Tute for
parents and carers
Combining expert teaching with our advanced online learning platform to ensure that any student, anywhere has access to high-quality education.
At Tute, we understand that parents and carers want the best for their children. Our team of qualified teachers delivers live online lessons to help students overcome barriers to learning and make real progress, no matter their challenges. Whether students are catching up, striving for academic excellence, or seeking a different way to learn, Tute is here to support them.
We offer a genuine solution to help your child access high-quality teaching and reach their full potential, whoever or wherever they are. We recognise that every student’s journey is unique, and we’re committed to helping them achieve their goals, no matter what they may look like.
We can...
- Provide alternative provision: Short, medium, or long-term support across key stages 1-5, offering your child an alternative to the mainstream classroom.
- Focus on catching up or keeping up: Targeted interventions to ensure your child can catch up or stay on track, helping them reach their full potential.
- Provide pathways to qualifications: across various subjects that prepare students for exams, providing a pathway to the qualifications they need to succeed.
- Offer personalised student support: Our Student Support Associate (SSA) can support and guide your child throughout their learning journey with Tute.
- Help you get involved: Our Parent Support Associate (PSA) can work with you to ensure you’re involved in your child’s learning journey and provide the right support at home.
- Ensure a safe learning environment: We create a safe, engaging, and supportive online space where students feel confident, comfortable, and focused, so they can thrive.
Students currently learning with Tute
We put the student at the heart of everything we do and empower them to learn in a safe and secure online environment, with qualified teachers in live lessons. Labels might lead students to Tute, but we see beyond them here.
All are welcome.
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Child Looked After (CLA)
- Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
- Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP)
- Free School Meals (FSM)
- Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT)
- Medical needs
- Most Able and Talented (MAT)
- Permanently excluded and at risk of exclusion (PEX)
- Pupil Premium (PP)
- Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
- Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH)
- Young offenders
- Teenage parents
- Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC)
Student voice
Recommended by students
Students love learning with Tute (don’t just take our word for it, see what our students think)
I’m looking for...
- Alternative provision
- Qualifications
- Intervention
- ESOL
| Virtual School | KS3 Courses | GCSE Courses | Tute Go | Learning Programmes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length of provision | Short- medium | Medium- Long term | Medium- Long term | Short, medium, or long term | Short, medium, or long term |
| Key stages | KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4 | KS3 | KS4 | KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4 | KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4 |
| Subjects | Core + more | Core + more | 19+ | 30+ | 30+ |
| Content | National curriculum Tute chooses* |
National curriculum Tute chooses* |
Exam boards Tute choose* |
Tute curriculum menu You choose |
Bespoke You choose |
| Students (<12) | Students from different partners | Students from different partners | Students from different partners | Your students only | Your students only |
| Timetable | Tute sets | Tute sets | Tute sets | You set | You set |
| Formal assessment | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (when required) | Yes (when required) |
| Progress reports | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Cost | £12.50 | £16 | £16 | £95 (£55*) | £120 |
| Pay profile | Per student, per lesson | Per student, per lesson | Per student, per lesson | Per group, per lesson *1:1 | Per group, per lesson *1:1 |
| Functional Skills Courses | GCSE courses | A Level Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key stages | KS4 | KS5 | KS4 | KS5 |
| Subjects | English and maths | 19+ | 15+ |
| Content | Exam boards Tute chooses |
Exam boards Tute chooses |
Exam boards You choose |
| Students (<12) | Students from different partners | Students from different partners | Your students only |
| Timetable | Tute sets | Tute sets | You set |
| Formal assessment | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Progress reports | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cost | £16 | £16 | Get in touch |
| Pay profile | Per student, per lesson | Per student, per lesson | Per student, per course |
| Tute Go | Learning Programmes | |
|---|---|---|
| Key stages | KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4 | KS1 | KS2 | KS3 | KS4 |
| Subjects | 30+ | 30+ |
| Content | Tute curriculum menu You choose |
Bespoke You choose |
| Students (<12) | Your students only | Your students only |
| Timetable | You set | You set |
| Formal assessment | Yes (when required) | Yes (when required) |
| Progress reports | No | No |
| Cost | £95 (£55*) | £120 |
| Pay profile | Per group, per lesson *1:1 | Per group, per lesson *1:1 |
| ESOL Virtual School | ESOL Tute Go | |
|---|---|---|
| Suitable for | Secondary to 16+ | Primary to 16+ |
| Level | Beginners | English Pre-entry | English Entry 1 | English Entry 2 | English Entry 3 | Beginners | English Pre-entry | English Entry 1 | English Entry 2 | English Entry 3 |
| Subjects | ESOL | Everyday English for ESOL students | ESOL | Maths for ESOL students | Citizenship for ESOL students | SMSC for ESOL students |
| Content | Tute chooses | Tute curriculum menu You choose |
| Students (<10) | Students from different partners | Your students only |
| Timetable | Tute sets | You set (subject to availability) |
| Pre-assessment | No | Yes |
| Formal assessment | No | Yes |
| Progress reports | No | No |
| Cost | £12.50 | £95 (£55*) |
| Pay profile | Per student, per lesson | Per group, per lesson *1:1 |
Our service at a glance
Delivering quality and support
Fill critical gaps in education
We fill gaps in education, enabling any child, anywhere, to reach their real potential.
