Schools
We work with many schools, offering a more nurturing approach. We help students with special educational needs (SEN) and those who have fallen behind at school.
We offer in-person tuition in London and online tutoring nationwide using experienced, suitably qualified local tutors.
We were an accredited NTP Tuition Partner under the National Tutoring Programme, which ended Aug-24.
Why choose Bright Heart?
We are an award-winning specialist SEN tutoring agency and were a fully accredited NTP Tuition Partner from Dec-21 to Aug-24.
- Our nurturing approach boosts learning, confidence and motivation
- We provide a consultation to fully understand students' needs and tailor tuition accordingly
- Students receive an individual learning plan and tutors provide lesson reports to track progress
- Specialist SEN tutors with SEN / person-centred training from nasen
- Tutors are background checked (incl. Enhanced DBS) and personally interviewed
- Our senior education consultants are qualified teachers with significant experience
- We offer schools high quality tutoring using local tutors at competitive rates
- We won the Tuition Business of the Year award in the 2022 National Tutoring Awards
- We have excellent reviews and testimonials from satisfied clients
School enquiry form
Secure your school’s tutoring today!
Complete the form below or call us on 0208 064 3800.
Fees
Our tuition fees for 2024/25, which apply to all subjects and year groups, are as follows:
| Group size |
In-person fee per pupil / hr* |
Online fee per pupil / hr* |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 1 | £53.50 | £48.20 |
| 1 to 2 | £29.43 | £26.48 |
| 1 to 3 | £20.60 | £18.54 |
| 1 to 4 | £16.22 | £14.60 |
| 1 to 5 | £13.63 | £12.26 |
| 1 to 6 | £11.92 | £10.73 |
| Group size | In-person fee per pupil / hr (£)* | Online fee per pupil / hr (£)* |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 1 | £53.50 | £48.20 |
| 1 to 2 | £28.10 | £25.30 |
| 1 to 3 | £19.63 | £17.67 |
| 1 to 4 | £15.38 | £13.85 |
| 1 to 5 | £12.84 | £11.56 |
| 1 to 6 | £11.15 | £10.03 |
* Fees stated before VAT @ 20%, which is added to all fees, but is fully recoverable.
School tutoring case studies
Read a Schools Week article which discusses some of Bright Heart’s successful school tutoring programmes.
In addition, the article discusses phase 1 of Ofsted’s tutoring review, noting that strong tutoring depends on several important factors, including:
- High-quality, experienced tutors working closely with class teachers;
- Careful planning and pupil assessment; and
- A well-considered and constructed curriculum.
NTP Funding
Mainstream schools receive minimum NTP funding of £67.50 per PP-eligible pupil.
Non-mainstream schools (including SEND units of mainstream schools) receive £176.25 per PP-eligible pupil.
Schools can allocate this funding to pay for 50% of any tutoring costs incurred for 2023/24.
Funding is capped as follows:
- Mainstream schools: Up to £9/hr (50% of £18/hr)
- Special schools: Up to £23.50/hr (50% of £47/hr)
NTP funding
Mainstream schools receive ring-fenced NTP funding of £162 per PP-eligible pupil.
Non-mainstream schools (including SEND units of mainstream schools) receive £423 per PP-eligible pupil.
Schools can allocate this funding to pay for 60% of any tutoring costs incurred.
Funding is capped as follows:
- Mainstream schools: Up to £10.80/hr for 15 hours (60% of £18/hr)
- Special schools: Up to £28.20/hr for 15 hours (60% of £47/hr)
FAQs
- You can contact us on 0208 064 3800 or complete the enquiry form and we can then onboard you directly.
- We provide a simple-to-use tuition management system (no need to load programmes on a tuition hub).
- Key stage 1 – English, Maths and Science
- Key stage 2 – English, Maths and Science
- Key stage 3 – English, Humanities, Maths, Modern Foreign Languages and Science
- Key stage 4 – English, Humanities, Maths, Modern Foreign Languages and Science
- We work with experienced, suitably qualified and caring local tutors with a passion for helping students who have fallen behind at school and may have learning challenges.
- Tutors are thoroughly vetted and trained, and carefully matched to pupils.
- We follow a rigorous recruitment process to contract suitably qualified tutors who demonstrate the necessary expertise and softer skills.
- Most candidates do not pass our stringent requirements.
- Our safer recruitment policy (published on our website) provides a detailed overview of this process.
- Tutors receive comprehensive induction training.
- Tutors also receive specific refresher training on school procedures before a school assignment and on-the-job and ad hoc training.
- Induction training includes safeguarding, our tutoring approach, and a SEN / person-centred training course provided by nasen (the National Association of Special Educational Needs).
- Tutors must pass tests on safeguarding and the nasen course.
- Carol Minkoulou, a qualified teacher and former SEND Co-ordinator, leads training.
- Ryan Stevenson, a company director, is the senior account manager for school relationships. He is supported by a client manager, Jenny Donovan.
- Our senior education consultants, Carol Minkoulou and Rosie Ingold, are responsible for overseeing school tutoring.
- Baseline data is requested for pupils and their peers (on an anonymised basis), which is updated periodically.
- We use this to evaluate pupils’ performance against objectives and amend tutoring programmes where appropriate.
- This is overseen by the senior education consultant assigned to the school.
- Tutors also provide feedback in lesson reports and record each session in our tuition management system.
- In-person Primary, 11+, KS3 and GCSE tuition from £54.17/hr (excl. VAT) for 1:1*
- Online Primary, 11+, KS3 and GCSE tuition from £48.75/hr (excl. VAT) for 1:1*
- In-person A-level tuition from £62.50/hr (£75/hr incl. VAT) for 1:1*
- Online A-level tuition from £56.25/hr (£67.50/hr incl. VAT) for 1:1*
Please call Ryan or Jenny on 0208 064 3800 for more information.
School testimonials
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Learn more
- Award-winning London-based SEN-focused tutoring agency
- Tuition Business of the Year in National Tutoring Awards (2022), runner-up in 2023, joint runners-up in 2024.
- Run by a very experienced team
- Our nurturing approach, which emphasises patience, acceptance and warmth, is especially effective in helping students catch up
- Key focus on English, Maths & Science, but cover many other subjects
- Offer 1:1 and small-group tuition for Primary, KS3, GCSE & A-level pupils
- In-person tutoring in London and parts of Surrey and online tutoring nationwide and internationally
- Accredited NTP Tuition Partner (Dec-21 to Aug-24, when NTP ended)
- Clients include families, schools and local authorities
Our unique tutoring methodology, the Bright Heart Approach, puts into practice what we have observed across a wide range of students. This more nurturing approach is based on our experience that effective tutoring connects on a deeper level to achieve longer term stability and success, compared to focusing purely on intellectual abilities.
We take the time to fully understand a school’s requirements. Our experienced tutors implement our nurturing approach when teaching at schools.
- The NTP was a government-funded scheme to support schools by providing access to high-quality tutoring to help pupils whose education had been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- As an NTP Tuition Partner, Bright Heart supported schools through the Tuition Partners pillar from December 2021 to August 2024.
- All NTP tuition partners underwent stringent Quality Assurance and Accreditation checks to be approved for the NTP, and were subject to detailed annual assurance reviews.
