FAQs

Once a student referral is made to us (we email you our Tutor request form in word format) we start by making an initial phone call to the students home & speak to a Parent/Carer/Care home, to make gentle introductions, with the aim of putting them at ease & getting to know the student. If a student has not been attending school or has just been referred to the Local Authority, we understand the referral at times maybe basic & we take great pride in our ‘matching’ process. 

We believe that every child is unique & we offer an individualised service, really taking the time to get to know each student & seeing past their recent challenges & treating them as an individual. Understanding not only their educational needs, but also their interests, strengths, challenges & aspirations, in order to best support them.

Ed Net – The Education Network has been running for over 16 years & we are the leading provider of SEN Tuition in our area for a very good reason. Our bank of Tutors has many years of SEN experience to draw from & the ability to adapt & adjust to the students’ individual needs. Each student is treated as an individual.

Tutors use all the information they are given to plan their sessions. When we make the initial phone call to parents/carers of students with SEN needs we will ask about their needs, but also how our Tutor can tell if the student is dysregulated or struggling, as we are aware that this can present differently for each person. We ask about medication & any other agencies that may be involved with the student such as CAMHS or S&L.

The Tutors will then plan movement breaks/ breaks from learning, where appropriate, to support the student. Many Tutors will also have fidgets with them for the students to use if needed. Some students could be at risk or may have suffered significant trauma. Our Tutors would take all of this into account.

Our sessions are as much about the teaching, as they are about the welfare of that young person. It is important that they feel safe, seen & understood. For some students just turning up is a huge step & this is celebrated just as much as a good mark on a practice test. 

At Ed Net, our Tutors can cover all the core subjects Maths, English and Science. We have Tutors who can teach primary ability students all the way up to A Level.

Once we have a clear understanding of a students background/needs & we have copies of EHCP’s or plans etc, we can then look at the Tutor/s we feel would be able to not only best support the student with any diagnosis, but who would be on their wavelength & be able to gel with them, to create a positive relationship on a one-to-one basis.

In most cases, one-to-one tuition would start the next day & the tuition will be in place for as long as it is needed and can be cancelled at any point – we offer a very flexible service.

Almost all one-to-one tuition takes place in public venues, such as local libraries or community centres. If the referral is for a medical needs/primary aged student, the tuition may take place in the students home, but an appropriate adult would need to be available at all times. A suitable area would need to be available for learning & a risk assessment would need to be provided by the school/Local Authority beforehand. There are also some cases where it could be based in school, or even online, if the home has a suitable device for online learning.