When you are looking for a tutor to support your child, how do you decide who to contact? I think Qualified Tutor said this best when they defined their certified tutors as Safe, Skilled, and Supported. This framework encapsulates everything that a good educator needs, but how do you identify it?
The first thing that you should know is that private tuition in the UK is currently unregulated, meaning that there is no legal requirement for the tutor working one-to-one with your child to have any background checks or qualifications.
At Green Tutors, our values of trust and stewardship set our standards far beyond the legal minimum. When your family work with us, your education and safety are held in trust, and we take that seriously.
Trust and Safety: Every Green Tutor is required to share an Enhanced DBS certificate, registered with the update service. Thanks to Qualified Tutor’s Daily DBS service, we also go one step further, registering our team for a daily check to confirm their certification is still valid. This means we know immediately if there is any issue that impacts the safety of your child’s lessons, which allows us to act accordingly.
Stewardship and Support: Our tutors are all required to complete Safeguarding training, extending their role to part of your child’s supportive community. This trusted position means they can act as stewards to flag any concerns regarding your child’s safety and wellbeing. Furthermore, being a part of the Green Tutors team means families are accessing a fully supported learning system, including ongoing quality assurance and a dedicated family WhatsApp group for direct, transparent communication.
What Sets Green Tutors Apart? STEM Role Models
While many excellent tuition providers meet these high standards, what truly sets Green Tutors apart is our approach to the “Skilled” part of the standard.
We actively recruit graduate scientists, engineers, and programmers rather than career teachers. Our goal is to make pathways into STEM careers visible, relatable, and attainable for teenagers. When a student is taught by someone actively working in or studying a STEM field, the subject comes to life. They learn how classroom theories apply to the real world, bridging the gap between education and industry.
Our ultimate goal is Academic Excellence built on deep foundations, not short-term fixes or last-minute exam cramming. We want students to understand the why behind science and maths, building genuine confidence for now and into the future.
Part of this is creating a warm, family-feel culture where students feel known, supported, and completely safe to make mistakes and learn. We match tutors carefully to students not just on academic ability, but on personality. The focus is on reducing anxiety and transforming “I don’t get it” into “I can do this.” We have even been able to match A level students with professionals working in the fields they want to study, giving them a direct insight into their chosen profession.
Secure Your September Spot
We’re very proud of what we’ve built together at Green Tutors, and we want you to be happy too.
If you’re interested in securing a place with us, I recommend that you reach out early before the September rush. Because our tutors are highly specialised, their schedules do fill up quickly, so securing your place now is the best way to ensure your child starts the new school year with 100% confidence.
You can see all of our support options and get in touch via our Let’s Chat page.
Join Our Team
Are you a graduate scientist, engineer, or programmer looking for a meaningful way to share your passion? At Green Tutors we are always looking for inspiring STEM role models to guide the next generation. We provide the systems, the safeguarding frameworks, and the community so you can focus entirely on teaching. Click here to join our tutor team.
Without the pressure of exams or major school changes, Year 9 often flies under the radar. However, it’s a transformative year where students begin to explore who they are, both academically and socially. At 13-14 years old, teenagers experience significant changes in their behavior, social interactions, and independence, making this a crucial time for development.
As a parent, you may notice your child becoming more independent—taking themselves to school, making their own social plans, and expressing their unique personality. This period of self-discovery is important, as students begin making key decisions about their future studies, such as choosing their GCSE subjects or vocational qualifications.
Developing Key Skills Through Group Projects
Year 9 is the perfect time for students to engage in group project work, which encourages collaboration and helps them develop critical thinking, independent research, and communication skills. Rather than focusing solely on exam prep, group projects allow students to explore their interests in a more dynamic way. This helps them identify their strengths, build confidence, and prepares them for life beyond the classroom.
At Green Tutors, we emphasize the importance of group learning in developing well-rounded students. Read more about the benefits of group tuition and how it can build confidence, leadership, and teamwork in your child(Green Tutors).
