UK teachers, live online, in your time zone.
Online tutoring for families abroad. One-to-one lessons with UK-based qualified teachers for IGCSE, A-Level and UK university entry, for families in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait (with Bahrain and Oman) and Hong Kong. Choose your country below for local lesson times and prices.
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- After school in your time, weekends too
- Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat12 noon
- Doha, Riyadh, Kuwait, Manama1pm
- Hong Kong8am
None of these countries changes its clocks; the UK does, so from late March to late October each lesson is one hour later in London. We always agree lesson times in your local time.
Brainhub for families abroad at a glance
- Where we are
- A UK tutoring company, based in London. Outside the UK we teach online only: no home visits, no centres and no offices abroad.
- Where we teach
- Families in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Hong Kong, each with its own page, local lesson times and prices.
- Who teaches
- UK-based qualified teachers and subject specialists, matched by us to your child, their school’s curriculum and their exam boardThe organisation that sets and marks the exam, such as AQA, Edexcel or OCR. Each has its own syllabus..
- What we teach
- One-to-one lessons for primary, KS3Key Stage 3: Years 7 to 9, the first three years of secondary school., IGCSE, GCSE and A-Level (and IB subjects in Hong Kong, subject by subject), plus UK university applications: UCAS, personal statements, Oxbridge and the UCAT.
- Prices
- Online lessons abroad cost our UK price plus £10 an hour: from £35 an hour for primary and KS3, £40 for IGCSE and GCSE, and £50 for A-Level. Billed in pounds; no joining or admin fees, no contract.
- First step
- A free online assessment, then a written plan and the final price before any lessons.
- If a tutor is away
- We arrange cover, so your child’s plan keeps going.
- Contact
- WhatsApp or call 020 3488 5189 (a UK number), or use the form.
Choose your country
Five homes, one team of UK teachers
Each country has its own page with lesson times in local time, prices in the local currency as a guide, the exam boards its British-curriculum schools use, and its own questions and answers.
United Arab Emirates
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the other emirates. UAE time is UTC+4: 4 hours ahead of London in winter, 3 in summer.
IGCSE £50 an hour with a PGCEPostgraduate Certificate in Education: the professional teaching qualification for UK schools. teacher (about AED 245).
Qatar
Doha, Al Rayyan, Lusail and Al Wakrah. Qatar time is UTC+3: 3 hours ahead of London in winter, 2 in summer.
IGCSE £50 an hour with a PGCE teacher (about QAR 245).
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Jeddah and the Eastern Province. Many schools there are American-curriculum; we teach British exams and the SAT. Saudi time is UTC+3.
IGCSE £50 an hour with a PGCE teacher (about SAR 250).
Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman
One page for all three. Kuwait and Bahrain are UTC+3, Oman UTC+4.
IGCSE £50 an hour with a PGCE teacher (about KWD 20.5).
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories. IGCSE, A-Level and IB subjects. Hong Kong time is UTC+8, so lessons fall in UK mornings.
IGCSE £50 an hour with a PGCE teacher (about HK$530).
Local prices are a guide, using the Wise mid-market rate shown on each country page (read 9 and 10 Nov 2026). Time zones: UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Hong Kong (timeanddate.com, read 9 and 10 Nov 2026). Brainhub is a UK company. We are not licensed by, or partners of, any education authority or school in these countries.
How it starts
A lot happens before the first proper lesson
Four steps. The first three are free. You see the plan before you pay.
- 1Free
Get matched
Tell us about your child, their school’s curriculum and the times that suit you. We match a UK teacher who is free then.
We can recommend
- 2Free
Free 45-minute assessment
Online, at a time that suits you in your local time. Normally a real past paperA real exam from a previous year, used for practice. for your child’s exam board, so we find true strengths and gaps.
Usually 45 minutes
- 3Free
A tailored plan
Built around the assessment: target grades, topics in order and milestones, agreed with you.
Agreed with you
- 4
Trial lesson
Check personality fit and teaching fit. Not right? We rematch.
Not the right fit? We rematch
First proper lesson
Live online, with a plan, a matched teacher and a target you agreed together. This is where it clicks.
Scroll along the journey →
Exam boards
IGCSE and A-Level boards we teach
British-curriculum schools abroad choose their exam board, and it can differ by subject. Send us the course code from a past paper and we will check it for you.
Cambridge IGCSE
From Cambridge International, sat in the May/June and October/November series.
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE
Sat in May/June and November. The November series replaced the January series after January 2023.
A-Levels
Cambridge International AS and A Level, Pearson Edexcel International A Level, or the UK’s AQA, OCR and Edexcel A-Levels, depending on the school. We match your child to a teacher who knows their board.
Free help: exam boards explained · grade boundaries · past paper finder
Sources: Cambridge International, key dates for the November 2026 series; Pearson, International GCSE November series from 2023; both read 9 Nov 2026.
UK university entry
Applying to UK universities from abroad
Our teachers work inside the UK system, so they know what UK admissions tutors look for. We help with the whole route, step by step.
UCAS, step by step
Timelines, predicted grades and choices. University pathways
Personal statements
Plans and feedback on drafts. Annotated examples
Oxford and Cambridge
Admissions tests and interview practice online. Oxbridge pathway
Medicine and the UCAT
UCAT preparation and medical interviews. Medicine pathway · UCAT tutors
Prices for families abroad
Starting prices for one-to-one online lessons, an hour, in every country we teach. We bill in pounds (£); each country page shows the local currency as a guide.
Questions from families abroad
Which countries do you teach?
We have pages for the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait (with Bahrain and Oman) and Hong Kong, each with lesson times in local time and prices in the local currency as a guide. All lessons outside the UK are online.
Is it online only?
Yes. Brainhub is a UK company and we teach families abroad online only, live and one-to-one, with video and a shared whiteboard. We don’t offer home visits, and we have no centres or offices outside the UK.
What time are lessons?
Whenever suits you, agreed in your local time when we match your teacher. After school in the Gulf falls in the UK’s late morning and afternoon; after school in Hong Kong falls in UK mornings. Weekend lessons are possible too.
How much do online lessons cost abroad?
Our UK price plus £10 an hour: from £40 an hour for IGCSE and £50 for A-Level with a specialist tutor, or £50 and £60 with a PGCE-qualified teacher. We bill in pounds (£) through TutorCruncher, our booking platform, and your bank converts the payment.
We live in another country. Can you still help?
Message us. Our lessons work anywhere with a good internet connection, as long as a lesson time suits both your time zone and a UK teacher. We will tell you honestly if it doesn’t.
Are you licensed in these countries?
No. We are a UK company with no offices abroad. Our teachers are UK-based and every one has an enhanced DBSDisclosure and Barring Service: the criminal record check for anyone working with children. check, the UK’s safeguarding check.
Start with a free online assessment
A free 45-minute assessment with a UK teacher, at a time agreed in your local time. No obligation.
