ADHD Tutoring: Specialist tutoring designed to support children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder through structured, engaging and personalised learning approaches.
Alternative Provision: Education arranged outside of mainstream school settings for children who cannot attend school full-time for social, emotional or behavioural reasons.
Anxiety Support in Education: Tailored educational support that helps children manage anxiety while rebuilding confidence and engagement with learning.
A-Level SEN Tutoring: Specialist one-to-one support for sixth form students with SEN preparing for A-Level exams and coursework.
ASC (Autism Spectrum Condition): A developmental condition that affects communication, social interaction and sensory processing, often requiring personalised teaching strategies.
Autism Tutoring: Specialist tuition designed to support autistic students using structured, patient and sensory-aware teaching methods.
Bespoke Learning Plan: A customised educational strategy created around a student’s academic, emotional and developmental needs.
Confidence Building Tuition: Tutoring focused on improving a child’s self-esteem, resilience and willingness to engage with learning.
Dyscalculia: A specific learning difficulty affecting a person’s ability to understand numbers and mathematical concepts.
Dyscalculia Tutor: A tutor trained to support students with dyscalculia through step-by-step maths instruction and practical learning strategies.
Dysgraphia: A learning difficulty that impacts handwriting, spelling and written expression.
Dyslexia: A common learning difficulty that affects reading, spelling and written language processing.
Dyslexia Tutoring: Specialist literacy support designed to improve reading, spelling, comprehension and confidence for students with dyslexia.
Dyspraxia: A condition affecting coordination, movement and organisation skills, which can also impact learning and concentration.
EHC Plan (EHCP): An Education, Health and Care Plan outlining the support a child with additional needs is legally entitled to receive.
Emotional Wellbeing Support: Educational support that prioritises a child’s mental health, confidence and emotional regulation alongside academic progress.
EOTAS (Education Other Than At School): Education provision arranged outside of a traditional school environment for children unable to attend school.
Executive Functioning Skills: Cognitive skills including organisation, planning, focus and memory that help children manage learning tasks.
GCSE SEN Tutoring: Tailored GCSE support for students with special educational needs requiring adapted teaching approaches.
Home Tutoring: One-to-one tuition delivered in a student’s home to provide a familiar and comfortable learning environment.
Homeschooling Support: Structured tutoring and curriculum guidance for families educating children outside mainstream schools.
Homeschooling Tutors: Tutors who support home-educated students with personalised lessons, curriculum delivery and exam preparation.
ILP (Individual Learning Plan): A personalised document outlining a student’s goals, learning strategies and progress targets.
In-Person SEN Tutoring: Face-to-face specialist tutoring designed for children who benefit from direct personal interaction and hands-on support.
Learning Difficulties: Challenges that affect how a child processes, understands or retains information during learning.
Multi-Sensory Learning: A teaching approach that combines visual, auditory and practical activities to improve understanding and retention.
Nasen Training: Professional SEN training provided through the National Association of Special Educational Needs to improve inclusive teaching practices.
Online SEN Tutoring: Remote specialist tutoring delivered through secure online platforms tailored to children with additional learning needs.
One-to-One Tutoring: Individual tuition focused entirely on one student’s learning pace, goals and challenges.
Private SEN Tutor: An independent or agency-supported tutor specialising in teaching children with special educational needs.
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS): A recognised UK teaching qualification held by fully qualified school teachers.
Rapport Building: The process of developing trust and a positive relationship between tutor and student to improve engagement and learning outcomes.
SEN (Special Educational Needs): A term describing children who require additional educational support due to learning difficulties or disabilities.
SEN Tuition Agency: A tutoring organisation specialising in matching children with additional needs to experienced specialist tutors.
SEN Tutor: A tutor with experience and training in supporting children with special educational needs and learning differences.
Safeguarding: Policies and practices designed to protect children’s welfare, safety and wellbeing during education and tutoring.
SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health): A category of educational need relating to emotional wellbeing, behaviour and mental health challenges.
Sensory Processing Challenges: Difficulties managing sensory information such as sound, touch, movement or light, which can impact learning and focus.
Special Educational Needs Tutoring: Personalised tuition designed to support students with learning differences, disabilities or emotional challenges.
Student-Centred Learning: An educational approach focused on adapting teaching methods around the individual needs of each student.
Trial Lesson: An introductory tutoring session used to assess compatibility between tutor and student before ongoing lessons begin.
Tutor Matching Process: The method used by tutoring agencies to pair students with tutors based on personality, experience and educational needs.
Tutoring for Children Out of School: Specialist educational support for students unable to attend mainstream education due to illness, anxiety or other needs.
Tutoring for School Refusal: Educational support aimed at re-engaging children who are struggling to attend or participate in school.
Wellbeing-Focused Tuition: Tutoring that combines academic support with emotional encouragement, confidence building and stress reduction.
