Article series

Become A Tutor

Read the Become A Tutor series in order.

7 parts

1. What Qualifications Do You Need to Be a Tutor?

The honest answer: you do not legally need a qualification to be a private tutor in the UK. What decides whether you get booked is subject mastery and verifiable credibility.

11 min read

2. How to choose your tutoring niche

Choose a tutoring niche by demonstrable strength and real parent demand — and see how a focused niche builds a stronger, checkable CaaS credibility score.

11 min read

3. How to Tutor Online Professionally

A practical guide for someone becoming a tutor: the camera, whiteboard, file-sharing and safeguarding routines that make online lessons feel professional, and how a tutor earns a verified credibility score on Tutorwise.

10 min read

4. How to Convert a Tutoring Enquiry Into a First Booking

A trust-led guide for new tutors on turning a tutoring enquiry into a confirmed first booking — clarify the need, show verified evidence, explain the fit, and hold your rate.

9 min read

5. What Should a New Tutor Put in Lesson Notes?

A practical guide for new tutors: the five things every lesson note should contain, why the note is a parent-trust artefact, and how good notes build your verified Tutorwise credibility score.

9 min read

6. How Should Tutors Handle Cancellations?

9 min read

7. How to Move From Classroom Teaching to Private Tutoring

A practical guide for qualified teachers moving into private tutoring: how to convert QTS and classroom evidence into a verified Tutorwise credibility score parents can check before booking.

9 min read