For parents
Signs your child may be struggling at school: next steps
Use an observe, ask, school and review process when a repeated change suggests your child needs academic, practical or wider support.
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For parents
Practical ways to support a learner.
For parents
Does my child need a tutor? A parent decision guide
A neutral decision tree for defining the problem, checking school and self-study support, choosing a small trial and reviewing the evidence.
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For parents
How to help with homework without doing it
Support homework setup, task clarification and help-seeking while preserving the learner's own attempt and useful feedback for school.
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For parents
How to know if tutoring is working
Compare early process, skill and independence evidence with the original baseline, then decide whether to continue, adjust, connect or stop.
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For parents
Online vs in-person tutoring: how to choose
Compare online and in-person tutoring by access, attention, subject tools, safety setup, continuity and learner voice, then review a trial.
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For parents
A parent's guide to private tuition in the UK
A seven-stage roadmap for defining a learning need, checking alternatives, choosing tuition safely, setting goals and deciding when to stop.
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For parents
How to prepare for the first tutoring session
Use separate parent, learner and tutor checklists to make the first session safe, informative and focused on real teaching evidence.
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For parents
A parent's guide to the secondary school year
A calm first-half-term plan for practical setup, open conversations, homework boundaries and evidence-led support at weeks one, three and six.
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For parents
How to set tutoring goals you can review
Create a tutoring agreement with a baseline, observable capability, shared actions, comparable evidence and an explicit review date.
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For parents
How to talk to your teenager about school
Use a notice, ask, listen and agree conversation that makes room for your teenager's view without turning each check-in into an interrogation.
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For parents
When to change tutor or stop tutoring
Use evidence, learner voice, teaching fit, independence and safety to continue, adjust, connect, change tutor or stop tuition.
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For parents
How to choose a good online tutor
Compare online tutors using evidence of goal fit, teaching, subject knowledge, learner independence, safeguarding and clear practical terms.
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