How does tuition from Tutor Trust work? Expand We have been a trusted partner of schools since 2012, delivering high quality tuition and boosting outcomes for pupils. We make it as easy as possible for schools to run successful tutoring programmes in English, Maths and Science and we have several resources to help schools. Find out more about our programmes by visiting our Primary and Secondary schools pages. We work collaboratively with schools to establish what the impact of tutoring will be and to ensure that we are aligned on pupil needs and the aims of the sessions. Once the sessions are underway, our online platform, Insight, provides near real-time data, including feedback from the tutor. Your School Coordinator will check in with you regularly to discuss the progress of tuition, attendance, and attainment. We will undertake regular reviews including a three-week review and an endpoint review. Tuition works most effectively when a true partnership develops between Tutor Trust, the school and the tutors, with everyone working together to best support the pupils. To hear more about how we’ve successfully partnered with schools, visit our real-life stories page.
How do I register my school’s interest in working with Tutor Trust? Expand We ask that you complete a short form if you are interested in using our tutors. This form will take just three minutes to complete. As soon as we receive your completed form, a member of staff from your local Tutor Trust office will be in touch with you within one working day to speak to you about your school's individual tuition needs. There is a separate form for Secondary and for Primary and the links to the forms are below. Please also use these forms for tutoring for Cared for Children and those in Alternative Provision. Register interest for Primary school tuition Register interest for Secondary school tuition
What is the turnaround time for requests? Expand We aim to respond to all initial requests within one working day and pledge to work as quickly as possible to find the right tutors for your school.
How much does tuition provided by Tutor Trust cost in 2023/2024? Expand From 1st September 2023, using the NTP subsidies for tutoring with us on a 1:3 ratio, for a block of 15 hours of tutoring in either Maths, English or Science will cost schools just £107.50 per pupil for the full programme. Schools can use their Pupil Premium budget to cover their contributions to tuition costs, or to fund additional tuition over the level of the NTP subsidies they receive. Under the NTP, the Department for Education (DfE) gives mainstream schools £67.50 per Pupil Premium-eligible pupil. We charge £43 per hour of tuition delivered (£14.33 per hour per pupil if there are three pupils in the group). The NTP subsidy covers 50% of the cost, up to a maximum of £9 per pupil per hour. For example, for 15 hours of tuition for 15 pupils in groups of three, we will charge the school £3,225, which costs the school only £1,613 after using the NTP subsidy. As a charity, we have always charged a low cost to schools for our services. This is because our priority is providing access to high-quality tuition to pupils who are in most in need of additional support. So, in 2023/24, the generosity of our funders has enabled us to keep the cost of our tuition the same as 2022/2023, despite the reduction in NTP subsidies from 60% to 50%. For more information on pricing, visit our NTP page.
How will my school receive NTP funding? Expand Schools receive funding based on their number of pupils receiving Pupil Premium funding (£67.50 per pupil premium pupil for mainstream schools and £176.25 for non-mainstream schools). All funding goes direct to schools in three termly payments.
Can schools use Pupil Premium funds to pay their contribution to the tuition costs? Expand Yes, schools can use their Pupil Premium budget to pay for the school's 50% contribution to tutoring costs.
Is it the same price for online and face-to-face? Expand Yes, online tutoring is the same price as face-to-face and has the same subsidies as face-to-face. However, we do encourage face-to-face tutoring as, in our experience this is much more effective than online tuition in building tutor-pupil relationships and in engaging pupils. For more information on our quality and impact, visit our measuring impact page. Please speak to a if you are considering online tuition, as there are additional factors such as pupil access to technology, whitelisting our ‘Vedamo’ platform and arranging firewall exceptions.
Can pupils who had NTP tutoring in 2022/2023 have the subsidised tutoring again in the 2023/2024 school year? Expand Yes, pupils who have previously received tuition using NTP funding can be tutored again this academic year.
My school has pupils who definitely need some tutoring but the percentage of them who are eligible to receive Pupil Premium is quite low. Is this a problem? Expand It might be, but we do try to be flexible. In line with our goals as a charity, we request that 75% of the cohort are either eligible to receive Pupil Premium, are Cared for Children, or are in Alternative Provision or at risk of exclusion. For schools primarily serving low-income communities there is more flexibility around this requirement. We respect the fact that teachers in school are best placed to decide which pupils both need tutoring AND will engage positively with our tutors. We know that the continued impact of the pandemic means that there are a broader range of pupils who may need additional support. Please talk to us about which pupils you would like to receive tutoring and we can take it from there.
Is there a maximum number of tutors or hours of tuition? Expand We recommend that schools request tutoring in 15 hour ‘blocks’ per pupil. There is no limit to the number of blocks a school can request in total, as we expect some schools will want to book blocks of tutoring for different year groups and different subjects. However, we know that demand for tutors often outstrips supply, and we will allocate our resources on a first come, first served basis.
Do schools receiving NTP subsidies need to report on tuition and funding? Expand Yes. At the end of the academic year, schools will have to report on how they’ve used the funding (the Education and Skills Funding Agency will release the Year-End Statement in Summer 2024). Schools will have to report on three things: Total amount spent on tuition during the academic year, Total number of pupils who have received tuition, and, Total number of hours of tuition delivered (this will be based on hours per pupil – i.e., one hour of 1:3 tuition would be reported as three hours).