Online Tutoring Service Agreement Template

For tutors teaching remotely over video, with tech and material terms.

Free · No email required · Text in [brackets] is yours to fill in

Online Tutoring Service Agreement

This Online Tutoring Service Agreement ("Agreement") is made on [DATE] between [YOUR BUSINESS NAME] ("Provider") and [CLIENT NAME] ("Client").

This agreement covers online tutoring sessions delivered over video as described above. The work, price and any deposit are: [DESCRIBE THE WORK, THE TOTAL PRICE AND ANY DEPOSIT].

The Provider will carry out that work for the Client on the terms below.

  1. 01Sessions

    Covers [NUMBER] sessions of [LENGTH] in [SUBJECT], delivered [IN PERSON/ONLINE].

  2. 02Payment

    Sessions are paid [PER SESSION / IN ADVANCE PER BLOCK].

  3. 03Cancellation

    Please give 24 hours’ notice to reschedule at no charge. Later cancellations and no-shows use up the session.

  4. 04Progress

    Tutoring supports the student’s learning. No specific grade or exam result is guaranteed.

  5. 05Materials

    The provider supplies session materials. The client supplies the student’s own textbooks and school materials.

  6. 06Students under 18

    For students under 18, a parent or guardian agrees to these terms and remains contactable during sessions.

  7. 07Platform and materials

    Sessions run on [PLATFORM] at the scheduled times. The client ensures a working device, connection and any materials in advance; time lost to the client’s tech issues is not made up.

  8. 08Cancellations and no-shows

    A session cancelled with under [24 HOURS] notice, or a no-show, is charged in full. The tutor offers a make-up slot where possible for timely cancellations.

Both parties agree to the terms above.

Provider: ______________________________ Date: ______________

[YOUR BUSINESS NAME]

Client: ________________________________ Date: ______________

[CLIENT NAME]

This template is general information, not legal advice. It reflects the clauses CloseSign uses for tutoring work; have a professional review it for your own situation.

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Questions

Is this online tutoring service agreement template really free?
Yes. Read it, copy it, or download it as a text file — no email, no account, no sign-up. If you want it signed, you can send it for a mobile e-signature with CloseSign.
Is this a legally binding contract?
It becomes binding once both people agree to it — ideally in writing, with a signature. This template is general information, not legal advice. For anything high-value or unusual, have a professional review it for your situation and jurisdiction.
How do I fill it in?
Replace the text in [BRACKETS] — the business and client names, the work, the price and any deposit — with your own details. Everything else is ready to use as written.
How do I get it signed?
Send the finished document to your client to sign however you like. Or paste the details into CloseSign, and it sends a link your client signs on their phone — you both get a tamper-evident PDF with an audit trail.