The tutorial application process

Applying is easy, you can apply for tutorials using our estore. Alternatively you can order by fax/post, please click here for an application form. You can specify your first, second and third choice courses in each subject. If a place is available on your first choice course when we receive your application, then you'll be given a provisional place on that course. If your first choice course is full, you'll be given a provisional place on your second choice course and so on.

We will write to you shortly after receiving your application with details of your provisional place. Please remember that a provisional place does not guarantee that the course will run - this will depend on a sufficient level of demand at finalisation. Therefore, please avoid making any travel arrangements until you have received the final confirmation of your booking.

We will endeavour to add extra groups at finalisation for students still on a waiting list at that time.

If you provide us with an email address, details of your booking will be sent by email. You will only receive a letter in the post if we do not have an email address for you on our database. Please let us know if you change your email address, so we can keep you up-to-date with any details on your booking. Please read your tutorial emails carefully and let us know of any problems.

After finalisation once you have received your confirmation email, please retain this email as it will have details of the venue.

Finalisation

ActEd will run all advertised courses where we have received a sufficient number of applications in writing by the finalisation date (this is normally between 6 and 8 applications). We will allocate places on a first-come first-served basis and we will run additional groups whenever possible when tutorial groups are oversubscribed. We will write to you again shortly after the finalisation date with full details of your confirmed tutorial place(s).

We will endeavour to add extra groups at finalisation for students still on a waiting list at that time. You may choose to come off a waiting list and apply for another course at any time before finalisation.

If you might change your study plans in light of your exam results, we recommend that you book a place on a late-starting Regular Tutorial or a Block Tutorial rather than a standard Regular Tutorial.

Once finalisation is complete you will receive a confirmation email (if you have provided us with an email address) or letter. Please retain this email as it will contain full details of the course (i.e venue).

When applying for tutorials, please remember that:

• you must give the subject and the course code of all tutorials that you would like to attend - the Tuition Bulletin contains a full list of course codes
• if you only wish to apply for one or two courses in a particular subject, you can leave the second and/or third choice preferences blank on the form
  (or mark them "N/A")

We run Regular Tutorials and Block Tutorials in all subjects in a variety of locations. We are also happy to run tutorials in locations other than those shown if there is sufficient demand. Please tick the appropriate box(es) when you order using the estore or on the application form if you would like to request a tutorial in a location not shown on the timetable.

You may book onto one of the advertised courses and specify a preferred location in the space available on the application form. If you do this, we will automatically switch your application if we are able to run a course in your preferred location.

Alternatively, if you are unable or unwilling to travel to one of the advertised courses but would like to attend a course in a location near you, you should submit the application form stating clearly your chosen subject, course type and your preferred location.

Finally, you may like to try and arrange, with the help of your employer, an in-house tutorial. Please contact Paula Butler if you would like more details.

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