How much does tuition cost? Expand From 1st September 2022, using the NTP subsidies for tutoring on a 1:3 ratio, a block of 15 hours of tutoring in either Maths, English or Science will cost schools just £108 per pupil for the full programme. As a charity, Tutor Trust has always charged a low cost to schools for our services. Under the National Tutoring Programme (NTP), of which we are a Tuition Partner, the costs for schools are very low indeed because of the generous subsidies. Schools can use their Pupil Premium budget to cover their contributions. For the 2022/23 academic year, all NTP funding will go direct to schools and if schools want to work with an external tutoring organisation, they will need to use an NTP Tuition Partner as those tutoring organisations have been quality assured by the Department for Education (DfE). Under the NTP, schools will receive £162 for all their pupils who are eligible for Pupil Premium (the figure is £423 per pupil for non-mainstream schools such as Alternative Provision settings, Special Schools and Hospital Schools). The NTP funding is intended to cover 60% of the cost of tutoring up to a maximum hourly rate per pupil of £18 (or £47 for non-mainstream schools) and, although the funding is based on the number of pupils in a school who are eligible for Pupil Premium, it does not have to be used exclusively with this group. Schools can provide more tutoring than their NTP subsidy covers if they want to by using other funding they have available. What does this mean in practice? As a charity, Tutor Trust has always charged a low cost to schools for our services. Using the NTP subsidies means the costs for schools are even lower. 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. Tutor Trust will deliver most tutoring in small groups, with one tutor working with three pupils at a time (whether face-to-face or online). This 1:3 ratio is the most cost-effective model for schools. Using the NTP subsidies for tutoring on a 1:3 ratio, a block of 15 hours of tutoring in either Maths, English or Science will cost schools just £108 per pupil for the full programme. How it works in mainstream schools: The DfE gives mainstream schools £162 per Pupil Premium-eligible pupil. We charge £54 per hour of tuition delivered (£18 per hour per pupil if there are 3 pupils in the group). The NTP subsidy covers 60% of the cost, up to a maximum of £10.80 per pupil per hour. For example, for 15 hours of tuition for 15 pupils in groups of 3, we will charge the school £4,050, which costs the school only £1,620 after using the NTP subsidy. How it works in non-mainstream schools: The DfE gives non-mainstream schools £423 per Pupil Premium-eligible pupil. We charge £40 per hour of tuition delivered on a one-to-one basis. The NTP subsidy covers 60% of the cost, up to a maximum of £28.20 per pupil per hour. For example, for 15 hours of tuition for one pupil, we will charge the school £600, which costs the school only £240 after using the NTP subsidy. Below are the full details of the costs for mainstream schools: What schools will be invoiced Cost to school after using 60% NTP subsidy Secondary School Block of Tutoring (15 pupils for 15 hours in one subject) 1:3 £4,050 £1,620 (£108 per pupil) 1:2 (14 pupils) £5,670 £3,402 (£243 per pupil) 1 1:1 (per pupil) £810 £648 per pupil 1 Primary School Block of Tutoring (12 pupils for 15 hours in one subject) 1:3 £3,240 £1,296 (£108 per pupil) 1:2 £4,860 £2,916 (£243 per pupil) 1 1:1 (per pupil) £810 £648 per pupil 1 1 The funding is capped at £10.80 per hour per pupil in a mainstream school. As the tuition cost is £54 per hour, on a 1:1 and 1:2 basis the 60% subsidy does not apply to the full cost with only the first £18 per hour per pupil being subsidised.
What do your tutors get paid? Expand Our tutors are not volunteers. We recruit and train individuals and, in return, we expect them to provide a professional, high-quality service. We pay our tutors a minimum of £21 (£24 or £28.50 for Qualified Teachers, dependent on experience) to plan and deliver a session. This means that: Each tutor receives a minimum of £315 (£360 or £427.50 for QTs, dependent on experience) for every standard assignment of 15 hours. This applies to all face-to-face and online sessions. We also offer: A one-off bonus of £20 for tutors when they complete their first tuition session of 2022/2023. A one-off bonus of £100 for all tutors who complete at least 30 hours of tutoring this academic year (equivalent to two completed assignments of 15 sessions each).
What subjects do you tutor? Expand In Primary, we tutor Reading, Writing and Maths (Years 3 to 6). In Secondary we tutor English Literature and Language, Maths and Science (Years 7-11). Science tutors have to train in at least two of the three disciplines (Physics, Chemistry and Biology). Schools may request a combination of disciplines and even all three, but we ask that schools specify as this affects how many tutors are available.
