Our Promise
Working Together
Whether a placement is commissioned by a school or a Local Authority, or private tuition is arranged directly by a family, the work goes better when everyone around a student is holding the same picture. This is how we build that picture and keep it current.
How we work with you
Two ways of working together
YoungEducation works in two distinct ways. The people involved are different, the funding route is different, and so is the shape of the working relationship. Both rest on the same principle: progress comes from the adults around a student sharing what they know.
Commissioned provision
Alternative Provision
Commissioned by Local Authorities, schools and Multi-Academy Trusts, with referrals also accepted from Virtual Schools and from families where that is appropriate. A placement brings academic learning, mentoring, wellbeing support and practical pathways together into one personalised programme for a young person aged 5 to 18.
- Referrals from Local Authorities, schools, Multi-Academy Trusts and Virtual Schools
- Placement planning shaped by educational history, EHCPs and professional reports
- Reviews and reporting shared with everyone involved in the placement
Arranged with families
Private tuition
Arranged directly with parents and carers rather than commissioned. Tutors work with a student on the subjects a family wants to strengthen, at home, online, or at our tuition centre in Stevenage. The circle of people involved is smaller, and the conversation usually runs between the tutor, the student and the parent.
- Home tuition, online tuition and centre-based sessions
- Lessons arranged around school, exam and family timetables
- Parents told what has been covered and what comes next
- Carefully selected staff with enhanced DBS Certification
- Continuous professional development to ensure the highest level and quality of teaching and support
Who we work with
Partnership is the working method, not an add-on
Around every student is a small group of people who need to be pulling in the same direction. That group looks different depending on whether the work is commissioned or arranged privately, and we also draw on the external professionals already involved, but the habit of keeping everyone informed does not change.
Students and young people
The programme or the tuition plan is designed around the individual, so we start by understanding strengths, interests and support needs rather than assuming them.
Parents and carers
Private tuition is arranged with families directly, and in Alternative Provision families can refer where that is appropriate. Either way they are kept informed and involved throughout.
Schools, SENCOs and Multi-Academy Trusts
Where a school is involved we work in partnership with it, so that a placement or a set of tuition sessions supports the wider plan for the student rather than running alongside it.
Local Authorities and Virtual Schools
Commissioners receive timely, meaningful feedback, and EHCP outcomes are supported where appropriate.
The Alternative Provision Timeline
From referral to start within one working week
Referral response within 1 working day, with onboarding, timetable and placement start targeted within 5 working days where all required documentation is complete.
Our commitment
YoungEducation aims to progress suitable Alternative Provision referrals from referral to start within one working week, subject to receipt of the required information and completion of appropriate safeguarding and suitability checks.
The first four weeks
- Day 1: phone call home
- Week 1: regular, daily communication while the placement settles
- Week 2: settling-in review
- Week 3: review engagement patterns and make adjustments
- Week 4: formal review deciding whether to continue, adjust, increase or reduce provision, or hold further discussions
That gives a complete pathway: referral, assessment and placement within around 5 working days, an intensive four-week settling period, then ongoing review and reporting.
Private tuition
How private tuition is arranged
Private tuition is arranged directly with a family, so there is no commissioning process to work through. These steps describe how an enquiry usually becomes a first lesson.
Step 01
Get in touch
Tell us about the student, the subjects involved and what you would like tuition to achieve.
Step 02
Understanding what is needed
A conversation about where the student is now, the exam board where that applies, and how they learn best.
Step 03
Matching a tutor
We look for a tutor suited to the subject and the stage, and to the way the student works.
Step 04
Lessons begin
Sessions run at home, online, or at our Stevenage tuition centre, at times that fit around school and family life.
Step 05
Feedback and review
Parents hear how sessions are going and what is being covered, and the focus is adjusted as the student progresses.
Staying informed
Communication you can rely on
The habit is the same on both sides of the business: say what is happening, say it early, and keep saying it. In Alternative Provision that means clear objectives, regular reviews and reporting to the people who commissioned the placement. In private tuition it means a parent always knowing what a tutor is working on and why.
- Regular updates and progress reports to commissioners, schools and families
- Programmes and tuition plans reviewed and adjusted as needs change
- Progress monitored and celebrated as it happens
- EHCP outcomes supported where appropriate
- Timely, meaningful feedback for schools and Local Authorities
- Parents told what tuition is covering and what is coming next
Working together to create brighter futures
Tell us about the student and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit, whether that is a commissioned placement or a tutor for a few hours a week. Visits are warmly welcomed.