Become an online tutor

You can contact us via https://support.pearson.com/uk/s/tutoring. On the page you can scroll down to the bottom to tell us about your issue. We have given you the dropdowns you need to select below.

What kind of customer are you?- Pearson Tutoring Programme Tutor

Issue Type - Recruitment

Category Type - Application

Subcategory Type - Application

Describe the issue you're experiencing - Please provide all information relevant to your case.

There are two stages to the application process. The first is the online application form found here. If successful at this stage, we will invite you to complete a mixture of written and video interview questions to determine whether you are right for the role.

If successful at both stages, we will send out a conditional offer letter and any training material that needs to be completed. You will also be contacted by our approved third-party agency CXC. 

The offer of the role is subject to the successful completion of training and background and reference checks. Once this is approved, you will be offered a contract.

Unfortunately, we will only process applicants on to the next step of the application if they meet the initial criteria set on the application form.  

If you would like to discuss this further, we ask that you raise a query via https://support.pearson.com/uk/s/tutoring.

If you have not heard from us, please assume you have been unsuccessful at this time. 

We will contact anyone who we would like to keep on our system for potential use in the future. 

• Four individual modules, which are PowerPoint Presentations, followed by a questionnaire you will be required to complete.  
• Independent completion of HM Government E-Learning Training on Prevent (retain your certificate as you will need to provide this to us)
• Data Privacy Training   

These will be carried out by our approved third-party agency CXC. We will ask for your permission before passing any of your data across to CXC.  

• Proof of ID including proof of address.   
• Teaching qualification certificate(s). 
• Details of two individuals from whom references can be sought – one of which will need to be your current place of work. 

Tutoring will be in highest demand during school term dates. However, there may be some schools who request tutoring sessions during school holidays. You will have the choice to accept or reject tutoring sessions to fit with your availability. The role will last at least for the academic year 2022-2023.

No, you do not need to have taught online before as we will provide training. However, you should be comfortable using online technology.

This is a requirement set by the Department for Education as part of the National Tutoring Program (NTP). We therefore require you to be UK based in order to deliver the tutoring sessions. We cannot accept applicants who are UK citizens but based internationally.

Yes, if your role as an AA does not require access to live papers for the subject or qualification (any awarding body) for which you are delivering tutoring and you can commit to 6 hours per week. 

You will need to keep the AA team updated on schools you tutor for via your AA Conflict of Interest process. 

Yes. If the past live papers have subsequently been marked and results published, then this is not a barrier to providing tutoring.

We encourage you to use your professional judgement where necessary to cater for the needs of each student, making full use of the resources provided to support consistent, high-quality provision. 

Tutoring will take place in blocks of 15 sessions. Our plan is that, prior to starting each block, you would communicate with the students’ teacher to discuss the required focus of the tutoring, any specific needs the students may have and how you might be able to support these as their tutor. 

Ongoing communication of this type between the tutor and teacher will be highly beneficial to learning outcomes. 

If you are provisionally offered the role, you will earn £100 for completing our recruitment process (full qualification and background checks process) and our training. 

You will be paid for this when you complete sixty tutoring sessions.

Yes. This will be part of the paid-for tutoring work.