04 / Process

From a written brief to your first session, in four steps

No account and no card details. The brief is free, the placement fee is quoted before you accept, and tutoring fees stay between you and the tutor.

  1. 01

    Write the brief

    Name the subject, the level, the outcome you are working toward, and the hours you can genuinely keep each week. Four fields and a seven day grid, nothing more.

    About 3 minutes

  2. 02

    Human review of the brief

    A person reads it and confirms which qualifications a tutor must hold for that subject and level, then shortlists specialists from the roster. The limits of each check are written down, not implied by a badge.

    Reviewed within one working day

  3. 03

    Schedule overlap before commitment

    You receive a shortlist with a shared availability matrix and the placement fee. Conflicts are flagged in rust, free slots in olive, so you can see the real overlap before agreeing to anything.

    Nothing is charged at this stage

  4. 04

    First session and a sample plan

    The first meeting sets the working plan for the coming weeks and the evidence you will use to judge progress. Tutoring supports study, though no tutor can promise grades, exam scores, admission, or scholarships.

    Plan reviewed after four sessions

02 / Matching criteria

Three axes decide a match: learning goal, level, and weekly schedule

A tutor who fits one axis and misses the other two is a wasted term. Every brief is read against all three before any name is sent to you.

  1. 01

    Learning goal

    State the outcome in your own words: a school subject grade, an external exam, a university entrance requirement, or simply steady confidence in a topic. We turn that wording into a written scope so the tutor prepares against the same target you described.

    A goal such as “improve algebra” is rewritten as topics, weekly tasks, and the point at which you would call it done.

  2. 02

    Current level and working pace

    Level sets the starting point; pace sets how much a 60-minute session can realistically cover. We ask for the material the learner is working through now, plus the last topic that felt difficult, so the first session does not restart from the beginning.

    Mismatched pace is the most common reason a placement fails, so we ask about it directly rather than inferring it from a grade.

  3. 03

    Weekly schedule and real overlap

    Availability is compared as an actual overlap, never as a promise of flexibility. Your weekly windows are laid against the tutor's windows across seven days, and the hours that genuinely intersect become the candidate slots.

    You see the full grid before you commit, with conflicting hours marked in rust and confirmed hours in olive.

Tutoring supports study. It does not guarantee grades, exam scores, admission, scholarships or any other academic outcome.

Review the 7-day schedule overlap grid

04 / Schedule overlap

Seven days of availability, conflicts marked before you commit

This grid comes with every match dossier. A coordinator fills it from the tutor's confirmed weekly hours after the subject interview, then sets it against the schedule in your brief. Rust cells are hours the tutor cannot hold, shown before you accept a placement.

Sample weekly overlap grid, one dossier
BandMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
08:00–11:00OpenConflictOpenOpenOpenOpenConflict
11:00–14:00OpenOpenOpenConflictOpenOpenConflict
14:00–17:00ConflictOpenOpenOpenConflictOpenOpen
17:00–20:00OpenOpenConflictOpenConflictOpenOpen

An open band still needs your confirmation. Availability is re-checked at placement. Tutoring does not guarantee grades, exam scores, admission or scholarships.

Send your weekly availability

05 FAQ

Objections we hear before a match

Verification, schedule overlap, fees and guarantees, answered without the sales gloss.

What does tutor verification actually check?

Identity document, diploma or teaching certificate, a subject interview with our coordinator, one reference, and confirmed weekly availability. We check documents. We do not certify teaching outcomes, and each dossier lists every check with its date.

What happens after I send the match brief?

A human reviewer reads the brief and returns a shortlist with schedule overlap, usually within two working days. Nothing is charged until you accept a placement.

How is schedule overlap shown before I commit?

Each proposal includes a seven-day grid marking the hours a tutor keeps free. We only propose candidates who match at least two of your weekly slots, and conflicts are flagged in plain text rather than hidden.

What does it cost?

The brief is free. The placement fee is stated before you accept, and tutoring hours are paid directly to the tutor at the rate shown in the dossier.

Do you guarantee grades, exam scores or admission?

No. Tutoring does not guarantee grades, exam results, admission, scholarships or any other academic outcome. We match on qualifications and fit, nothing more.

Can I change tutor if the fit is wrong?

Yes. Tell us within the first two weeks and we run one rematch with no extra placement fee. If nothing fits, we close the brief and you owe nothing.