Tutors with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) – achieved by completing an approved Teacher Training programme alongside their undergraduate degree, completing PGCE at postgraduate level, or have pursued the Assessment Only (AO) route.
These tutors hold at minimum an undergraduate degree and will have passed English language and Mathematics at GCSE with a minimum grade C or 4.
Key provisions:
- Mark-scheme literacy: mock marking, command words, and examiner-style feedback.
- Gap-closing pedagogy: scaffolding, retrieval practice, and spaced revision.
- SEND-aware strategies and reasonable adjustments to support diverse needs.
- Structured homework with clear targets and regular progress checkpoints.
- Study skills & exam resilience: planning, time management, and clarity in exam routines.
- Alignment to the national curriculum to keep tutoring and classroom learning in sync.
Who is this the ideal tutor for?
- Learners who want clarity, structure and steady accountability – the student whose effort hasn’t yet translated into marks, who needs exam-board-specific teaching.
- Young and early-years learners, who are in need of stronger foundations for reading, number sense, attention, and learning habits. These learners also need a calm, nurturing adult who can blend teaching with social-emotional development – engendering confidence, self-regulation, and a sense of “I can do this.” These tutors provisions support not only the development of an academic toolkit, but the beginnings of a resilient, curious child.
- Students with SEND or exam anxiety; busy high performers who need efficient, school-aligned sessions; and small groups of siblings [or peers] where tailored differentiation of subject content and behaviour management matters.
