Specialist tuition that starts with the child, not just the subject.
Individually planned one-to-one tuition for children aged 7 to 13, including entrance exam preparation, specialist SEN support, and tuition for international families. Every plan is built around how your child learns best.
Individually planned tuition, built around how your child learns.
- London Teacher of the Year Award 2021
- BSc Psychology and Qualified Teacher Status
- In person across North London and online worldwide
What this is
Specialist one-to-one tuition, individually planned around your child, drawing on their strengths to build both confidence and knowledge, delivered by a qualified teacher with a background in child psychology.
What this is not
This is not therapy, counselling, or clinical treatment. If I believe a child would benefit from clinical support, I will always say so.
I start with the child.
Most support starts with the work. I start with the child. This is how every programme begins.
- 1
Understand
I start by looking beneath the behaviour. Not what is wrong, but what is really going on for this child.
- 2
Connect
I build a genuine relationship. A child who feels safe and understood is a child ready to learn and grow.
- 3
Build
With trust in place, I build skills, confidence and knowledge, at the child's pace and from their strengths.
- 4
Grow
Progress that lasts, because it is built on understanding and connection, not pressure.
1:1 Subject Tutoring
Individually planned tuition for ages 7 to 13, including 7+, 9+ and 11+ entrance exam preparation, building confidence and knowledge together.
SEN Tuition
Specialist, strengths-based tuition for neurodivergent children and children with additional needs, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and processing differences.
International & Expat Families
UK-qualified tuition delivered online across time zones, for international school families and children settling after a move.
Home Education & EBSA Support
Personalised education and coaching for children learning outside mainstream school, including home education, school avoidance (EBSA), online school, reduced timetables and flexi-schooling.
Not sure which fits? Help me understand your child, and I will suggest the right support.
Takes a few minutes to complete.
Qualified teacher, psychology graduate, and award-winning specialist educator.
Ruby Cole is a qualified teacher with Qualified Teacher Status and a BSc Psychology (Hons), and winner of the London Teacher of the Year Award 2021. With ten years working with children and young people across the UK and internationally, she supports both how a child learns and how a child feels.
Qualified teaching background
Classroom and specialist experience across London schools brings clear knowledge of progression, assessment, school expectations, and age-appropriate teaching.
Psychology and child development
A background in psychology supports careful attention to motivation, confidence, emotional regulation, and how each child feels safest and most ready to learn.
Additional needs and neurodiversity
Sessions are adapted for neurodivergent learners and children with additional needs, without lowering expectations or making a child feel singled out.
Let's talk it through.
A free 15-minute discovery call, no pressure and no obligation.