Free first class · UK · Year 1 to A-Level

A free maths class,
and a real one

Your child's first ClassArc class costs nothing: a full 55-minute one-to-one lesson with the teacher who would go on to teach them. No card is taken to book it, so there is nothing to cancel if you decide not to continue.

Start with a free class 55 minutes · no card required

ClassArc is live one-to-one online maths tutoring for school-age children. One teacher and one child, for 55 minutes. The same teacher every week. Classes run inside our own classroom software, not a video call: a shared worksheet you both write on, a shared whiteboard, and answers that sync live.

How a class works · About ClassArc · Pricing

The free class is a full lesson,
not a sales call

The free class is taught, not pitched. For 55 minutes your child works through real maths with the teacher who would take them every week, in ClassArc's own browser classroom rather than on a video call.

The teacher uses that hour to locate where your child actually stands. A Year 8 student meeting linear equations at school might start there, then drop back to negative numbers or fractions until the teacher finds the point where everything underneath is solid.

Because teacher and child write on one shared worksheet, each line of working appears as it is written. That is how the teacher spots the exact step where a method goes wrong, instead of only seeing a final answer marked right or wrong.

For GCSE and A-Level students, the teacher may also set a question in the style of your child's exam board to see how they cope with the way papers are actually worded.

We would rather you judged us on an hour of teaching than on anything we could write here.

Why the first class costs nothing

Booking the free class takes a minute,
and we reply within a day

Use the form on this page. Everything after that happens by email and WhatsApp, in UK time.

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Give us the basics

Your child's year group, the exam board if they are in Years 10 to 13, and two or three UK times that work for your family.

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Get a confirmed slot

We send the agreed time on email and WhatsApp with a link that opens straight in the browser. There is no app to download.

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Your child has the lesson

A laptop or desktop with a microphone suits best, though a tablet works. The teacher leads; your child just needs to turn up.

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Hear what the teacher found

What your child is secure on, where the gaps sit and what we would tackle first. If tutoring is not needed, we tell you that plainly.

The free UK class at a glance

Everything below applies to every free class, whatever the year group.

Cost
Nothing
No card and no payment details are asked for when you book.
Length
55 minutes
Exactly as long as every paid ClassArc class. Not a shortened taster.
Format
One to one
Your child and one teacher. No other students join.
Teacher
The one who would stay
The same person would teach your child every week if you carry on.
Levels
Year 1 to A-Level
National Curriculum, GCSE on AQA, Edexcel or OCR, and A-Level Maths or Further Maths.
Setup
A web browser
Nothing to install and no meeting link to chase.

Our teachers are based in India, so UK after-school slots land in their evening. The full picture is on our page about UK teachers.

What helps the free class go well

None of this is required, but each detail lets the teacher plan properly instead of guessing.

The year group

"Year 5" or "Year 11" is all we need. The teacher prepares from the National Curriculum for that year.

Board and tier from Year 10

AQA, Edexcel or OCR, and Foundation or Higher. A recent school report usually shows both; if not, we can work it out together.

What is worrying you

"Hates fractions", "SATs in May" or "moved down to Foundation" is enough. One sentence changes what the lesson is spent on.

A quiet corner

A table, a charged device and a microphone. Headphones help if siblings are nearby.

A nervous child

Tell us. The teacher begins somewhere comfortable and builds from there. Nothing is graded and nobody receives a score.

A second opinion

If the teacher does not feel like the right match, say so. Your next free class is with someone different.

Choose your plan

Starter
Try the platform
£13
per class
8 classes · £104 total
  • 8 live 55-minute classes
  • Year 1 to Year 8, National Curriculum
  • Homework set and reviewed
  • Termly parent meeting
  • Same teacher every class
  • Free reschedule
Begin
Committed
For the long road
£11
per class
~48 classes · £528 total
  • ~48 live 55-minute classes
  • Year 1 to Year 8, National Curriculum
  • Homework set and reviewed
  • Termly parent meeting
  • Same teacher every class
  • Free reschedule
  • 15% saved vs Starter
Best value

Prices in pounds. Every class is 55 minutes, one-to-one, with the same teacher. First class free, no card required.

Do I have to enter card details to book the free class?
No. The booking asks for your name, email, WhatsApp number and your child's year group. Payment only comes up if you choose to carry on after the free class.
Is the free class shorter than a paid one?
No. The free class runs for the full 55 minutes, the same as every paid ClassArc class.
Who teaches the free class?
The teacher who would teach your child each week if you continue. ClassArc teachers are based in India and teach the English curriculum; you can read more on our UK teachers page.
What times can the free class happen?
UK afternoons and evenings suit us best. India is four and a half hours ahead of the UK in summer and five and a half in winter, so an after-school slot here falls in the teacher's evening. Suggest a few times and we will match one.
What if the free class shows my child does not need tutoring?
Then we say so. The point of the class is an honest read on where your child is, and sometimes the honest answer is that school has it covered.
What if my child and the teacher do not get on?
Tell us and we arrange another free class with a different teacher. You do not need to give a reason.
What device does my child need?
A laptop or desktop with a working microphone is ideal, and a tablet is fine. ClassArc runs in the browser, so there is nothing to install.

Useful pages before the free class

free

On us, always

55 minutes. The real classroom. No card. We confirm details on email and WhatsApp within a day.

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A full 55-minute class, exactly like a real lesson, not a sales pitch.
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Schedule details sent via email and WhatsApp within 24 hours.
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If it doesn't click, you owe nothing. No card, no commitment.
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We'll WhatsApp and email you within a day to set up your free class. In the meantime, feel free to email hello@theclassarc.com with anything specific you'd like the teacher to focus on.

Something went wrong. Please try again, or just email us directly at hello@theclassarc.com and we'll set up your class manually.