Pearson Tutoring FAQs

Funding levels are determined by the number of Pupil Premium students on roll at a rate of £162 per PP-eligible pupil in mainstream schools. 

Your Pupil Premium (PP) cohort should be prioritised in line with the NTP’s objective of supporting disadvantaged pupils’, but you may also consider offering tutoring to other pupils where appropriate. 

Funds cannot though be rolled over for use in the 2023/24 acedmic year. Any unspent funding will need to be returned by a school at the end of 2022/23 accompanied by their Year-End Statement. 

We provide tutoring direct-to-schools with unlimited tuition per pupil.  

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

• Each block of 15 hour-long sessions costs your school £324 with the grant of 60% applied. 
• Schools are required to pay VAT on the total cost of the tutoring before funding (£810), 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 £810 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 with the widest selection of high calibre tutors.

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

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

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. These are:  

• Primary: English and Maths 
• Secondary: English, Maths and Science