How Many Hours of Maths Tutoring Does Your Child Need?

Parents often ask whether one hour a week is enough. The honest answer: it depends on the goal — but consistency matters far more than volume.

For keeping up

One well-focused hour a week is usually enough to plug gaps as they appear and keep a student on track through the year.

For catching up

If there are significant gaps, two sessions a week for a term rebuilds foundations faster and stops the student falling further behind.

For exam preparation

In the six to eight weeks before exams, weekly sessions built around past papers give the biggest lift.

Why little and often wins

Two short sessions beat one long one. Memory consolidates between sessions, and shorter blocks keep focus high. Regularity is the real driver of progress.