TOP TIER LEARNING
Independent Supply Teaching | Personalised Tuition
Child-centred teaching and tuition delivered by an experienced primary school teacher.
High-quality, independent supply cover delivered directly by an experienced teacher.
Reliable, professional and VAT-free — a trusted, cost-effective alternative to agencies, providing a consistent and friendly face to support your school’s cover needs.
Discover how our personalised tuition programmes are designed to build confidence and accelerate progress.
Flexible sessions led by a qualified teacher, offering low-stakes assessments, clear feedback and termly progress reports.
Top Tier Learning is the independent education service of Patrick Tierney, an experienced primary teacher supporting schools and families across North Northamptonshire and South Leicestershire.
I provide dependable supply teaching and specialist tuition — always with a clear focus on pupil progress.🏫 Supply Teaching Solutions
Flexible short and long-term cover delivered personally by me to meet your school’s staffing needs.
Schools gain access to the Top Tier Learning Portal — a secure space for uploading handovers, timetables and resources ensuring I arrive prepared, confident and ready to teach from the very first lesson.📊 Tuition with Impact
Key Stage 2 tutoring programmes delivered with regular reporting for parents and carers. Every session is data-informed and designed to close gaps in knowledge, ensuring lessons are purposeful and impactful.We can also work in partnership with your child’s school to align targets and maximise outcomes.
Enquire today to discover how our tutor-led approach can accelerate your child’s progress.Whether you’re a school leader seeking dependable cover or a parent looking for structured, high-quality tuition, Top Tier Learning provides professional, impact-driven support from an experienced teacher with a proven record of above-expected outcomes in primary schools.
Why choose Top Tier?
Top Tier Learning is an education service provider based in Northamptonshire, delivering high-quality supply teaching and targeted tuition with measurable impact across Northamptonshire and South Leicestershire.Our Founder
Top Tier Learning was founded by Patrick Tierney, a qualified teacher with over a decade of classroom, leadership and curriculum experience.
Patrick is dedicated to ensuring every learning experience moves children forward.Our Approach
Whether delivering short-term classroom cover or one-to-one tuition, our team shares a simple belief:Purposeful, high-quality teaching builds confidence, accelerates progress and nurtures a love of learning.Top Tier Learning goes beyond simply “covering” a class. We provide dependable, high-impact support designed around real outcomes for pupils, families and schools.Why Schools Choose Top Tier Learning:✅ Trusted and consistent support — a reliable, friendly face your school can depend on
✅ Relationship-focused approach — we understand how important it is for children to feel secure and confident with the adult leading their class
✅ Professional communication and clear handovers every time
✅ Prepared and purposeful teaching from the first lesson
✅ Designed to reduce stress and workload for school leadership teamsAt Top Tier Learning, we know that strong relationships underpin successful learning. When children recognise and trust the teacher in front of them, they are calmer, happier and ready to learn — and schools benefit from smoother days and stronger outcomes.The Top Tier Portal is our secure, cloud-based system where schools can share timetables, planning and expectations which enables a seamless handover and strong outcomes for children from day one.Our Mission
To provide schools and families across Northamptonshire and South Leicestershire with trusted teachers and focused tuition programmes helping more children benefit from consistent, engaging and effective teaching.
SERVICES
How can we help?
🟦 Top Tier Supply Teaching
Top Tier Learning delivers high-quality engaging teaching that ensures children’s learning continues to thrive — even during staff absences.We believe supply teaching should mean teaching, not just supervision. Our service is delivered by experienced educators and designed to provide consistency, care and meaningful learning.📩 Get in touch to learn more about our half-day, full-day and short-term placement options.
--🟩 Top Tier Tuition
We offer high-impact one-to-one or small-group tuition tailored specifically to Key Stage 2 children. Each session is designed to identify and close individual curriculum gaps, strengthen understanding and boost confidence. Where possible, we work in partnership with your child’s school to ensure that tuition complements classroom learning and builds upon existing strengths.Every child begins with an introductory session that places their voice at the heart of the process. In this session, the tutor will take time to listen to your child’s thoughts and feelings about their learning—what they find challenging, where they feel confident and how they learn best. This is followed by a low-stress initial assessment, which helps shape the direction of future sessions. The assessment can be completed in a way that suits your child—verbally, digitally or independently—ensuring they remain comfortable and in control at all times.Progress is shared regularly with parents through an assessment and feedback summary each half term. This includes clear next steps and captures the child’s voice throughout, in keeping with our child-centred and confidence-building approach to learning.📩 Enquire to receive full details and availability.
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