Preparing for GCSEs and Making Informed Choices
Towards the end of Year 9, many students begin studying GCSE content. But before diving into exam prep, there’s still time for self-discovery. Helping your child understand their strengths and passions is key to making informed subject choices. Collaborative group work, like the kind we offer at Green Tutors, helps students become more aware of their abilities, which can lead to better decisions when choosing their GCSE subjects.
When selecting GCSE subjects, consider:
What subjects do they enjoy and excel at?
How do these choices fit into future study or career plans?
Will these subjects play to their strengths?
For additional support, tools like Unifrog can help students narrow down their subject choices based on interests and career goals.
How We Support Year 9 Students
At Green Tutors, we offer KS3 science group classes that focus on project-based learning. Our students not only learn scientific concepts, but they also develop critical life skills through collaboration and communication. By engaging in projects, students can explore their strengths and better understand how these align with their future aspirations. This early preparation can set them up for success in their GCSEs and beyond.
If you’re interested in learning more about how we can support your child’s academic and personal growth through STEM project learning, get in touch with us at 07958069480 or visit our homepage at greentutors.co.uk.
All of the team at Green Tutors are passionate about STEM education. We’ve all chosen to study and work in STEM fields, and choose tuition to share our passion for learning STEM with our students. STEM learning, and student wellbeing are the two pillars that this company is built on.
So it will be no surprise that we’ve accumulated a LOT of STEM resources and connections in STEM education since starting business in 2012.
STEMazing is the creation of Alexandra Knight, and its mission is to empower women in STEM to shine and inspire young people to become our next generation of innovators and problem-solvers. Alexandra Knight is an award-winning engineer, presenter and diversity advocate. She is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow of the Women’s Engineering Society, a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at Brunel University and a STEM Ambassador.
One of the reasons girls do not consider careers in STEM is because there are not enough visible role models. I was lucky enough to join the STEMazing Women Inspiration Academy in 2022, and became one of the role models delivering live online STEM sessions to three different primary school classes. Here is my role model video.
The STEMazing Kids Club allows you to bring interactive STEM sessions into your home. They’re targeted at primary aged children, but I had a lot of fun doing them at the age of 38, so they’re fun for everyone.
I have been a STEM Ambassador with STEM Learning for more than a decade now. They deliver support for STEM learning across the UK in a variety of ways, including teacher CPD (continuing professional development) in STEM subjects, bringing STEM role models into schools as part of the STEM Ambassador Programme, and providing bespoke, long-term support for groups of schools through ENTHUSE Partnerships.
Schools can register to receive free support from STEM Ambassadors, or use the resources on the website. They also offer a directory of various other STEM resources across the internet.
As they have been providing this support for a long time now, they’re experts in supporting barriers to STEM Learning, and a very hard-working team.
Little Crafters Boxes is the work of Radha Borthayre, a former GCSE and A level computer science working with SEN students who found the boundaries of mainstream education did not have space for her creative teaching style. With an already successful business making wood-based gifts and craft materials, Radha combined her talents to deliver a monthly STEM subscription crafts box for home educating families. The business has grown to provide a wide range of resources for all families, and is a great way to inspire your little people to learn and try new things.
Making sweets and slime as science experiments from the Beaches of Sydney right through to the Australian Bush (in a pickup truck no less!) was the ‘slightly’ unusual inspiration for Sublime Science! After ‘Mad Marc’ had been a Professional Science Communicator (maker of slime & launcher of rockets!) across the UK, Canada and Australia & been a ‘real’ teacher in a school in Nottingham… inspiration struck. Why not pick out all the best, most fun, most exciting science experiments learnt over the years, all over the world, and put them all together?… Sublime Science was born!
‘Mad Marc’ featured on Dragon’s Den with his unforgettable science parties, bringing STEM learning to the most memorable of childhood experiences. You can now book a Sublime Science party over most of England, or get a copy of their eBook to learn how to deliver your own.
Inspiring the future of STEM learning is critical to our future and our childrens’ futures. The problems of today will be solved by the next generation, and they should be encouraged to develop a lifelong love of learning about the world around them.
For more resources and guidance on supporting your child with their maths and science GCSEs sign up for the free guide here.
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