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Stop juggling five different tools

Everything your tutoring agency needs, in one place

Run your whole agency from one platform:

Scheduling and payments (including split payments)
Online lessons with recordings and AI summaries
DBS checks for your tutors
GCSE and A Level materials with AI marking
Live tracking of every student's predicted grades

30-day free trial, every feature included. No card required.

Today · Tuesday 8 Sep
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14
lessons today
£1,840
invoiced this week
100%
tutors DBS-cleared
Upcoming lessons
16:00 GCSE Maths · Maya Osei Online
17:00 A Level Physics · group of 4 Group
18:30 GCSE English · Josh Carter Online
AI summary after every lesson
All tutors DBS-cleared
“The best decision we've made as an agency. TutorKey does the work of four platforms, better than any of them did it alone.”
Matthew Curnier
Matthew Curnier
CEO, Capital Tuition Group

Stop juggling apps. Run everything in one place.

Replace the patchwork of spreadsheets, calendars and chat threads with one system built for tutoring agencies.

The old way
SpreadsheetsCalendar appVideo call linksInvoicing toolPaper DBS formsEmail chains
Scheduling chaos Chasing payments Lost paperwork
The TutorKey way
SchedulingPaymentsOnline classroomAI summariesDBS checksAI markingProgress tracking
Everything in one system All automatic
What you get

Run, teach and grow from one platform

Stop stitching together calendars, payment links, video calls and spreadsheets. TutorKey covers the whole job.

Scheduling

Book one-off or recurring lessons, sync with Google and Outlook calendars, and send automatic reminders to students and parents.

Payments and invoicing

Invoice automatically after each lesson, take card payments and direct debits, and chase late payers without the awkward emails.

Online classroom

Teach individuals or groups in built-in video lessons with a shared whiteboard. Every session is recorded with an AI summary.

DBS checks and onboarding

Run enhanced DBS checks and right-to-work verification on new tutors from inside TutorKey, with status tracked per tutor.

GCSE and A Level materials

Set interactive questions from a full exam-board-aligned library. AI marks written answers and gives students instant feedback.

Student progress tracking

See predicted grades, topic-level strengths and gaps, and progress over time for every student — ready to share with parents.

Split payments

One payment. The right share for everyone.

Split payments divide a parent's lesson payment between the tutoring company and the tutor, using the agreed fee or percentage. The parent pays once, while the agency's share and the tutor's share are kept clearly separate.

Parent pays£50One lesson payment
Tutoring company£10Agreed agency share
Tutor£40Agreed tutor share

Illustrative 20/80 split, before any payment-processing fees or applicable VAT. Your agreement determines the split.

Less payment admin

Reduce manual calculations and separate transfers, and make it easier to see what each tutor is owed.

Clearer financial records

Keep the lesson payment, agency share and tutor share distinct for reconciliation, reporting and your accountant's review.

More transparency

Give the agency and tutor a clear breakdown of how each payment is allocated, helping prevent payment disputes.

Why this matters for tax and VAT

For an agency genuinely acting on a tutor's behalf, with the tutor supplying and invoicing the tuition to the parent, the agency's own supply for VAT purposes is generally its fee or commission service. If the company supplies the tuition itself, VAT may instead need to be considered on the full lesson charge, subject to any applicable exemption.

Keeping the two shares distinct helps document that arrangement. Splitting a payment does not itself establish agency status, reduce taxable turnover or create a VAT exemption: the contracts, invoices and how the business actually operates must support the treatment.

Some private tuition supplied by individual teachers qualifies for VAT exemption; that does not automatically exempt an agency's fees. Ask your accountant to confirm the VAT, income-tax or corporation-tax treatment for your arrangement.

Read HMRC's guidance on agents and VAT and private tuition exemption.

Online classroom

Video lessons with recordings and AI summaries

Teach one-to-one or in groups without leaving TutorKey. No links to send, no third-party accounts — lessons start from the schedule.

Individual and group sessions with whiteboard and screen share
Automatic recordings students can rewatch any time
AI summary of every lesson: topics covered, homework set, next steps
APMs Patel — tutor
MMaya
JJosh
EElena
Recording
AI summary — live
Covered: quadratic formula, completing the square
Maya confident; Josh needs practice on b² − 4ac
Homework set: Ex 5.3 Q1–8
Learning materials

GCSE and A Level content with AI marking

Assign interactive questions mapped to AQA, Edexcel and OCR specifications. Students get instant, exam-style feedback on written answers.

