Events, news and views

Our last Tute Chat of this academic year exploring the teaching principles, quality assurance and inclusive practices behind Tute’s provision, helping partners understand how these approaches support diverse learners and respond to current educational priorities.

Recognition through the Investing in Children Membership Award highlights how student feedback has shaped Tute’s online provision, offering evidence of inclusive practice and meaningful engagement for learners facing barriers to education.

A safeguarding session exploring how hidden online communities are influencing and exploiting young people, helping partners recognise warning signs earlier and develop more informed, consistent approaches to protecting vulnerable students.

An overview of summer ESOL provision outlines how schools, trusts and local authorities can support newly arrived learners with structured English language teaching before September, helping improve readiness, confidence and access to mainstream education.

Evening-before GCSE revision sessions streamed on YouTube provide structured, teacher support across core subjects, helping partners guide students towards focused preparation, reduced anxiety, and greater confidence during the exam period.

Recent platform updates outline improvements to student status clarity, enrolment management, navigation, and lesson visibility, helping partners manage provision more efficiently and plan ahead with clearer, more consistent day-to-day workflows.

Explore how remote invigilation is making recognised qualifications more accessible at Tute. This practical session walks through how the model works, where it fits within KS4 provision, and how schools can support students to achieve without a traditional exam setting.

Guidance on using Functional Skills level 1 and 2 as a flexible alternative to GCSEs, helping partners support students with gaps in confidence or attainment to secure recognised qualifications and maintain progression pathways.

Supporting year 11 learners with flexible GCSE and functional skills options helps partners address disrupted learning, maintain engagement, and ensure students leave school with a clear and achievable pathway into post-16 education or training.

Key stage 2 learners can now access a structured creative curriculum within the virtual school, combining storytelling, music, art and exploration to build confidence, communication and engagement alongside core academic learning.

A safeguarding network session exploring isolation and loneliness as emerging concerns, helping partners recognise warning signs, hear professional insight and strengthen approaches to supporting students who may be struggling.

A partner session hosted on 18 March unpacking four shared provision pathways, detailing defined qualification routes and exam considerations to help schools and trusts move beyond temporary placements towards planned reintegration and improved destinations.

For year 11 students without a secure GCSE pathway, this one-term, exam-board-aligned programme outlines how focused teaching after Easter builds exam readiness and strengthens students’ chances of achieving recognised qualifications in their final GCSE assessments.

Tute’s Easter revision provides a focused GCSE intervention designed to strengthen exam technique, close knowledge gaps and build confidence for students around grades 3–4, helping partners secure passes and support progression at a critical stage.

Safeguarding network session three explores identifying and responding to suicide risk, sharing current trends and practical strategies to strengthen prevention practice and support consistent, confident safeguarding responses across partner settings.

Curriculum-focused partner session explores provision beyond core subjects, including enrichment and reintegration pathways, offering practical insight into how wider programmes can support re-engagement, attendance and progression for students with diverse or complex needs.

Where attendance is under pressure, engagement often tells the fuller story; this reflection explores how progress can emerge before presence and supports more confident interpretation of attendance data.

Recent student voice findings reinforce the importance of safety, belonging and trusted relationships, and show how feedback continues to shape safeguarding, inclusion and teaching practice across the provision.

With the February deadline approaching, partners are supported to review exam entries, codes and timelines to ensure accurate registration and confident preparation for the summer series.

Remote invigilation for Pearson Edexcel international GCSEs enables eligible students to sit exams from home under secure supervision, helping partners reduce access barriers while maintaining exam board standards for integrity, safeguarding and recognised qualifications.

Tute Chat half term 2 focuses on strengthening inclusion, introducing the inclusion and SEND team, sharing relevant data and clarifying how provision can better support diverse needs across mainstream and specialist settings.

Partners can access practical guidance on selecting between International and Condensed GCSE pathways for students joining mid-year, understanding how each route supports disrupted learning, builds confidence, and enables progress towards summer examinations.

Amid rising complexity in SEND and alternative provision, this piece reflects on national developments and what they mean for partners navigating shifting expectations, increasing need and the role of flexible provision.

Hear insight from a live panel highlighting the reasons behind disrupted attendance and disengagement in year 11, showing how alternative pathways and structured support help students regain confidence, settle into learning, and make measurable progress.

Tute’s webinar with Pearson experts explains how Remote Invigilation enables students to take International GCSEs securely at home, covering eligibility, technology setup and enrolment, and supporting wider access to examinations for those unable to attend in person.

From 3 November 2025, safeguarding information will be managed in the Tute Platform. Partners will have one secure place to view reports, updates and actions, making it easier to track concerns, share feedback and keep children safe.

The first Tute Chat of this academic year outlines key developments for 2025–26, including accreditation updates, new GCSE pathways, smaller shared provision groups, physical exam centres, self-service booking and outcome measures, helping partners plan provision with clarity and confidence.

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