How it works
Four steps, and nothing is paid until after you've met the tutor. Tell us the level, the subject and what's going wrong; we pick a tutor and set up a free 30-minute trial; lessons start; you get told how it's going.
Most families are booked in within a day of getting in touch. We usually reply within minutes, and WhatsApp is the fastest way to reach us.
No card details, no contract, no obligation to book a second lesson.
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Getting started
Fill in the enquiry form with the level, subject and what's going wrong. We suggest one tutor we think fits. You take a free 30-minute trial with them. If it works, lessons start; if it doesn't, you owe us nothing and we can look again.
Step 1
The form takes about thirty seconds: the year group, the subject, what's actually the problem, and when the learner is free. The more specific you are, the better the match, "struggling with Maths" is harder to work with than "fine until algebra, then lost".
No card details are taken at this stage, or at any point before the trial.
Step 2
A person reads your enquiry and picks someone whose subject knowledge, level and teaching style suit the learner, then checks their availability against yours. It takes longer than a search filter, which is why the first match usually works.
You get one name and a reason for it, not a wall of profiles to compare on star ratings.
Step 3
Live, one-to-one, on Zoom. The tutor works out where the gaps actually are and the student gets a feel for whether they can talk to this person. Thirty minutes is enough to tell.
Afterwards you decide. There's no obligation to book, and nothing to cancel if you don't.
Step 4
Sessions run weekly at a time you've agreed, shaped around the student's specification and the gaps the tutor found. After each one you're told what was covered, what's improving and what still needs work.
If the plan needs changing, it changes. If the tutor turns out to be the wrong fit, say so and we'll rematch at no cost.
Inside a lesson
A lesson runs live on Zoom with a digital whiteboard and shared documents. The student works through problems while the tutor watches, gets corrected in the moment, and finishes with a specific next step rather than a vague instruction to revise.
An hour of watching someone else explain things is not tutoring. The student has to be doing the work while somebody qualified watches them do it. That's the part that can't be replaced by a revision video, and it's the reason one-to-one is worth paying for.
Lessons use Zoom, digital whiteboards, shared documents, screen sharing and past-paper questions. Recordings can be arranged on request, subject to safeguarding, privacy and consent.
Before the first lesson
A laptop, tablet or desktop with a webcam, a normal home internet connection, and somewhere reasonably quiet. Zoom is free and the whiteboard runs in the browser. There is nothing to buy and nothing to install beyond Zoom itself.
A laptop or desktop is best because there's more room to write and read. Tablets work well too. Phones will connect, but a GCSE Maths question on a phone screen is a fight nobody needs.
If video calls already work in your house, they'll work for this. No special speed is required. If the connection drops mid-lesson, the tutor waits and the time is made up.
A kitchen table is fine. Headphones help more than a perfect room does, especially for students who are shy about being overheard trying and getting things wrong.
Students still work things out on paper and hold it up. Have the exercise book, textbook or the topic list from school nearby, so the tutor can work from what the class is actually doing.
If you're not sure whether your setup will cope, say so when you enquire and we'll check it during the free trial. That's partly what the trial is for.
The evidence
The Education Endowment Foundation, which reviews UK education research, puts one-to-one tuition at around four additional months of progress for secondary-age pupils. Its review also found that studies using digital technology showed broadly similar effects to in-person tutoring.
Averages are not promises. The same EEF review found effects in maths were markedly lower than in literacy, and that gains vary a great deal between individual pupils. Anyone guaranteeing your child a grade from a headline figure is overselling it.
The review is also clear that tutoring works best as a supplement to school teaching rather than a replacement for it. That matches how we run lessons: tied to the student's own specification and the topics their class is covering, not a parallel course.
Figures from the Education Endowment Foundation's Teaching and Learning Toolkit entry on one-to-one tuition. The EEF is an independent charity that reviews education research for schools in England; it has no connection to RS Remote Tutoring.
Where parents fit in
No. Most students work better without a parent in the room, and teenagers especially will admit to being lost more readily when nobody they know is listening. You'll get told what happened afterwards.
What was covered, what's improving, what still isn't, and what the student should practise before next time. In plain English, not a progress percentage or a colour-coded chart.
Tell us when something changes: a mock result, a topic list from school, a teacher's comment, a bad week. Tutors adjust faster when they know what's happening at school.
