People First, Systems That Scale: Andrew Gardner on Building Up Your Grade

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Andrew Gardner, founder of Up Your Grade, turned a teaching career into a tutoring business built around one idea: finding the right match for every student.
In this episode of 'In Conversation', Raashi learns how Up Your Grade grew steadily from its roots in Yorkshire, why quality and personal connection matter more than rapid expansion, and how one-to-one tutoring builds confidence and independent learning, not just better grades.
Andrew also shares how TutorCruncher helped him create more robust systems and run the business in one place, plus what's next for Up Your Grade, including plans to grow its tutor network and launch an extracurricular learning project with international schools in Thailand.
Learn more about Up Your Grade: https://www.upyourgrade.co.uk/
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