The Business of Tutoring

We help tutors build group tuition programmes that work

More leverage. More freedom. More confidence, without losing your integrity.

We’re a family-run business school for experienced tutors and teachers. Since 2019 we’ve helped hundreds of tutors design, price, fill and deliver group programmes, with structure and support at every step.

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A short welcome from us

The next chapter

You already know 1:1 isn’t your forever model

You’ve built a tuition business that works. Families trust you, and your diary is full.

The next chapter is about building it so it works for you too. That’s what group tuition makes possible.

More income, without more hours

One well-designed programme reaches more students in the time you already teach.

A business that fits your life

A clear structure for before, during and between sessions, so your week has shape and space.

Students who learn together

A group programme is a different way to learn, and often a better one: shared momentum, peer support and a clear path.

The 2 Hour Tutor Programme

This isn’t a course you watch alone. It’s a six-month partnership, with a whole team beside you.

The 2 Hour Tutor is our CPD-accredited programme for tutors building group tuition businesses: designing your programme, pricing it with confidence, filling it and delivering it in a way that fits your life.

Since 2019helping tutors build group programmes
Hundredsof tutors and teachers supported
10 modulesone clear framework, in our app
CPD CertifiedCPD-accredited programme
Where are you right now?

Start wherever feels right

There’s no single route in. Each step is useful on its own.

  1. Just exploring

    The free Group Tuition Guide

    The five pillars of a group programme, with a scorecard and a free masterclass in our app.

    Get the guide
  2. Ready to plan

    Our planning tools

    The Nail Your Niche Planner (£7) and the Group Tuition Toolkit (£27), the templates we use with clients.

    Browse our resources
  3. Want a second pair of eyes

    Business Breakthrough Audit

    A personalised video review of your business from Mel, with clear next steps. £97.

    Book your audit
  4. Ready for the full support

    The 2 Hour Tutor Programme

    Our flagship, CPD-accredited programme: 10 modules in our app, with weekly live coaching and the team beside you for six months.

    See the programme
Work with us

The 2 Hour Tutor Programme

Our flagship, CPD-accredited programme for tutors building group tuition businesses.

Ten modules in our app, weekly live coaching and the team beside you for six months. Choose how much one-to-one time you’d like.

Silver

The 2 Hour Tutor Programme

For tutors who want the team beside them for six months

  • All 10 modules in our app
  • Weekly live coaching
  • 1:1 and video feedback on your work
  • Our online client community and weekly accountability
  • A kick-off call and a FACE profile with Terry
  • CPD accreditation
£2,750 + VATor spread the cost with a payment plan
Explore the programme
Gold

The programme, with more of us

For tutors who’d rather hand over the tech and have more 1:1 time

  • Everything in Silver
  • 5 hours of done-for-you tech with Kelly
  • 3 calls with Ellie, 2 with Terry and 2 with Mel
  • 25% off any extra sessions
  • CPD accreditation
£3,950 + VATor 6 x £750 + VAT
Explore Gold
CPD CertifiedThe programme (Silver and Gold) is CPD-accredited and comes with our Love It or Leave It guarantee (conditions apply).
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Not sure which fits?

Book a conversation with Mel. Answer a few quick questions and we’ll come back to you, and invite you to a call if it looks like a good fit.

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Is this for you?

Who we work with

This is for you if:

  • You’re an experienced tutor or teacher
  • You already believe in group tuition, and you’d like help making it work
  • You want structure, clarity and a team, not another course to watch alone
  • You’re ready to invest in building something sustainable

It’s probably not the right time if:

You’re looking for a quick fix or completely passive income.

We focus on real, sustainable business building, at a calm and steady pace.
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The research

Why we build small groups

The Education Endowment Foundation’s research finds that small group tuition adds an average of four months’ extra progress over a year. It also finds that impact drops noticeably once groups grow beyond six or seven.

That’s why we help tutors design groups of six or fewer: small enough for every student to be seen and heard, and large enough for real discussion.

Read the EEF evidence on small group tuition

Client stories

From tutors we’ve worked with

Claire Davidson
I highly recommend Ellie, Terry and Mel’s 2 Hour Tutor Programme if you’ve decided you want to leave the classroom and do something equally rewarding and potentially far more lucrative.
Claire Davidson, The English Lab
James Forster-Rea
Taking part has equipped me with the right mindset, technical knowledge and passion to take my new tutoring business forward. I have never felt alone in this process.
James Forster-Rea, A-level Geography tutor, Smash Geography
Anna Meldrum
What [The 2 Hour Tutor] gave me was clarity, not just on what to create, but why and how.
Anna Meldrum, Spanish tutor, Soltura Spanish
Tom Hawkins
What I wanted was a clear path from somebody I trusted. I would not be where I am right now if it wasn’t for this programme.
Tom Hawkins, maths teacher turned tutor
Charlotte Crystal
Thank you for showing me that there was a different way.
Charlotte Crystal, Crystal Clear English Tuition
Zaynab
It’s not like those other courses where they kind of just tell you what to do and leave you alone. It’s a fully supportive system.
Zaynab, GCSE English tutor

Results and income figures shared by our clients are their own experiences. Individual results vary with effort, experience and circumstances, and we can’t guarantee any particular income or outcome.

Who we are

Hi there, we’re Ellie, Mel, Terry and Kelly

We’re a small team with a family at its heart: Ellie, her sister Mel and their dad Terry, with Kelly looking after the tech.

Each of us has a role in your corner: strategy, marketing, mindset and the tech that holds it all together.

Mel, Terry and Ellie
The family bit: Mel, Terry and Ellie
Ellie Baker
Ellie BakerFounder
Mel Thomas
Mel ThomasMarketing Coach
Terry Hill
Terry HillSuccess Mindset Coach
Kelly
KellyTech Support
A note from us

This work matters to us

We built The 2 Hour Tutor because we’ve been where you are: ready for something more sustainable than 1:1, and unsure which advice to trust.

We’re not a membership you’ll forget about, and we’re not a course you’ll watch alone. We’re a team that walks beside you until your group programme is live, full and working.

If that sounds like what you’re looking for, we’d love to meet you.

The Business of Tutoring team: Ellie, Mel, Terry and Kelly

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Start with the guide

No big plan needed today. Read it, notice what stands out, and decide your next step from there.

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