Home-based exam coaching for small groups

Parents of school-age students, and sixth formers or adult learners paying for themselves.

Fees per session or per term, charged per student. Small groups let you earn more per hour than one-to-one teaching, while keeping the personal feel.

• Strong knowledge of your subject and the exam boards' specifications
• Clear explaining and patience
• Organising timetables and talking to parents

• Enhanced DBS check: parents will expect one, and check how to get one as a self-employed tutor
• Check your mortgage, lease or landlord terms and whether your council needs to know about regular visitors to your home
• Public liability insurance and a safeguarding policy for under-18s
• Demand is seasonal and peaks before exams, so plan for quieter months
• Never promise grades or results

Startup costs are typically around £200 to £1,000, depending on your setup and what you already own. Treat this as an estimate. Check insurance and DBS costs as well before you budget.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around £400 to £2,500, depending on how many students and groups you teach and the hours you offer. Demand is seasonal and peaks before exams, so plan for quieter months.

Check how to get an enhanced DBS check as a self-employed tutor, your mortgage, lease or landlord terms, and whether your council needs to know about regular visitors. Also look at public liability insurance and a safeguarding policy for under-18s.