SterlingTutors
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Vetted UK tutors for your child's GCSEs and A-Levels

Live, one-to-one online lessons for families in the UAE. Every tutor is identity-checked, holds an Enhanced DBS check and is interviewed by our team before meeting a student.

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  • Enhanced DBS checked
  • Identity verified
  • Vetted by SterlingTutors

Every tutor comes with a record you can read

Before you book, you see exactly what we checked and when it is due again. Five checks, in the same order, on every profile. Trust is shown as evidence, not decoration.

  • Enhanced DBS checked
  • Identity verified
  • Vetted by SterlingTutors

Verification record · shown on every tutor profile

Example profile
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Sarah M.✓

Maths and Physics tutor

GCSE, IGCSE and A-Level · AQA, Edexcel, OCR

Qualified teacher (PGCE, QTS) · based in Manchester

  • Identity verified

    Photo ID matched to the person we interview

    Before listing

  • Enhanced DBS check

    UK Disclosure and Barring Service, child workforce

    Before first lesson

  • Qualifications confirmed

    Degree and teaching certificates checked at source

    Before listing

  • References taken

    Two professional referees contacted by our team

    Before listing

  • Interview with our team

    Live video conversation about teaching practice

    Before listing

How it works

  1. A parent at a laptop browsing tutor profiles, each with a photo

    Step 1

    Find a vetted tutor

    Browse UK tutors by subject and level. Every profile shows the verification record: identity, Enhanced DBS, qualifications, references and interview.

  2. A teenager and a parent smiling during a video call with a tutor on a laptop

    Step 2

    Free intro call

    Meet the tutor online with your child before committing. Talk through goals, exam board and how often to meet. The call costs nothing.

  3. A laptop showing an online lesson with a shared whiteboard, beside a notebook of working

    Step 3

    Regular lessons, progress you can see

    Lessons run in our online classroom with a shared whiteboard. After each one you see the tutor's notes, and every message stays on the platform.

A parent sits beside a teenager working through maths during an online lesson

Why families trust us

Trust is shown as evidence, not decoration. Here is what sits behind every tutor on SterlingTutors.

Five checks before a first lesson

  1. Identity verified
  2. Enhanced DBS check
  3. Qualifications confirmed
  4. References taken
  5. Interview with our team

Safeguarding built in

Parents can see every message between tutor and student. Lessons, notes and contact details stay on the platform; nothing is shared off it.

UK curriculum expertise

Tutors teach the GCSE, IGCSE and A-Level specifications your child sits, across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC Eduqas and Cambridge International.

Times in Dubai and UK time

Every lesson time is shown in both zones, so nobody does the arithmetic.

For example, 17:00 in Dubai is 13:00 in the UK.

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Subjects and levels

Six subjects at launch, each at GCSE, IGCSE and A-Level. More will follow.

  • MathsGCSEIGCSEA-Level
  • Further MathsGCSEIGCSEA-Level
  • PhysicsGCSEIGCSEA-Level
  • ChemistryGCSEIGCSEA-Level
  • BiologyGCSEIGCSEA-Level
  • EconomicsGCSEIGCSEA-Level

For tutors

Teach UAE students from the UK

Set your own hours and rate, be paid in pounds, and teach motivated GCSE and A-Level students in Gulf afternoons, which fall in the UK late morning and early afternoon. Our vetting is thorough and respectful of your time.

Tutor with SterlingTutors
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Questions families ask

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How are tutors vetted?

Five checks before a first lesson: identity, an Enhanced DBS check for working with children, qualifications verified at source, two professional references, and a live interview with our team. The record of these checks sits on every tutor profile.

How do you keep my child safe online?

Lessons run in our own online classroom, not on personal video accounts. Every message between tutor and student is visible to the parent, and tutors agree not to contact students off the platform.

How much do lessons cost?

Each tutor sets their own hourly rate, shown on their profile before you book.

When do you launch?

We’ll let you know as soon as we launch. Join the waitlist to get early access.

Be first to book when we launch

We'll let you know as soon as we launch. Join the waitlist to get early access to vetted tutors in your child's subjects.

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