Learning support
ADHD tutoring that works with your child's attention, not against it
Live one-to-one online classes for children aged 5–18 with ADHD, ADD or attention difficulties. Fifty minutes, one tutor, and a lesson that can change direction the moment your child's focus does.
Why one-to-one
A classroom asks a child with ADHD to do the one thing that is hardest
Sit still, stay quiet, hold the instruction in your head, and wait your turn for thirty minutes. For a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, that is not a behaviour problem to be solved — it is the format itself working against them.
One-to-one changes the format. There is no waiting your turn, because it is always your turn. There is no holding the instruction in your head, because the tutor can repeat it without anyone sighing. And when attention goes — and it will — the tutor notices within seconds rather than at the end of the lesson.
That is the whole argument for private ADHD tutoring, and it is a structural one. It does not depend on a tutor being extraordinary. It depends on the audience being one child.
In the class itself
What an ADHD-friendly lesson actually looks like
None of this is unusual teaching. It is ordinary teaching, delivered at a pace one child can hold.
Short stretches, real breaks
Fifty minutes is the booking, not the concentration span. Tutors work in shorter bursts with movement breaks between. Standing up, fidgeting or pacing during a class is fine here — several of our students learn better on their feet.
One instruction at a time
Multi-step instructions are where working memory gives out. Tasks get broken down, written on screen, and checked off as they are done, so nothing depends on remembering what was said four minutes ago.
Starting is the hard part
Task initiation and time blindness cause more missed homework than not understanding it. Tutors start the work with your child rather than setting it and watching, which is usually the difference between a blank page and a finished one.
Interest is the engine
Attention is not absent in ADHD, it is unevenly distributed. A tutor who knows your child is obsessed with football or Minecraft will route the fractions through it. That is not a gimmick; it is the most reliable lever there is.
No punishment for the way the brain works
Nobody is told off for losing focus, blurting an answer, or needing something repeated. A child who spends a lesson braced for correction is not learning, they are managing an adult.
The same tutor, every week
Rapport takes longer to build and matters more. You keep the same tutor, so nobody starts from scratch and your child does not have to explain themselves again.
What families book us for
Subjects, skills, or just getting the work handed in
School subjects
Maths, English, reading and writing, science, and general homework support — taught at your child's pace and revisited as often as it takes. See all courses.
Executive function & study skills
Planning, organisation, breaking tasks down, revision timetables, note-taking, and knowing where to start. Often the thing that actually unblocks the grades.
Confidence & self-belief
Many ADHD children arrive having been told they are lazy or careless for years. Undoing that is slow, and it is often the most valuable thing we do. See our workshops.
Being straight with you
What we are not
We are tutors, not clinicians. Novinity does not diagnose ADHD, does not provide therapy, behavioural intervention or occupational therapy, and does not prescribe or advise on medication. If your child may need an assessment, your doctor or school is the route, not us.
We also will not promise a grade. Any tutoring service that guarantees outcomes for a neurodivergent child is selling you something it cannot control.
What we do is teach, one child at a time, in a format that removes a lot of what makes school hard. After the free class the tutor will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit — including if we are not.
Common questions
ADHD tutoring, answered
Do you need an ADHD diagnosis to book?
No. You do not need a diagnosis, a report or a referral. Plenty of the children we teach are on a waiting list for assessment, and plenty will never be assessed at all. Tell us how your child works and we will teach accordingly.
How long is an ADHD tutoring session?
Fifty minutes, one-to-one. That is the booking length, not the length your child must concentrate for. Tutors break it into shorter stretches with movement breaks between, and a child who needs to stand up, fidget or walk around is not doing anything wrong.
Can tutoring help with homework and organisation, not just a subject?
Yes. Many families book us for executive function rather than content: starting a task, breaking it into steps, estimating how long something takes, and getting work actually handed in. That can be the whole session if it is what is in the way.
What if my child has a bad day and cannot focus?
The tutor changes the plan. A one-to-one class can drop its agenda in a way a classroom cannot. We would rather spend a session on something your child can finish than push through a lesson that ends in frustration.
Is online tutoring better or worse for a child with ADHD?
It depends on the child, and we will tell you honestly after the free class. Online removes the distractions of a room full of other children and lets your child learn somewhere familiar. It also demands sitting at a screen, which suits some children far less. One class is usually enough to tell.
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Start with a free class
One full 50-minute class, no card needed, and an honest opinion afterwards.