An outstanding option for families based in Northern Ireland (and beyond). Run by highly knowledgeable and experienced educationalists whose understanding of the NI schools, syllabus and exams is second to none. Friendly and flexible too. ‘The company took all the stress away from me as a parent – I cannot recommend Reach Tutoring enough,’ said one parent.
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Overview
We have met with Reach Tutoring’s staff. In addition, 50 clients and 23 tutors completed an online survey (sent to 251 clients and 40 tutors), with at least eight of these respondents also interviewed briefly by phone.
- Type of tutoring offered
- In-person
- Online
- Home schooling
- UK areas covered in person
- Northern Ireland
Who are they?
‘Set up by real teachers, providing real results,’ states the website. Those teachers are founders and co-owners, Jonny and Jodie Blair, a married couple based in Northern Ireland – a significant location as there’s a dearth of tutor agencies in this
What do they offer?
Online tutoring in maths, English, sciences, MFL (French, Spanish, German), geography, history, business studies, ICT and economics – all to GCSE and A level. Also SEAG (the Northern Irish grammar school exam) and Junior and Leaving certs (the
- Revision courses
- 11 Plus
- GCSE
- A Level
- Education levels
- Primary
- KS3
- 11 Plus
- GCSE
- A Level
- IB
- Uni Application
- Oxbridge
- Subjects available include
- English
- Maths
- Sciences
- Computing
- Humanities
- Languages
- SEN
- Support for students with special educational needs
The finer details
Reach’s online platform gets rave reviews from parents, not least because it records every lesson (minus the camera for safeguarding purposes). ‘My son often refers back to his lessons to check on things, it’s brilliant,’ said a parent. Meanwhile,
- Tutor Association
- Member of The Tutors’ Association
- Charitable/pro bono work
- None
Costs and conditions
No registration fee. Tutoring is £30-£45 per one-hour lesson – with most tutoring around the £40 mark (primary age is cheaper; SAT prep is the most expensive). Reach prefers not to state the commission taken by the company per lesson, but we can tell
- Cost
- £35-45/hour
£0 registration fee
What the tutor company says
‘With Jonny’s experience in post-primary schools and Jodie’s in primary schools, we feel like we have a strong understanding of the school system, especially in NI. Jonny also teaches in a hospital so has a lot of experience working with pupils who
The last word
An outstanding option for families based in Northern Ireland (and beyond). Run by highly knowledgeable and experienced educationalists whose understanding of the NI schools, syllabus and exams is second to none. Friendly and flexible too. ‘The
