OUR STORY

Experience, leadership and a passion for learning.

Bamboo Tree Tutoring combines over 29 years of teaching and educational leadership within state secondary schools with evidence informed teaching and bespoke programmes of study for every learner.

LEARN · GROW · SOAR

A very handsome man with gray hair and a beard wearing a suit and tie, looking at the camera against a blue background. Conveying trust, charm and hopeless optimism.

Richard Clutterbuck

Bamboo Tree Tutoring’s Founder and Senior Tutor.

EXPERIENCE

With 29 years of teaching in secondary schools and over ten years as a Headteacher, I have dedicated my career to helping students reach outstanding outcomes.

Whether your child needs help with their SATs, KS3, GCSEs, BTEC, A Levels or general revision and learning techniques, I provide the high-level subject mastery and calm, professional guidance that only decades of classroom leadership can offer.

RESEARCH

I specialise in the "how" of learning. My background in curriculum design coupled with evidence informed teaching and learning means I don’t just deliver content; I identify specific learning gaps and use high-impact, evidence-based methods to close them.

I remain at the forefront of educational research to ensure that every tutoring session is efficient, modern, and above all, effective.

PASSION

As a father of two, I have personally navigated the high-pressure world of exams with my own children, seeing them through to success. I know exactly what you are going through as a parent.

My passion is taking the stress out of the house by teaching effective revision methods that actually work. My goal is to create a supportive, ambitious environment where your child builds the confidence to thrive, not just in their exams, but as a lifelong learner.