Home Education tutoring supports families who educate their children outside of mainstream school. Tutors provide subject-specific support across the full curriculum, exam preparation for GCSE and A-Level qualifications through exam centres, and help structuring a home education timetable. Many home-educating families use multiple tutors for different subjects.
Home-educated students benefit enormously from subject specialists who can bring depth and structure to a subject that a parent generalist may not be able to provide, particularly in GCSE and A-Level sciences, modern languages and mathematics.
Online tutoring is now the most popular format for private tuition in the UK. Sessions take place via video call with a shared digital whiteboard, tools like Bramble, BitPaper and Google Meet with screen sharing replicate the in-person experience closely. The primary advantage is access: instead of being limited to tutors within driving distance, families can choose from every qualified specialist in the country. For subjects where availability is limited locally, UCAT preparation, Further Maths, Mandarin, Film Studies, online tutoring is often the only practical option. Research published by the Education Endowment Foundation confirms that online tutoring produces equivalent learning gains to face-to-face sessions when the tutor is experienced and the technology is reliable.