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Marie Buckley
Highly experienced qualified teacher
£160 per hour
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Founder of A Level Psychology Tutor
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Head of Psychology at a Top 10 UK school
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56% of students achieved A* in 2026
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13 years classroom experience
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Presenter of A Level Psychology conferences
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Written for the Psychology Review magazine
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MSc Psychology, MBA, LLB (Hons) LLB
Availability 2026/27
I get fully booked every year so please enquire early if you specifically would like me as your tutor. I am already taking on students for 2027/28.
Monday: Full
Tuesday: Full
Wednesday: Full
Thursday: Full
Friday: Full
Weekend: No availability
Please contact me to be added to my waiting list or sometimes I can fit in ad hoc sessions for specific content or skills students may be struggling with.
Teaching & Tutoring Experience
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Over 13 years teaching experience
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Current Head of Psychology at a Top 10 School in the UK
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Previous Head of Psychology at Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok
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Previous Head of Psychology at the Warwick Independent School
Other experience
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Previous marker for a leading exam board
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Marketing Manager at two UK Universities
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Graduate Scheme for HM Prison Service (training to be a Prison Governor)
Hobbies
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Travelling - I love exploring and have done a number of 'extreme day trips' abroad
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Swimming and gym
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Reading - when not too tired!
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Learning - I have three degrees. My formal learning is over and is now at a hobby level (current interest is space & astrophysics)
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Developing A Level Psychology Tutor & social media platforms - I genuinely love it!
Client Reviews
"[My daughter] said it was absolutely brilliant and said, lucky students in your class at school! She was buzzing afterwards telling me all about FMRI scans! She finds your sessions brilliant."
"You’re like a hero in our house at the moment. Definitely made the right choice to use your expertise and commitment that comes with it."
"Having Marie as my psychology tutor was an incredible help. She helped me with every aspect of the subject and I saw my overall knowledge, confidence and most specifically my ability with exam questions improve massively. Thank you so much for everything."
"I don't know what kind of magic you have but [my daughter] has told me she learnt more in one hour with you than she's learnt all through her Sixth Form course to date! To see her beaming and feeling good about psychology is wonderful - thank you so much!"
"Marie has been a complete game changer for my daughter. Her confidence in psychology has grown enormously and she has done a wonderful job in getting her back on track for her upcoming mocks. We just wish we had found her sooner."
"Marie is amazing! She is very resourceful and experienced. Marie developed her own materials and is very methodical at teaching A Level Psychology. I could not have recommended Marie enough! Definitely, one of the most experienced Psychology A Level tutors on the market!"
"Marie has been a fantastic support for my daughter. We have just received her A level result and the improvement in her grade is astonishing, from an C/D to achieving a top A grade."
"Got a C in my A Level Psychology mock and ended up with a high A on results day all thanks to Marie. You can tell Marie has a real passion for Psychology and it showed in her lessons. Super expert teaching while also being engaging and fun (which is rare for me) Would definitely recommend for any students looking to improve their grades!"
"A 5* review for Marie. She was key to helping my daughter achieve the A Level grade she wanted.
Best of all she really cares about her students and goes above and beyond to support them."
"I cannot recommend Marie highly enough. She supported our son fantastically well, in a subject he had all but given up on, moving from a U in the Lower Sixth to a final grade of B. Her way of connecting, motivating and encouraging are first rate. Thank you Marie so much!"