SEND Tutoring helps parents find the right tutor, based on the unqiue needs of their child and family. Each specialist is focussed on a different aspect of the child and education, resulting in providers more likely to identify areas of need, and subsequently support them in an effective way.
The SEND Tutoring difference
The difference between SEND Tutoring and other services offering SEN tuition lies in the fact that all the tutors are qualified teachers who also possess additional qualifications and experience in SEN. All of the tutors have an abundance of experience working with children and young people with a range of needs and know how to get the best from them in each lesson.
How it works
Parents/carers get in touch by completing our inquiry form or booking a consultation online. On our call, we gather further information on your specific needs or challenges. We’ll then provide you with several tutor profiles for their consideration. You’ll also receive SEND Tutoring’s contract and privacy notices for review.
Once you’ve made your selection, we’ll introduction you to your chosen tutor via email. They’ll coordinate a call and schedule a paid trial session. Following the initial trial session you’ll be invoiced.
After the trial session, I follow up with a phone call or email to gather feedback on their experience. There is no obligation to continue, but if you would like to continue working with the tutor then you’ll book the sessions in blocks of four and these are invoiced each month.
Fees & Payments
The hourly rate for tutors is dependent on their expertise, which can be found on the the Find a Tutor page. I always recommend a paid trial to see if there’s a good rapport between your child and the tutor. After the trial we work in blocks of four so I will invoice you for the remaining three left in the block and thereafter every block of four.
Who we are
You require tutors and consultants with “Special Educational Needs & Disability” (SEND) expertise to assist your child. SENDTutoring can use its tutor staffing services to supply such tutors and consultants, who are self-employed professionals who run their own tutoring businesses. SENDTutoring deals with payment from you, our client, and we then have our own separate arrangements for paying the tutors.
Therefore, SENDTutoring does not provide tutoring services itself. Instead, it is an employment business (a type of recruitment company) that supplies professional tutors to you, our hirer client.
The first step is to get in touch and tell us more about the support your child or young person needs. You can either drop us an email,complete the enquiry formorbook a call at a time to suit you.
When we speak, we’ll learn as much as possible about your child, including the current educational setting, challenges, and special education needs. Does the child already have an EHCP in place, and if so, what accommodations are being made already? If not, do you need to speak to an EHCP consultant? What are you looking for? After-school tuition, homeschooling, are you waiting for a placement and this is just for the interim
With all the information we need from you, we’ll provide a list of tutors who have the specific skills and experience to support your child. You’ll also receive SEND Tutoring’s contract and privacy notices.
Once you have chosen a tutor you’ll be introduced via email and you’ll arrange a trial face-to-face (or online) session at a time to suit you. This trial is an hour and is charged at the tutor’s hourly rate.
After the trial session, we’ll be in touch to find out how it went. If you’re happy to continue then we work in blocks of four so you will be invoiced for the remaining three left in the block and thereafter every block of four.
We’re always here if you have a problem or feel like you need extra help, and we schedule regular check-ins with you and the tutor to check that everything is going well.
FAQ's
Do you offer a free trial session?
No, we offer a trial session at the tutors usual rate. As many of our tutors work face-to-face, this allows the tutor to spend a full session together and ensure a good rapport between student and tutor.
How many sessions do I need to book in advance?
We work in blocks of four, you will need to liaise with your tutor when you would like the sessions.
How many sessions do you recommend?
It depends on what you’re looking for, we offer homeschooling, after school, on weekends, ad-hoc, waiting for a school placement, and in schools working one-to-one. Dependent on what you’re looking for we can design a package that suits you.
Can I cancel at any time?
Each client is sent a contract and can decide the length of the notice period. The notice period must be completed before tuition stops.
My child no longer attends school. Can you still help?
Yes, we work with many families whose children are out of school.
How many tutors can I speak to before making a choice?
You are welcome to trial as many tutors as you like, but we find after a full consulation, the ones we’ve matched up to the child are all the parents need to make a decision.
Is tutoring online or in person?
All tutoring is face-to-face unless online is preferred.
What happens if my child doesn’t like the tutor and we’ve already done a trial session with them?
Please get in touch and let me know. It’s crucial that your child feels safe happy and secure in their sessions. We can send you a new tutor from your original list.