Why direct is cheaper.

The maths

Take a tutor who charges £30/hr for 20 lessons:

You save £180 over a 20-lesson course.

It's better for the tutor too

On a commission platform, the tutor sees £30/hr but the platform takes a cut on every lesson. Many tutors list on multiple platforms specifically because the commission cap their take-home — they end up either absorbing the cut or charging more to cover it.

On Tutorperch, the tutor sets a rate and keeps every penny. Same lesson, same quality, but neither side is funding a middleman per hour. Tutors who list on us and on a commission platform often quote a lower rate here for exactly this reason.

Why isn't every site like this?

Commission scales with usage — if everyone you connect ends up booking 50 lessons, the platform earns 50× the take. That's lucrative when it works, and it's why most marketplaces default to it.

We chose the introduction-fee model because we'd rather earn once for a useful introduction than skim every lesson for years. It also means we have no incentive to lock you in, manipulate ranking, or upsell a "premium" tier — there isn't one.

For a side-by-side breakdown of how Tutorperch's £20 model differs from per-lesson commission, monthly subscription, and agency-style platforms, see how we compare to other UK tutor platforms.

What you get for £20

• A direct introduction

  Once you've messaged on platform and decided they're a fit, the £20 unlocks the ability to swap contact details — then you arrange lessons directly with them.

• DBS-verified status (if shown)

  Every "DBS Verified" badge is checked by us against the live cert. We don't automate it. We don't store the cert image after review.

• A refund if it doesn't work out

  If you and the tutor never agree a lesson after unlocking, ask us — we'll refund the £20.