Homeschooling
Keystone can provide full-time or part-time private tuition to support students effectively and efficiently, often teaching years of curriculum content in a few months.
“My son’s journey has been amazing, and without your help and guidance I think we might have been struggling for much longer. He is ready for the next stage, both him and ourselves will always keep the fondest memories of you all.”
Parent of Homeschooling Student“I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the wonderful experience my son had – we couldn’t have hoped to have better tutors. Thank you for all your time, patience and kindness during these last few months! We’ll definitely keep in touch with Keystone for any future tutoring needs!”
Parent of Homeschooling Student“This is a very condensed version of how thankful I am, but I just wanted to say thank you so much for everything. Before we met my confidence academically and personally was very low and you have helped me to believe in myself more. I am incredibly grateful for everything you have done.”
Homeschooling Student
Primary Homeschooling
GCSE Homeschooling
A Level Homeschooling
Part Time Homeschooling
Homeschooling for Travel
Online & Face-to-face
Our homeschooling programmes are offered in-person at the student's home (for families in Central London) or online for broader access.
Our homeschooling programmes are ideal for families whose children:
- Face challenges in traditional school settings
- Have special educational needs that aren’t being met in school
- Travel frequently and need a flexible learning schedule
- Have demanding commitments, like sports, that require more time
These are just some of the common scenarios, and we’re equipped to support many others.
Programme Overview
Our Homeschooling Programme is designed to support students from primary years through A Levels. Here’s what you can expect:
1. Initial Consultation
We start with a consultation to understand how we can best support your child.
2. Tailored Timetable
A customised timetable is created based on your child's specific needs, with experienced tutors in each required subject.
3. Ongoing Support & Progress Tracking
- Weekly meetings
- Half-termly progress reports
- Termly parent meetings
Our programme generally follows standard school terms, with half-term breaks and holidays aligned to the traditional school calendar. However, this can be adjusted depending on the requirements of each individual family.
Homeschooling packages
| Standard £300 (exc. VAT) per year +Hourly Tutoring Costs* |
Premium £3,000 (exc. VAT) per year +Hourly Tutoring Costs* |
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| A dedicated Homeschooling Manager | ✔ | ✔ |
| Weekly student wellbeing meetings | ✔ | ✔ |
| Half-termly tutor reports and progress checks | ✔ | ✔ |
| GCSE and A Level exam registration | ✖ | ✔ |
| Termly parents meetings | ✖ | ✔ |
| Study skills development sessions | ✖ | ✔ |
| Super-curricular development classes | ✖ | ✔ |
Our homeschooling services
Dedicated Homeschooling Manager
Dedicated Homeschooling Manager (Included with Standard & Premium Package)
Your dedicated Homeschooling Manager, Poppy, will get to know your family and will be available via phone or email to help with timetabling, regular parent catch-ups and to answer any questions.
Each student has a weekly meeting with Poppy. This gives students a chance to feedback on how their week has gone, how they are finding their lessons and to raise any issues or queries.
Reports, Parents Meetings and Progress Checks
Reports and Assessments (Included with Standard & Premium Package)
Written reports are emailed out each half term. Each tutor writes one, detailing what has been covered that term, how your child is doing and how they have been assessed. These are very useful for parents and guardians and can also be sent to future schools that ask for school reports. Students will be assessed formally at the end of each term, as well as regular informal tests to track progress.
Parents Meetings (Included with Premium Package)
At the end of each term, we offer parents meetings – a chance for you to have a 15-minute conversation with each tutor, where they can recap the term's achievements and what has been covered. It is a good opportunity to get to know the tutors and to raise any questions. These are typically online unless lessons are taking place face-to-face.
Study Skills Programme
Study Skills (Included with Premium Package)
Up to six hours of Study skills sessions are available each term to help with revision, timetabling and time management.
Example study skills:
- Revision techniques and common revision myths
- Note-taking
- Timetabling
- General organisation
- Planning independent study
- Organising materials and notes effectively
- Developing an effective working schedule (including understanding when and what conditions are most effective)
- How to approach exam papers and the lead up to exams
Super-Curricular Programme
Super-Curricular (Included with Premium Package)
Our super-curricular learning programmes seek to develop and extend a student’s love of learning. They encourage students to build on areas of interest as well as exploring entirely new areas of learning. Our Premium Package includes up to 24 hours of super-curricular sessions throughout the year.
They are a chance for your child to join a small group of similar aged students and each term the focus will be on a different topic (incorporating aspects of critical thinking, current affairs, politics or financial literacy). Outside of these sessions, children will be set reading and optional research to enhance their understanding and discussions in the sessions.
Example super-curricular topics:
The Power of Statistics: Inspired by "factfulness" by Hans Rosling. A course aimed at teaching students how to use statistics effectively to inform their views, and simultaneously how to spot the misuse of statistics that pervades modern society.
The Physics of Music (and The Music of Physics) - A course exploring the intimate connection between Physics and Music. Answering questions such as; why does an octave contain 8 notes? How does a synthesiser work? And why is an atom like a tiny guitar?
What makes relativity "special" - A crash course in the mind boggling world of special relativity. How your clock and ruler have been lying to you all along.
Financial Literacy - Financial matters have always played an important role in life, but technological change has increasingly been exposing young people to financial decisions earlier and in a way that is different to previous generations. It is therefore even more vital now that they are equipped and prepared for the financial realities after they leave school. This programme will explore how life will look after school and what that means for their finances. Students will develop their knowledge and skills on how to effectively manage their money, learn about saving, investing, borrowing and also how to protect themselves as consumers.
Introduction to Philosophy - exploring, investigating and discussing topics chosen by the students.
History's Pivotal Moments: Renaissance, Reformation & Revolution - exploring pivotal historical events to evaluate how far they transformed the world we live in. Students will deepen their historical knowledge and develop their analytical skills, working directly with historical primary sources. Students will also be encouraged to interrogate the arguments of historians, some of whom see history as a series of big events and others who emphasise slow but significant long-term change.
Exam Registration
Exam Registration (Included with Premium Package)
We can register your child for national exams including GCSEs, IGCSEs, IBs and A Levels.
Benefits of Homeschooling
Homeschooling can be a hugely beneficial step for many students. Students come to us as they are out of school for a variety of reasons, a few examples being; health-related, unhappiness at current school, logistical reasons, extra-curricular activities that involve a lot of contact time or waiting for a school place.
A few of the benefits that homeschooling can provide:
- A chance to have 1:1 support which allows the child to excel in their chosen subjects as the lessons can go at their own pace.
- A chance to refresh: some students need some time out from traditional schooling for example if they are recovering from an illness or some time out from formal education. Homeschooling gives them some room to breathe and catch up on their studies.
- A chance to specialise and focus on the subjects that are of particular interest to the student.
- A chance to explore activities and interests outside of school work and to give the appropriate amount of time to these.
Feedback for our Homeschooling
"My son’s journey has been amazing, and without your help and guidance I think we might have been struggling for much longer. He is ready for the next stage, both him and ourselves will always keep the fondest memories of you all."
Full Time Homeschooled Student“Keystone was invaluable in ensuring that our children’s education did not suffer due to our move to Portugal...Poppy patiently worked with me to choose the right tutor for each child for each subject and I was thrilled by the calibre of all of them."
Mother of Year 5&7 Students"My son passed his A Levels and he has a confirmed offer at Newcastle and so we are delighted to have got him through this last very difficult year. Please do thank the tutors for their support"
Mother of A Level StudentOur Homeschooling Tutors
Book a Free Consultation
Book an initial free consultation with our homeschooling team to hear how we can help.