Full GCSE and A Level question library across core subjects
AI marking with model answers and mark-scheme feedback
Homework set in two clicks from any lesson
AQA GCSE Maths · Paper 1, Q144/5 marks
Solve x² − 5x + 6 = 0. Show your working.
(x − 2)(x − 3) = 0
x = 2, x = 3
AI feedback
Correct factorisation and both roots found. You lost one mark for not stating the method — write “factorising” or show the check by substitution.
Model answerTry a similar question
Progress tracking

Predicted grades and progress, always current

Every marked answer and lesson feeds a live picture of each student. Show parents exactly where their child is and what happens next.

Predicted grades per subject, updated as students work
Topic-level gap analysis to target the next lesson
Shareable progress reports for parents
MO
Maya Osei
GCSE Maths · Year 11
7
predicted grade
+2
since September
82%
avg. last 5 papers
Topic strengths
Algebra88%
Geometry72%
Probability45%
Next lesson focus: conditional probability
Safer recruitment

DBS checks built into tutor onboarding

Hire with confidence. New tutors complete identity, right-to-work and enhanced DBS checks in one guided flow, tracked on their profile.

Enhanced DBS applications submitted and tracked in-platform
Automatic renewal reminders before checks expire
Compliance status visible across your whole tutor team
JW
James Whitfield
New tutor · Physics, Maths
Onboarding checks
Identity verificationComplete
Right to workComplete
Enhanced DBS checkIn progress
References (2 of 2)Complete
DBS submitted 4 Sep · typical clearance 5–10 days
Case studies

Tutoring businesses growing on TutorKey

“TutorKey replaced four separate tools for us. Scheduling, invoicing and DBS tracking now run themselves, and our tutors teach in the built-in classroom every day.”
CT
The Cambridge Tutor Company
Director of Operations
40%
less admin time
300+
students managed
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“The AI lesson summaries and progress reports changed how we talk to parents. They can see predicted grades moving, so they stay with us longer.”
CT
Capital Tuition Group
Matthew Curnier, CEO
parent retention
95%
lessons taught online
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Why agencies switch to TutorKey

Less admin, faster payments, better outcomes you can show parents.

Cut admin to minutes a week with automated scheduling and invoicing
Get paid on time with card payments and automatic reminders
Teach anywhere with a built-in online classroom
Never lose a lesson — recordings and AI summaries for every session
Stay compliant with DBS checks tracked per tutor
Set exam-board-aligned work without writing your own resources
Give instant feedback with AI marking
Show parents real progress and predicted grades

Works with the tools you already use

Connect calendars, payments and accounting in a few clicks. Import students and lesson history from your current platform.

Google Calendar Outlook Stripe GoCardless Xero QuickBooks Zapier

Security and compliance

Built for organisations that work with children. Your data — and your students' — stays protected.

Enhanced DBS checks
Registered umbrella body — applications tracked in-platform
UK GDPR compliant
Data hosted in the UK, DPA available for agencies
ISO 27001 certified
Independently audited information security
Safeguarding by design
Recorded lessons, audit logs and tutor compliance status

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to move my agency over?

Most agencies are running within a week. Import students, tutors and lesson history from a spreadsheet or export from your current platform, and our team handles the migration with you.

Do tutors and students need to install anything?

No. The online classroom runs in the browser on any device. Tutors and students get a link from their schedule and join in one click.

How do the DBS checks work?

You start an enhanced DBS application from a tutor's profile. The tutor completes identity verification online, and the status — including renewal dates — is tracked on their profile automatically.

Which exam boards do the learning materials cover?

GCSE and A Level content is mapped to AQA, Edexcel and OCR specifications across core subjects, with new subjects added regularly.

How accurate is the AI marking?

Written answers are marked against official mark schemes with model answers shown alongside. Tutors can review and adjust any mark, and adjustments improve future feedback.

What does it cost?

Plans scale with the number of active students. The free trial includes every feature for 30 days — no card required. Contact info@tutorkey.co.uk for pricing details.

Looking for pricing? Ask about plans and pricing

Spend your time teaching, not on admin

Set up in an afternoon. Bring your students with you — import from a spreadsheet or your current platform.

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