Online tutor Edinburgh — no bus across town
Tutoring in Edinburgh has been the same story for years: an agency intro, £25–£60/hour, a slot once a week, often a bus ride to a tutor in Marchmont or a chair around the kitchen table in Corstorphine.
Skoolskill is different. Online AI tutor Edinburgh — your tutor lives in your phone. It reads your jotter, knows where you struggle, and quizzes you for 15–20 minutes a day, from your own room in Leith, Bruntsfield or Penicuik.
Which Edinburgh schools does it work for?
All of them:
- Edinburgh independents: George Watson’s, Edinburgh Academy, Stewart’s Melville, Mary Erskine, Fettes, Loretto, Merchiston Castle, St George’s, George Heriot’s
- State secondaries: Boroughmuir, James Gillespie’s, Royal High, Liberton, Trinity Academy, Drummond, Tynecastle, Portobello, Craigmount, Currie, Wester Hailes
- Lothians schools: Musselburgh Grammar, Dunbar Grammar, North Berwick High, Dalkeith High, Livingston (Inveralmond, James Young, Deans), Linlithgow Academy
- Sixth-form/college: Edinburgh College HNC/HND first-year academic content
SQA Nat 5, Higher and Advanced Higher
Scotland’s exam system is its own — Skoolskill is built for it:
- National 5 (S4): foundation drilling on each topic, past paper-style questions
- Higher (S5/6): timed practice, the formula sheet, common mistakes the SQA flags every year
- Advanced Higher (S6): dissertation prep for English, problem-solving for Maths and Sciences, project marking schemes
SQA past papers from 2015 to 2024 are sorted by topic and year for every major Higher and Advanced Higher subject.
Comparison: Edinburgh tutoring vs Skoolskill
| Edinburgh tuition (agencies/private) | Skoolskill | |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly rate | £25–£80 | Free or ~£0.20/day |
| Availability | 1 hour/week, scheduled | 24/7 |
| Material | Generic or manually tailored | Automatic from your jotter |
| Travel | Often required | None |
| Per year (1 subject) | £900–£2,880 | £0 or ~£75 |
When a human Edinburgh tutor still matters
- Oxbridge or US college applications and interview prep
- Severe exam anxiety or chronic motivation issues
- Specific learning differences needing specialist support
- Structural gaps from missing several years of a subject
A common Edinburgh combo: human tutor for coaching once a week, Skoolskill for daily practice.
Get started — free
- Create a free account — no credit card
- Tell us your year and subjects
- Snap a photo of your jotter or a past paper
- First session in under three minutes — from anywhere in Edinburgh or the Lothians
Start free — free tier always available.