Tutor Island1
Tell us what your child needs
Share the subject, level, and how you would like lessons. Online, in person, or either works.
Find the right tutor, at any level
Your journey to the right match starts here.
- Enhanced DBS checked
- Every message screened
- No commission ever
- UK-based
How it works
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Tell us what your child needs
Share the subject, level, and how you would like lessons. Online, in person, or either works.
2
Browse DBS-verified tutors
Every tutor passes an enhanced DBS check before they appear. You only ever see verified profiles.
3
Connect directly
Message a tutor and, once they accept, pay £9.99 once to connect. You are told of every connection your child makes.
Safeguarding first. Always.
Every tutor is DBS-checked before you ever see them, and you are part of every step of your child's tutoring.
The cost difference
The cost of commission, in pounds
Commission platforms add a markup to the tutor’s rate on every single lesson, for as long as you keep booking. We charge £9.99 once. Drag the slider to see the gap grow over a course of lessons.
20
Through a commission platform
£750
20 lessons x £37.50/hr
The tutor’s £30/hr rate plus a 25% platform markup, baked into every lesson.
Through Tutor Island
£609.99
20 lessons x £30/hr + £9.99 to connect
You save £140.01 over 20 lessons.
Worked example at £30 an hour. Commission markups on major platforms typically range from 15% to 35%; we use 25% here.
Tutors keep every penny of their rate, and listing on Tutor Island is free.
£0
commission, ever
£0.00
one-off to connect
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of tutors DBS-checked
Why Tutor Island?
DBS verification required
Every tutor must verify a current Enhanced DBS check before their profile goes live.
No commission, ever
Pay a small one-off fee to connect with a tutor. After that, lessons are arranged directly.
At any level, across the UK
Every subject on the UK national curriculum, taught by tutors who know the exam boards.
Subjects we cover
Maths
Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Statistics, Mechanics
Science
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Combined Science, Environmental Science
English
English Language, English Literature
History
GCSE and A-Level history
Geography
Physical and human geography
Languages
French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin, Latin, Welsh, Arabic, Urdu, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, British Sign Language