Welcome to Edina Tuition!
👋 Introduction
I’m Gary Thomson, a qualified and experienced online maths tutor based in Edinburgh, providing one-to-one tuition across Scotland and the UK for SQA Higher and Advanced Higher Maths, A-level, IB, admission tests, and first-year university mathematics. I also own and host this website.
Since 2012 I’ve provided private maths tuition for students studying a range of qualifications. Over that time I have helped many to achieve or exceed their target grades, and received 81 5 star reviews from grateful tutee families. See below for details of the tuition that I offer and my reviews.
For enquiries about online maths tuition please get in touch: 📞 +44 7728 365 330
📰 Latest
15/10/26: Places are now available for people looking to take the TMUA or ESAT admission tests in January 2027. Please see my page on admission tests or read my article on Everyone can reason: how logical thinking leads to success in maths.
6/10/26: What the 2026 SQA Higher maths examiners say about gaining marks Practical lessons from the latest Higher Maths course report on working, checking, and exam technique.
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👨🎓Tuition offered
SQA was replaced by Qualifications Scotland in February 2026. The familiar term “SQA Higher Maths/Advanced Higher Maths” is retained on this site because it remains widely used by students and families.
- SQA Higher and Advanced Higher Mathematics Statistics, and Mathematics of Mechanics
- AS and A-level Maths, Further Maths (Edexcel)
- International Baccalaureate (IB) SL and HL Maths
- First-year university mathematics courses
- TMUA, ESAT, STEP
- SATs
- Mathematics for Economics
For practical advice on achieving top grades, see my page how to get an ‘A’ in Maths→
You can read what students and parents have said on my feedback page→
Mathematics develops the same reasoning and problem-solving skills that people use in everyday life — diagnosing causes, testing ideas, and drawing logical conclusions. Everyone can reason; mathematics simply makes that reasoning more precise. As a maths tutor my approach is to help students connect the logic they already use with the reasoning behind algebra, geometry, and calculus. Read more about how everyone can reason →
81 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews
My profile at TutorDex — the successor site to First Tutors, a highly regarded tutor listing now no longer running — lists 81 reviews. The value of reviews on independent tutoring platforms such as First Tutors or TutorDex is that they are publicly available and come from clients whose use of the service has been independently verified.
Why the name — Edina Tuition? Edina is the poetical name for Edinburgh, where I began offering private maths tuition (and where I still reside). While my roots are in Scotland, the advent of online tutoring means I now support students across the UK.