Not "better at maths."
Specific gaps, closed.
Every student starts with the diagnostic. What comes next is targeted — one gap at a time, with a tutor who's spent decades using this maths in the real world.
"I'd been told I was 'just not a maths person' for three years. After the diagnostic, my tutor showed me it was one specific thing — I'd never properly understood how indices work. Two sessions later, everything clicked."
"My A-level tutor is a retired aerospace engineer. The way he explains calculus as actual rate-of-change problems rather than abstract rules …"
"Returning to maths at 34 was terrifying. The gap map showed me I had solid number sense but weak algebra — so we started there, not from scr…"
Engineers who teach.
Not just teachers.
Every tutor on Proof has either built things with maths professionally, or is actively researching it. No career tutors. No generalists.
Dr. Helena Marchetti
Retired Structural Engineer · UCL PhD
"32 years designing bridges at Arup. Now I teach A-level students the maths I used every single day — not the abstract version, the real one."
Ravi Krishnamurthy
PhD Candidate · Imperial College
"My research is in combinatorics. GCSE maths is where I learned to make abstract ideas land — I'm sti…"
Judith Okafor
Retired Software Architect · 28 yrs IBM
"I spent three decades translating logic into systems. Adult learners often just need someone to stop…"
Tom Whitfield
MSc Mathematics · Warwick
"STEP preparation is what I love most — it's where maths stops being procedural and starts being creative. That's where I come alive as a tutor."
All tutors are DBS checked and matched to your specific gaps after the diagnostic.
Take the diagnostic to get matched →From gap to
closed.
Four steps. No wasted sessions. No guessing what to work on.
Take the 5-question diagnostic
Not a test. A map. Each question is chosen to reveal a specific structural gap — not to rank you, but to locate exactly where your understanding stops.
Takes 8 minutes · No sign-up requiredReceive your gap map
A visual breakdown of your strengths and gaps by topic — algebra, fractions, graphs, statistics, and more. Specific enough to act on.
Delivered instantly after completionGet matched to a specialist
Your gap map is matched against tutor specialisms. You get someone who has used this exact maths in industry — not a generalist who teaches everything.
Matched within 24 hoursClose the gaps, one at a time
Sessions are focused on your specific gaps — not a generic curriculum. Your tutor knows where you are and where you need to be.
Free 20-min intro session firstFind Your Gaps
5 questions. 8 minutes. A precise map of where your maths understanding breaks — and who can fix it.
Solve for x: 3x + 7 = 22