Online Tutoring

Finding an online tutor is quick and easy. The first step is to contact us. We will ask the right questions to ensure that your child is matched to the correct private tutor. The process is just as straightforward as when you request a tutor who teaches in person. We take some extra precautions around connectivity issues and discuss your goals carefully to ensure that the best tutor for your child is introduced.

Absolutely! Again and again, feedback from our clients suggests that online tutors successfully impart far more than academic proficiency; they help build confidence, communication skills, planning and organisation, time management. These key attributes will benefit your child greatly throughout their academic career and into later life. Tutors make lessons interactive and engaging through the use of the most up-to-date screen sharing and white board technologies. Online tuition also works well for children with learning difficulties and we can introduce tutors who specialise in this area.

With Simply Learning Tuition, every online tutor is personally known to us and has been through the same rigorous vetting procedure as an in-person tutor. Safeguarding is at the forefront of our vetting, we insist on an enhanced DBS check, two reference checks and an in person interview. We only represent tutors with a wealth of previous tutoring experience, including in teaching online.

Done well, online tuition is an incredibly effective and flexible solution for students of all ages. And with technology getting better all the time, we believe it is only going to get more so.

Access to high-quality teaching wherever you are

The crux of it is that online tutoring gives your family access to an extremely high-quality private tutor wherever you are – whether that’s the north of Scotland or Singapore. Equally, if your family is moving around, online tuition provides your child with consistency and a familiar face – someone who will make sure they’re fully on top of their work and enjoying it.

Ideal preparation for entering the UK school system

If your child isn’t based in the UK but they’re preparing to enter the British public school system at 8, 11, 13 or sixth form, an online tutor with experience of that system can be a priceless part of your preparation – making sure your child knows what to expect and can hit the ground running.

A more relaxed way of learning

For many students, particularly teenagers, speaking to an online tutor in a setting they are comfortable with can also be more conducive for learning than being in a kitchen or sitting room where they might feel watched or listened to. This more relaxed style of learning means online tuition also works well for children with learning difficulties, and we can introduce tutors who specialise in this area.

Suiting your child’s goals

We’d always recommend finding an online tutor who has experience helping students in a similar situation to your child. To that end, the tutors on our books include specialists in all ages, and in all the key educational milestones including 11+, Common Entrance, GCSEs, IB and A-Levels. We can also find you tutors with experience of getting students into specific schools and universities if that’s what you need – or tutors who have been to those institutions themselves.

Suiting your child’s personality

Beyond age, institution and academic level, the right private tutor for your child will be one who they naturally respond to. Finding that match is a very important part of our process. Will they respond best to a female or male tutor? A bubbly tutor or someone gentler? An academic specialist or an all-round mentor? It’s our job to understand this, and to find the right fit.

First of all, not everyone needs online tutoring – and if we don’t think your child needs it to achieve success at school then we’ll be the first to tell you. That said, for many students, online tutoring really can make a difference, both to their progress but also their wellbeing and confidence.

If your child is home-schooling then doing some of that online provides access to the best tutors for all their subjects, wherever you’re based. Increasingly, online tutoring is forming an integral part of the bespoke timetables we put together for our home-schoolers.

For children in school, the individual attention that comes with supplementary online tutoring is an excellent way to increase confidence, keep them up to speed with their schoolwork – or if they’re very bright, make sure they’re being properly pushed.

Online tutoring is also an excellent support when your child is preparing for an entrance exam, GCSEs, A-levels or the IB. A tutor will not just make sure their revision is going well; they can help with exam techniques, mock interviews, practice papers – and keeping your child confident and calm so they do themselves justice on the big day!

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Learn more about the calibre of private tutors we introduce and the rigorous selection process we implement on our Typical Tutor page. Our service is truly bespoke by matching the right tutor to your child's learning style and personality.

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