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Year 1 and Year 2 · phonics · reading · maths · ages 5 to 7
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Key Stage 1, from India to the UK
Online KS1 tuition for Year 1 and Year 2
Key Stage 1 is Year 1 and Year 2, ages five to seven, and it does two jobs: it teaches a child to read, and it builds number sense up to 100. Almost everything that goes wrong later in primary school starts as one of two small gaps here: phonics that did not quite stick, so reading stays slow, or number bonds that were counted on fingers and never became known facts.
Most children in Key Stage 1 do not need a tutor, and we say so in the free class when that is the case. When a child does, the class has to be built for the age: 25 to 30 minutes, 1-on-1 on a shared whiteboard, a change of activity every five minutes, a parent sitting alongside, and the same tutor every week. We follow the school's phonics scheme and its maths order, because a second method confuses a six year old.
Year 1 and Year 2 · ages 5 to 7Phonics screening checkNumber bonds and place value25 to 30 minute classes👩🏫 Master's-qualified · same tutor every week
UK time · Indian time
🕒 When the classes happen
| Your time (UK) | Chandigarh | Who books it |
|---|---|---|
| 4:00 – 6:00 pm, after school | 8:30 – 10:30 pm (9:30 – 11:30 pm in winter) | Primary and KS3; the most popular slot |
| 6:00 – 8:00 pm | 10:30 pm – 12:30 am (11:30 pm – 1:30 am in winter) | GCSE and A-Level; our tutors teach these hours in shifts |
| Saturday and Sunday, 9 am – 1 pm | 1:30 – 5:30 pm (2:30 – 6:30 pm in winter) | Everyone; past-paper blocks before exams |
Britain is 4.5 hours behind India in summer and 5.5 in winter; the class time stays the same for you, the tutor's shift moves. Each UK city page has a planner.
Year by year
What the school teaches in KS1, and what the class does
| What the National Curriculum expects | What the class works on | |
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| Year 1 reading | Phonics: blending sounds to read words, the common exception words, reading simple books aloud; the phonics screening check in June | The school's own sound order; ten minutes of blending in every class; real and made-up words, as in the check |
| Year 1 maths | Counting to and across 100; number bonds to 20; adding and subtracting within 20; counting in 2s, 5s and 10s; halves and quarters; time to the hour and half hour | Objects and number lines before written sums; bonds to 10, then 20, until they are known without counting |
| Year 1 writing | Forming letters correctly; spelling with the sounds taught; a sentence with a capital letter and a full stop | One sentence said aloud, then written; letter formation watched on camera |
| Year 2 reading | Reading most words quickly without sounding out; fluency; answering questions about what was read | Reading aloud every class; what happened, and how do you know |
| Year 2 maths | Place value in two-digit numbers; adding and subtracting two-digit numbers; the 2, 5 and 10 times tables; fractions such as a third and three quarters; time to five minutes; money | Tens and ones with objects; the three tables as patterns; word problems read aloud together |
| Year 2 writing | Sentences joined with and, but, because; question marks, exclamation marks, commas in lists, apostrophes; common exception words | A short piece each week, two corrections at a time |
The phonics screening check is taken in June of Year 1: 40 words read aloud to the teacher, 20 real and 20 made-up. A child who does not reach the expected standard takes it again in Year 2. The end of Key Stage 1 tests in Year 2 have been optional for schools since the 2023 to 2024 school year; teachers still report on reading, writing and maths. Scottish families: P2 and P3 follow the same pattern on Curriculum for Excellence.
how a class runs
⏱ Thirty minutes, six parts
- Hello and a two-minute warm-up game
- Phonics or number facts: five minutes of quick practice
- The new idea, with pictures and objects on the shared board
- The child does it, the tutor watches every step
- A story or a game that uses it
- One small thing to practise before next time, and a note to the parent
price · all included
💵 What it costs
| Where you live | Per hour, 1-on-1 |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | about £8 to £10 |
| Ireland | about €9 to €11 |
KS1 classes are 30 minutes, so two classes a week is one hour: about £8 to £10 a week. A term of twelve weeks is roughly £96 to £120, against £300 to £540 for the same hours with a UK tutor at £25 to £45 an hour. Full price table →
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UK families ask
1Does a child in Year 1 or Year 2 need a tutor?
Usually not. A tutor helps when there is a specific gap: phonics that has not stuck by the spring of Year 1, reading that is still word by word in Year 2, number bonds still counted on fingers, a move from another country or school system, or English as a second language at home. If the reading book comes home and is read most nights, that does more than any tutor. We say so in the free class if your child does not need us.
2Can a five or six year old really learn online?
Yes, in short classes built for it: 25 to 30 minutes, one child, a change of activity every five minutes, and a parent sitting alongside for the first weeks. A young child attends to a face on a screen for about ten minutes at a time, so the class never asks for more than that in one stretch. Handwriting is the one thing that is better practised on paper with a parent, and we set that as the small task between classes.
3Do you prepare for the phonics screening check?
Yes. The check is 40 words, half of them made-up, read aloud in June of Year 1. We follow the sound order of the scheme your school uses, practise blending real and made-up words in every class, and tell you in plain terms which sounds are secure and which are not. A child who did not reach the standard in Year 1 retakes it in Year 2, and a term of twice-weekly classes is usually enough.
4How much does a KS1 tutor cost?
With us, about £8 to £10 an hour, which is two 30-minute classes: the usual week for this age. UK tutors for Key Stage 1 typically charge £25 to £45 an hour. The recording of every class and a note to the parent are included, there is no contract, and the first class is free.
5What time are classes for UK families?
4 to 8 pm UK time on weekdays, and Saturday and Sunday mornings. Britain is 4.5 hours behind India in summer and 5.5 in winter, so UK after-school hours are Indian evenings; our tutors teach the later slots in shifts. The class time stays the same for you all year.
6How much does it cost?
About £8 to £10 an hour for a live 1-on-1 class with a master's-qualified tutor, the same one every week, with the recording of every class, notes and marked homework included. Billed monthly, no package, no contract. A UK agency charges £25 to £60 for the same hour.
7Is the first class free?
Yes. A 30-minute 1-on-1 lesson on the whiteboard on your child's current topic, at a UK after-school time. Parents sit in. After it we send a short plan and the exact rate, and you decide. No card, no obligation.
8Who are the tutors, and is it safe?
A team of 20+ women educators, each with a master's degree in her subject, teaching online from Chandigarh since 2018. Parents are welcome in every class, every class is recorded and the recording is yours, and the tutor never contacts the child outside the class.