SEN (Special Educational Needs) support tutoring works with students who have dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD, autism spectrum conditions, processing difficulties or other learning needs. Specialist SEN tutors use structured, multisensory approaches to build the specific skills each student needs, such as Orton-Gillingham phonics for dyslexia or structured numeracy programmes for dyscalculia.
Mainstream classroom teaching rarely adapts to the specific processing style of a student with SEN at the depth needed to close persistent gaps, a specialist one-to-one tutor who understands the neurocognitive basis of a student's difficulty and knows evidence-based intervention approaches makes a measurable difference.
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.