Safeguarding guidance for private tutors and one-to-one coaches working with children, covering online lessons, boundaries, and reporting concerns.
Private tutors and one-to-one coaches hold a position of trust with children, often working alone with them in person or online without the oversight a school provides. That one-to-one context — frequently in a family home or over video call — brings real safeguarding responsibilities. This guide covers the boundaries, online-lesson safety, and reporting routes every tutor should have in place before their first session.
Unlike school staff, private tutors usually work without a safeguarding team down the corridor, DBS checks are not always required by law, and lessons happen in private settings. This makes clear professional boundaries and a known reporting route essential — both to protect the child and to protect you as a professional from misunderstanding or allegation. A child may also disclose something to a trusted tutor precisely because you are outside their school and family.
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