Pearson Tutoring FAQs

This is dependent on which type of tutoring your choose. We provide tutoring direct-to-schools with unlimited tuiton per pupil. 

National Tutoring Programme funded tutoring is limited to one 15-hour subsidised block of tuition per pupil. This is the same for all tuition partners. 

School-led funding grants may offer more flexibility.

Please speak to your local consultant to understand the options in more detail.

• Each block of 15 hour-long sessions costs your school £270 for online tuition (the remainder of the cost is covered by the NTP funding).
• Schools are required to pay VAT on the total cost of the tutoring (£900) however schools should be able to reclaim this in full through the usual channels.

Direct-to-schools tutoring (using school-led funding grants) 

• Each block of 15 hour-long sessions costs your school £187.50 with the grant of 75% applied. 
• Schools are required to pay VAT on the total cost of the tutoring before funding (£750), however schools should be able to reclaim this in full through the usual channels.
  

Direct-to-schools tutoring (without funding) 

• Each block of 15 hour-long sessions costs your school £750 plus VAT (schools should be able to reclaim VAT in full through the usual channels).

As providers of qualifications and resources from ages 5-19, we are in a unique position to provide high-quality tuition from UK qualified teachers, using standardised lesson materials and assessments. We offer the highest quality of online delivery through our established partner platform, Bramble. 

We only work with fully qualified teachers, most of whom have extensive experience of marking GCSE or SATs papers.

Our tried-and-tested lesson materials and assessments are standardised to ensure high-quality delivery throughout.

Online tutoring is proven to be highly effective. It provides flexiblity in scheduling for schools and pupils, the widest selection of high calibre tutors and limits covid-infection risks.

Schools will be able to decide whether to use tuition sessions in addition to their pupils’ normal school day, or during their timetabled day.

Typically, we would expect sessions to occur before or after school, or within the school day, rather than weekends.

Yes, tutoring can take place at home, but parental consent must be obtained by the school. 

To take advantage of at-home tutoring, schools must ensure that: 

• all students who are going to participate in tutoring are engaged and will attend each session
• there is a designated member of staff available for tutors to speak to should they have any queries or any concerns about attendance and safeguarding. 

Yes, we offer unlimited tutoring for core subjects direct to all schools.

Please speak to your local consultant to find out more.

Following feedback from schools and experts, we have chosen to support the core subjects at the key stages where we can provide qualified teachers who will have the greatest impact on a child’s learning.