouraging my son to believe in himself. He also manages neurodiversity effectively.

AnnetteParent
★★★★★

Our tutor is simply amazing with our daughter. He understands her completely and her sessions are helping her with her school work so much. We cannot thank him enough.

HeidiParent
★★★★★

Before joining The Degree Gap, I found it hard to follow the curriculum. The sessions helped everything click. Lessons were calm, focused, and easy to understand. Highly recommend.

NicolaiA-Level Student
Harry and Joe, co-founders of The Degree Gap

Who runs The Degree Gap

Meet Harry and Joe

We are Harry and Joe, the co-founders of The Degree Gap. When we were young we were each tutored by two people. One was brilliant. The other was fine. The brilliant one didn't know more than the other, they just taught in the way we actually took things in, and that was the difference between dreading a subject and getting it. That is the whole idea behind what we built. For a child who learns differently, the right person, the one who teaches the way your child's mind works, changes everything. So we match on that, not just on the subject.

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Tell Joe about your child

Joe will call you back within one working day to arrange a 40-minute consultation. He will ask about your child, what helps and what overwhelms them, and what you have already tried, then send you two or three tutors with free trial calls so you can pick the one that fits. If he doesn't think tutoring is the right move for now, he will tell you that too.

  • Free consultation
  • No card, no obligation
  • Reply within 1 working day

Things ADHD & SEN parents ask us

My child has ADHD and struggles to focus for long. How does an hour of tutoring work?

It doesn't have to be an unbroken hour. One-to-one means the tutor flexes to your child, not the other way round. They chunk the work into short pieces, build in a break to move when it's needed, and keep one thing on the screen at a time. For a lot of children, a calm one-to-one session holds their attention far better than a busy classroom ever did.

Do your tutors have experience with dyslexia, autism or other learning needs?

Yes. When you get in touch, tell us what your child needs and we factor it into who we suggest. We match families with tutors who have worked with these needs before and know how to adapt, and every tutor is vetted on patience and how they work with young people as well as on subject knowledge. A degree on its own is never enough for us.

Is one-to-one online really better for a child who gets overwhelmed?

Often, yes. There's no class of thirty, no audience, no putting your hand up in front of everyone. Sessions run on Lessonspace, our shared online whiteboard, from wherever your child feels comfortable, usually home. Most children settle into it quickly. We do not do in-person.

Can you help my child get exam access arrangements like extra time?

Access arrangements are decided by your child's school and the exam boards, not by us, so we can't grant them. What a tutor can do is help your child practise with the extra time, reader or rest breaks they've been given, so the way the exam runs feels familiar rather than strange on the day.

What if my child doesn't get on with the first tutor?

Tell us and we'll sort it, no awkward conversation and no process to go through. Trust matters more here than almost anything, and we'd far rather find the right person than have your child sitting through sessions with someone who isn't clicking.

Will tutoring 'fix' my child's difficulties?

No, and that's not how we think about it. There is nothing wrong with your child that needs fixing. What we can offer is a patient tutor who teaches in a way that suits how your child learns and helps them feel more capable, one step at a time. If we don't think tutoring is the right support for your child right now, Joe will tell you honestly on the call.

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