We have no preference and charge the same for either. What follows is what we have actually observed across several thousand sessions.
Harder to drift. A tutor sitting beside a student notices a lost expression instantly.
Needs a quiet room and a closed door. Works well for self-motivated students, less well for easily distracted ones.
Usually the better choice up to about age eleven, where physical materials and presence matter.
Possible with a parent nearby, but rarely the first recommendation for primary age.
Fixed to travel time. A cancelled session is harder to move at short notice.
Far more flexible. Evening and early-morning slots are genuinely available.
Marked on paper in front of the student, which suits essays and long-form working.
Shared whiteboard and screen annotation, which suits maths and diagram-heavy subjects surprisingly well.
Not recorded. Notes are written up afterwards.
Sessions can be recorded on request, which helps for revision and for parents who want to follow along.
Travel time is yours or ours, depending on where the session happens.
None, which for families outside the city is often the deciding factor.
The student is under eleven, is easily distracted, needs physical materials, or has said plainly that they find video calls awkward.
The student is thirteen or older, is reasonably self-directed, has a quiet space at home, or you live far enough away that travel would eat the session.
You want the first few sessions in person to establish the relationship, then move online for convenience once it is working.
Format is not locked in. Families switch mid-term regularly and it costs nothing to do so.
A phone screen is too small for shared working. A laptop is ideal; a tablet with a stylus is excellent for maths.
With the door shut. This matters more than the equipment and is the single most common reason an online session underperforms.
Nothing exotic. If video calls work in your house, tutoring will work.
Students still work things out by hand. The screen is for sharing, not for replacing the working out.
Thirty minutes with a tutor, no charge and no obligation. We find out where the gaps actually are and send you a written plan.
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