Is Tutor Trust an approved Tuition Partner of the NTP for 2022/2023? Expand Yes. For the third year running, Tutor Trust is proud to be an approved Tuition Partner of the NTP. This means that schools can work with our charity to provide high-quality, highly subsidised support to their pupils. From 1st September 2022, new DfE rules mean that schools wanting to use an external tutoring organisation can only spend NTP funding with approved Tuition Partners such as Tutor Trust.
What data do schools need to provide before tuition can begin? Expand Schools need to provide us with the following data before we can begin tuition: Contextual information about the pupils (gender, Pupil Premium/FSM/LAC/EAL status, attendance) Baseline attainment data: Primary – KS1 attainment, mock SATs score, aim of tuition (e.g. reach Age-Related Expectations (ARE)) Secondary – KS2 attainment, target grade, most recent mock GCSE grade.
Can we meet the tutors who will be working in our school? Expand Absolutely. Before tutors begin working with your students, our coordinators will arrange an introductory meeting with you and invite the tutor(s) along to meet the teachers, discuss the needs of your pupils and understand the workings of the school. This is a vital element of our work to ensure an open dialogue between the school and the tutor.
Do tutors plan the sessions? Expand Our tutors are given training in lesson planning and, based on the pupil and topic information provided by schools, can plan personalised lessons for their students. If Primary schools would prefer to plan their own lessons, tutors can simply deliver the prepared material instead. In Secondary schools, tutors will always plan the sessions.
What is the minimum commitment and is there a sign-up fee? Expand There is no minimum or maximum sign-up time, and we can be very flexible to a school's needs. However, our research has shown that students need a minimum of 12 hours of tuition in order for it to have the greatest impact. As a result, our assignments are delivered in 15 one-hour blocks, so that we can make certain, allowing for absences, that the majority of tutees achieve a minimum of 12 hours of tutoring support. There is no sign-up fee or retainer. You will only be charged for tuition that has taken place with your students.
What year groups do you work with? Expand In Primary schools, we work with Years 3 to 6. In Secondary schools, we work with KS3 and KS4 (Years 7 to 11). We are also able to provide tuition to post-16 students who are retaking their Maths or English GCSE or doing a functional skills qualification.
How many students can your tutors work with? Expand Our tutors can work on three ratios: 1:1, 1:2 or 1:3. The evidence suggests that the impact of tutors is diluted when the ratio is higher than 1:3.
Do you work with students in Alternative Provision? Expand We are able to provide tutors for students in alternative provision settings. We have a dedicated Director of Tutoring Plus (formerly our Alternative Provision and Looked After Children service) who is an ex-Headteacher and has experience in an Alternative Provision centre. Our tutors receive extra training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for doing this, often-challenging, work. For more information, please visit our Tutoring Plus page.
Where do you recruit your tutors? Expand Primarily, we recruit tutors from the student populations at our partner universities: In Greater Manchester, the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, the Royal Northern College of Music and University of Salford; in Leeds, the University of Leeds, Leeds Trinity University and Leeds Beckett University; in Liverpool, the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Hope University and Edge Hill University and in Bradford, the University of Bradford. Our tutors are mostly undergraduates who have achieved high grades at GCSE in the subjects they are tutoring. We then offer comprehensive, high-quality training so that they can provide impactful tutoring. Whilst the majority of our tutors are students, we do not exclusively recruit students, and our tutor body also includes trained teachers and other professionals.
What training do your tutors receive? Expand We deliver 10 hours of high-quality training via a learning platform called Thinqi. These are a blend of live and recorded sessions. Training is led by qualified teacher trainers who equip tutors with the skills needed to plan engaging tuition sessions whilst thoroughly briefing them on the national curriculum and the difficulties pupils may have with the subject. Tutors receive ongoing support throughout their time with us, including CPD events and quality monitoring.
Do you work with Cared for Children? Expand We also work extensively with Cared for Children. We can provide this both in school and in the home. Please see our Tutoring Plus information page for more details.
What qualifications do your tutors have? Expand We have very high expectations for the individuals we recruit to train as tutors with us. The academic standards for our tutors are high; they require an A at GCSE in the subject they aspire to tutor in. We only select those candidates who we believe will be good role models, as well as excellent tutors, so always look at an applicant's wider experience.