Deliver live online lessons
Our qualified teachers deliver live online lessons in a purpose-built, safeguarded online classroom.
Provide flexible curriculums
Our lessons are packaged into curriculums to meet the diverse needs, priorities, and budgets of education settings.
Support partners
Our dedicated partnership team takes care of the heavy lifting, so you don’t have to, ensuring seamless collaboration and operational efficiency.
Nurture students
We provide extensive support to nurture students' wellbeing and academic progression, helping them thrive.
Engage parents
We keep parents well-informed and actively engaged in their child's learning journey, offering support whenever needed.
Facilitate rapid enrolment
Understanding the importance of speed in education, we guarantee enrolment within 48 hours, often within 24.
Ensure quality
Our dedicated in-house quality team safeguards and quality assures learning, delivering a consistently high-quality education.
Achieve outcomes
We help settings meet statutory obligations and support students in achieving attendance, engagement, transition, and/or qualifications.
Getting started
Supporting your child's learning journey with Tute:
Get your login details
Your child’s school or local authority will typically provide their login credentials. If you’re self-funding, you will receive login details directly from Tute to get started!
Log in to the Student Portal
Go to the Tute homepage, select log in, and enter your child’s username and password to access their Student Portal.
Log in to your Parent Portal
As a parent or carer, you will also receive your own Parent Portal login details. This allows you to track your child’s progress, engagement, and attendance—giving you full visibility of their learning journey, whether they’re self-funded or referred by an educational setting.
Join live lessons
Once logged in, your child can click on ‘Timetable’ to join their live lesson. The teacher will be there to guide them through the lesson.
Engage and learn
In each lesson, the teacher will share resources, set activities, and make the lesson interactive. Your child can participate using the chat function or ask questions privately if they prefer.
Access lesson playbacks
If your child misses a lesson or wants to review the material, all lessons are recorded. They can revisit lessons at any time for revision or to refresh their memory.
Real teachers, real learning
All lessons are taught by passionate, experienced, qualified teachers, ensuring your child receives the best possible education.
Interactive features
Your child can participate using tools like polls, emojis, and more. If they prefer not to speak in front of others, they can use the chat function to ask questions or communicate with their teacher.
Safe and supportive environment
We create a safe, secure, and supportive learning space where your child can feel comfortable and confident while learning.
Our platform
Combining technology with pedagogy to deliver high-quality education to any child, anywhere
Our curriculums and solutions
Key stages 1-5
Key stages 1-5
We offer a rich, inclusive curriculum that supports progression pathways for all students, long-term or short-term.
Learn moreAlternative provision
Alternative provision
Reliable solutions for students unable to attend mainstream schools, ensuring they learn on par with their peers.
Learn moreQualifications
Qualifications
Pathways to qualifications in 30+ subjects at Level 1/2, GCSE, and A Level, providing alternative provision, extra capacity and/or subject specialism.
Learn moreESOL
ESOL
Essential English lessons for speakers of other languages, for under-16s and adults, focusing on real-life speaking and listening skills.
Learn moreIntervention
Intervention
Bespoke learning programmes for revision, tuition, reintegration, and more, tailored to meet specific needs and objectives.
Learn moreCurriculums
Curriculums
Flexible curriculums catering to various needs, budgets, and priorities, offering both short-term and long-term solutions.
Learn moreFAQs
Yes! All Tute lessons are taught by real, qualified teachers who follow the national curriculum. They’re committed to helping you make progress in a safe and supportive environment. You’ll call your teacher by their first name, and they’ll be there to guide you in every lesson.
Here are a few tips to make the most of our online learning experience:
- Be Prepared: Make sure your child’s device is ready to go before the lesson starts, and that they have a headset if needed.
- Attend Regularly: Coming to lessons on time will really help you make progress.
- Use Playback: The playback feature is great for revisiting lesson content and can be a helpful tool when revising.
The majority of our students are funded by their school or local authority,who will liaise with us directly. However we do have some self-funded students, where the parents pay for tuition. If you wish to self-fund please get in touch with us via Contact Us at the bottom of the page.
This depends on what you’re studying. Your teacher will let you know if there’s any work to complete outside of your live lessons.
No, students won’t be using a webcam. The teacher and classmates won’t be able to see you, but you’ll be able to see and hear your teacher, who will be using their webcam.
Lessons will follow a timetable that can be viewed once you log in.
Yes, usually there will be around 10 students in your lessons. We encourage everyone to work together and, of course, to be respectful of each other.
