Payroll
Teacher payroll rules tied to class outcomes: a template
Manage teacher payroll with class outcomes, fixed lateness rules, recorded wait times, and a table separating student charges from teacher pay.
Notes on running an online academy
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Business
Trial classes that convert: how online academies run them
Offer a clear trial, use the continuing teacher, and follow up the same day with the price, schedule, and enrollment terms.
Classroom
Zoom alternatives for teaching online: what to use and why
LearnCube and Google Meet suit free one-to-ones. Pencil Spaces and Lessonspace offer paid teaching rooms; compare prices, whiteboards, and limits.
Reliability
Tutoring business KPIs: 12 metrics for online academies
Track 12 online academy KPIs across enrollment, class delivery, teacher reliability, collections, and churn. Keep formulas consistent each month.
Scheduling
UTC vs local time: how recurring classes should be stored
Store one-off classes as UTC instants and recurring classes as local time plus an IANA zone. Calculate each occurrence using current time-zone rules.
Billing
Late payment policy for tutoring: what UK law allows
UK statutory late-payment interest covers business customers, not parents. Set tuition due dates, a grace period and a clear pause rule before enrollment.
Software selection
Tuition centre management software UK: what to look for
Choose UK tuition software by checking GBP invoices, VAT needs, children's data, safeguarding access, payment fees and GMT/BST scheduling.
Payroll
Tutor payroll spreadsheet template for online academies
Build a tutor payroll sheet with a row per class, outcome-based pay formulas, and monthly totals for each teacher and payment currency.
Business
Tutoring client retention: where academy families drop off
Improve tutoring client retention by tracking missed classes and addressing trial handovers, invoices, breaks, fee rises, and teacher changes early.
Classroom
Zoom vs Google Meet for tutoring: limits, costs and tools
Free Google Meet suits one-to-one tutoring with a 24-hour limit; Zoom Basic allows 40 minutes. Zoom Pro offers longer paid sessions.
Reliability
Tutoring cancellation policy template with real examples
A tutoring cancellation policy needs a notice window, late-cancellation charge, no-show rule and teacher remedy. Copy and adapt the template.
Billing
Payment reconciliation for academies: match transfers to invoices
Match tuition transfers to invoices by reference, amount, currency and payer name, then review ambiguous payments before updating balances.