Students with ADHD often possess remarkable creativity, resilience, and the ability to hyperfocus intensely on topics that capture their interest. The challenge isn’t ability—it’s finding approaches that work with how ADHD minds naturally operate, not against them.

 

How does ADHD affect learning?

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Channeling energy into achievement

One student couldn’t focus at a desk but excelled when allowed to move. With the right tutor, pacing and problem-solving happened together — and his confidence returned.

Another engaged for hours with creative building games but avoided academic tasks. Paired with a tutor who understood her interests, that same creativity became a bridge into structured learning.

Our tutors combine specialist ADHD experience with an understanding of how attention, motivation, and energy actually work. We match for connection, rhythm, and rapport — so students feel supported, not corrected. When the environment fits the mind, progress follows quickly.

How we select our tutors
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Our SEND case studies

We’ve seen the frustration when focus won’t come – and the breakthrough when the right support clicks. Read how our tutors have helped students with ADHD thrive academically and personally.

Student Success Stories
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How we support learners with ADHD

Supporting ADHD learners means recognising how focus rises and falls, how motivation is sparked, and how thinking often works best when movement and flexibility are built in. We are able to integrate:

  • Active & engaging learning

    Many ADHD students learn most effectively when teaching is dynamic and varied. For some, movement helps sustain focus. Others need hands-on, multi-sensory tasks to stay engaged.

    Our tutors incorporate practical activities, movement breaks, and adaptive teaching methods that support focus without creating pressure. The aim is simple: keep the mind active by keeping the learning active.

  • Structure & predictability

    Clear routines reduce cognitive load and support concentration. Tutors provide consistent frameworks, visual schedules, and step-by-step plans that make work manageable.

    By keeping structure steady and expectations transparent, students can direct their energy toward learning rather than navigating uncertainty.

  • Executive function development

    Starting tasks, planning ahead, and managing materials are common challenges for ADHD learners. These are skills — not behaviours — and they improve with explicit, practical teaching.

    Our executive function specialists help students build systems for organisation, time management, and task initiation that are realistic and sustainable.

  • Using hyperfocus and interests productively

    When an ADHD learner is absorbed in a topic, focus becomes a strength. We use these interests as entry points to support wider academic growth.

    Whether it’s data analysis, creative problem-solving, or written expression, our tutors design tasks that channel natural motivation into real progress.

"A person with ADHD has the power of a Ferrari engine but with bicycle-strength brakes. It’s the mismatch of engine power to braking capability that causes the problems. Strengthening one’s brakes is the name of the game."

Edward M. Hallowell, ADHD 2.0

"ADHD is, to summarise it in a single phrase, time blindness… People with ADHD cannot deal with time; and that includes: looking back, to look ahead to get ready for what’s coming at you. (…) The now is more compelling than the information you’re holding in mind."

Russell Barkley, Ph.D.

Creating Programmes Where Children Thrive

“The executive function coaching changed everything. My son finally has systems that work for his brain, not against it. He's organised, on time, and actually proud of himself...”

Janet Parent & Former Client, New Malden

Frequently asked questions:

  • How do you match tutors to ADHD students?

    We consider energy levels, learning style, special interests, and communication preferences. An ADHD student who thinks best while moving needs a different tutor than one who hyperfocuses in quiet environments. We interview families extensively to understand what’s worked before—and what hasn’t.

  • Do your tutors have ADHD training?

    Our specialist tutors combine SpLD qualifications with extensive experience working with ADHD learners. Many have relevant training in executive function coaching and neurodivergent learning. We select for genuine understanding, not just certifications—someone who recognises, for example, that fidgeting can aid concentration, not disrupt it.

  • What if my child has had negative tutoring experiences before?

    Many of our ADHD students come to us after difficult experiences elsewhere. Previous tutors may have misinterpreted restlessness as defiance or expected neurotypical concentration spans. The difference is matching—when a tutor understands ADHD and shares genuine interests, learning becomes engaging rather than exhausting.

  • How do you keep ADHD students engaged during lessons?

    Active, multi-sensory learning. Movement breaks. Connecting content to special interests. Our tutors adapt on the fly—if attention is flagging, they shift approach. One tutor teaches chemistry through cooking. Another does maths while walking. Engagement comes from working with ADHD, not against it.

  • Does ADHD affect academic performance?

    ADHD affects how students demonstrate their knowledge more than the knowledge itself. Executive function challenges, time management issues, and difficulty sustaining attention in traditional settings can mask genuine ability. With appropriate support and strategies, ADHD students often excel academically.

  • Can you help with school selection and EHCP processes?

    Yes. We provide consultancy on ADHD-friendly school environments, EHCP applications, annual reviews, and tribunal support. We know which schools genuinely accommodate ADHD learners and how to secure appropriate provision through local authorities.

  • What is ADD and how is it different from ADHD?

    ADD is the outdated term for what’s now called ADHD—Predominantly Inattentive Presentation. Since 1987, the medical community uses ADHD to describe all presentations: inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, or combined. All our support covers the full ADHD spectrum, including students without hyperactivity.

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