Straight away, rather than three weeks in. If your child dreads the lesson, or the pace is wrong, or the fit just isn't there, message us and we'll deal with it.
For younger students it's worth being nearby for the first lesson or two while the routine settles, then stepping back. Confidence usually shifts before the grade does, and parents tend to notice it first in how their child talks about the subject.
Who we teach
KS3, GCSE, A-Level and Functional Skills Level 2, in Maths, English, the Sciences, Computer Science and Religious Studies. The process above is the same whichever one applies; only the content of the lessons changes.
| Level | Who it's for | What lessons focus on |
|---|---|---|
| KS3 | Years 7–9, ages 11–14 | Rebuilding core Maths, English and Science before GCSE pressure starts |
| GCSE | Years 10–11, ages 14–16 | Subject knowledge and exam technique, matched to tier and exam board |
| A-Level | Years 12–13, ages 16–18 | Advanced content, question style and independent study habits |
| Functional Skills Level 2 | Adults, apprentices and college learners | Practical Maths and English built around the specific assessment |
Don't know which board the school uses? Send the course name or the specification code and we'll identify it before lessons start. For Scottish or Northern Irish qualifications, contact us first so we can confirm coverage.
Timings
Fast, if the timetable allows. The slow part is almost never us, it's finding a slot that works around school, clubs and everything else.
| Stage | Typical timing | What's happening |
|---|---|---|
| You enquire | Reply usually within minutes | We read the enquiry and come back with questions if anything's unclear |
| Tutor matched | Usually the same day | We check subject, level, board and availability, then put one name forward |
| Free trial | Booked around your schedule | 30 minutes, live on Zoom, no payment and no card details |
| Regular lessons | From the following week | A fixed weekly slot, with feedback after each session |
Exam season is busier and good slots go first. If you're aiming at mocks in January or finals in May, earlier is genuinely better.
Common questions
Anything not answered here, message us and we'll tell you straight. We usually reply within minutes.
You tell us the level, subject and problem; we put forward one tutor and arrange a 30-minute live session with them. No card details are taken and there's no obligation to book anything afterwards. It exists so you can judge the tutor before spending money.
A person reads your enquiry and matches on subject, level, exam board, current performance, goals, any learning needs and available times. It's done by hand rather than by search filter, which is why you get one name and a reason rather than a list of profiles.
The tutor finds out where the gaps actually are, usually by working through a few questions rather than asking about them. By the end you'll have an idea of what needs attention first and roughly how long it's likely to take.
A laptop, desktop or tablet with a webcam, an ordinary home internet connection and somewhere reasonably quiet. Zoom is free and the whiteboard runs in the browser. Headphones help. Phones work but make written subjects harder than they need to be.
Zoom, with digital whiteboards, shared documents, screen sharing and exam-style questions. Students show their working as they go and get corrected during the lesson rather than in a written report afterwards.
No, and most students do better without it. You'll be told what was covered and what needs work after each session. For younger learners it's worth being nearby for the first lesson or two while the routine settles.
Sixty minutes, usually once a week at a fixed slot. Some students take two a week before exams. Regular sessions over a period of weeks tend to work better than occasional long ones, which is also what the research on tutoring suggests.
The Education Endowment Foundation's review of one-to-one tuition found that studies using digital technology showed broadly similar effects to in-person tutoring. It also found the format matters less than the tutor's experience and whether the tutoring supplements school teaching rather than replacing it.
Tell us and we'll rematch at no cost. You don't lose lessons, restart anything or pay a fee. Fit matters more in one-to-one teaching than in any other format, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.
You get feedback after each lesson covering what was done, what's improving and what still isn't. Beyond that, watch school assessments and how your child talks about the subject — confidence tends to move before the grade does.
Recordings can be arranged on request where appropriate, subject to safeguarding, privacy and consent requirements. Ask when you arrange the tutoring rather than mid-lesson.
Usually within a day or two. We normally reply within minutes and match a tutor the same day; the limiting factor is finding a slot that suits the learner's timetable. Exam season books up faster, so earlier is better.
Step one takes 30 seconds
Tell us the level, the subject and what's going wrong. We'll put forward a tutor and set up a free 30-minute session. Everything else follows from there.
Enquiries answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We usually reply within minutes, and WhatsApp is the fastest way to reach us.
