A tutoring agreement sets the session rate, the schedule, and what happens if a session is cancelled or missed — and, because the student is frequently a minor, names the parent or guardian as the party who signs and pays. Download the ready-to-fill template below, or read the field-by-field checklist first.
A complete, ready-to-fill PDF — 11 clauses, blanks for every detail, and a signature block for both parties. Free, no email, no account. Read it and adapt it before you use it; the cover page explains what it can and cannot do for you.
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This document is a general-purpose template provided for information only. It is not legal advice, it does not create a lawyer–client relationship, and nobody has reviewed it against your situation.
Laws differ by country, state and province, and they change. A clause that is standard in one place can be unenforceable — or illegal — in another. Terms that are ordinary between two businesses can be void in a consumer or employment context.
Read every clause before you use it, fill in every blank, and delete anything that does not apply. For anything high-value, unusual, or that you could not afford to lose a dispute over, have a qualified lawyer in your jurisdiction review it before it is signed.
These are the fields and clauses a tutoring agreement needs. Leaving one out doesn’t necessarily void the agreement, but each gap is a spot where the tutor and the family can end up disagreeing about what was actually agreed to.
Tutor & parent/guardian names
Full legal name and address for the tutor and for the parent or guardian who signs and pays — plus the student's name, since they aren't always the same person.
Subject, level and goals
The subject or subjects being tutored, the student's current grade or level, what the tutoring is working toward, and any learning needs the tutor should know about.
Session rate & payment terms
The hourly or per-session fee, when payment is due, accepted payment methods, and any late fee — plus whether a prepaid block of sessions is refundable.
Scheduling and format
How often sessions happen, on which days and at what time, how long each one runs, and whether they're in person or online — and where.
Cancellation & no-show policy
How much notice cancels a session without charge, what happens if the student isn't there when the session starts, and how a make-up session gets scheduled.
Location, safety and supervision
Who ensures a suitable space is available, whether a parent or guardian needs to be present for a minor, and consent for recording an online session.
No guarantee of results
A brief, proportionate statement that the tutor doesn't guarantee a particular grade or outcome — results depend on the student's own effort too.
Signatures & date
The tutor and the parent/guardian (or the student, if signing in their own right) sign and date the agreement.
A tutoring student is frequently a minor. A minor generally cannot be held to a contract requiring payment, so a tutoring agreement that names only the student as the contracting party leaves no one legally responsible for the fee if payment stops or a dispute comes up.
This template structures the agreement around a parent or guardian who signs, is named as financially responsible for the session rate, and is the point of contact for scheduling — while the student is named separately as the person actually receiving the tutoring. That split matters for who confirms sessions, who gets billed, and who is asked to be present for a minor’s in-person session.
Not every student is a minor, of course. Where an adult student is arranging their own tutoring, the template collapses the two roles into one: the student signs in their own right, in place of a parent or guardian, and the rest of the agreement works exactly the same way.
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Not legal advice — for arrangements through a school or agency, or a student with specific accommodations, have a local attorney review your agreement.