Tute achieves OEAS accreditation

Students at the centre, standards across the board

Following an Ofsted visit, Tute is officially accredited by the Department for Education under the Online Education Accreditation Scheme (OEAS). We meet all the standards set by the DfE for online education – a powerful recognition of the quality we’ve built over many years.

Ofsted’s findings affirmed what has always been true: the student is, and always has been, at the centre of everything we do.

Inspectors noted that “Leaders and staff at Tute Education Ltd ensure that, from the moment of enrolment, pupils have every opportunity they need to succeed.”

What inspectors saw is best captured in the words of a pupil: “I don’t know what I would have done without Tute Education.”

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Why it matters

Online education is a vital part of today’s education system, especially for students who cannot access learning in traditional settings. As its role grows, so too does the need for clear, national standards that provide assurance of quality, safety, and accountability.

For Tute, this accreditation by the Department for Education is an external seal of approval for the standards we have always upheld. It reinforces our mission to deliver online learning that is accessible, inclusive, safe, well-governed, and effective. It confirms that our partners can continue to rely on us with complete confidence.

From Vanessa Leach, Managing Director

“Being accredited by the DfE is a real endorsement of our work, but it isn’t the moment we became a high-quality provider. We’ve been delivering impactful online education for years. The process gave us the chance to pause and refine – not to reinvent.

What means the most, though, is that the report captured what really matters: our students. The whole narrative reflects that they’re not just present in our model; they’re the reason it exists. Every decision, every lesson, every system - it all begins and ends with the individual pupil and their journey. We’re proud that the report reflects that so clearly, because it’s who we are.”

Teaching and learning

All lessons are live and delivered by skilled teachers who know their pupils well. Tute’s platform enables students to interact in the way that suits them best. Lessons are engaging and inclusive, using polls, videos, shared whiteboards, and even simulated science experiments. Ofsted highlighted that “teachers use questioning adeptly to explore pupils’ understanding and to make them think more deeply.”

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Safeguarding and welfare

Safeguarding is at the heart of Tute’s practice. Pupils access lessons through our bespoke platform, where safety reminders appear before every session. Teachers remain alert to changes in behaviour – a necessity when most students don’t use cameras – and concerns are flagged swiftly and sensitively. As Ofsted noted, “Leaders have put keeping children safe at the heart of everything the setting does.”

What is OEAS?

The Online Education Accreditation Scheme (OEAS) is a Department for Education (DfE) quality mark that recognises online education providers who meet the highest standards in teaching, safeguarding, leadership, and student welfare.

Accreditation is awarded following a comprehensive inspection process that includes interviews, lesson observations, record reviews, focus groups, and detailed scrutiny of policies and practices across every area of provision. Providers are assessed against standards that cover everything from curriculum quality and safeguarding to governance and leadership.

The scheme is designed to help schools, local authorities, and other settings make informed choices about online education. OEAS accreditation confirms that Tute can deliver safe, high-quality, and effective learning to pupils who may need a different approach to education.

Tute is proud to have met these standards. OEAS accreditation offers our partners independent assurance that our provision is trusted, inclusive, and built to make a real difference.

“Teachers are highly skilled, and leaders provide appropriate levels of both challenge and support. Teachers know their pupils well.”

OEAS inspector

Read the full report to see how our work was recognised across all areas of quality and impact.

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