Seven real operating models, one TuitionDesk dashboard: solo tutors, husband-and-wife teams, fixed-centre classes, home visits, and agencies with 100+ teachers — all billed in AED through Stripe, with 5% VAT on every invoice.
Five steps — exactly what the owner configures in TuitionDesk before choosing which of the seven scenarios below fits their business.
When the owner creates the TuitionDesk organisation, they set the Country of Operation to United Arab Emirates. That one setting switches billing currency to AED, sets Stripe as the payment processor with Cards — Visa, Mastercard, and Apple Pay — as local payment methods, applies 5% VAT to invoices, and sets the timezone to Asia/Dubai — configured once per organisation.
TuitionDesk doesn't force one business model. In the same organisation, the owner can run students fully online, fully offline at a fixed centre, hybrid, as home-tutor visits, as a single solo tutor, a two-tutor couple practice, or a full tutor agency with many teachers — choosing per batch or even per student.
Every class session has a mode — online, offline, or hybrid — set per session, batch, or schedule. Offline sessions at a fixed centre can be assigned a Venue, such as a room or studio, so TuitionDesk won't let two batches double-book the same space. For home-tutor visits, the session is set to offline with no Venue, and the tutor's geo-tagged check-in and check-out location is what proves the visit happened.
Fee plans, including EMI/installment options, are billed in AED. Parents pay by card — Visa, Mastercard, or Apple Pay — through Stripe, and every invoice carries 5% VAT. The owner sees every payment, due date, and VAT-ready invoice in one dashboard, regardless of which of the seven scenarios the student belongs to.
Every parent gets the same parent portal showing fees, attendance, and progress, plus push, WhatsApp, and email notifications for session reminders and fee dues — the delivery mode or business model never changes how a family stays informed.
From a solo tutor to a 100+ teacher agency — here's exactly what's configured differently for each model, and what stays the same.
Every session in the batch is set to mode: online, with a Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams link attached. Students can be anywhere — even abroad — since the batch isn't tied to a physical room. Fees are billed in AED and collected through Stripe (Cards — Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay), with 5% VAT applied to invoices.
Every session is set to mode: offline at your fixed centre, with a Venue — a room or studio — assigned per session so two batches never double-book the same space. Instructor check-in and check-out are geo-tagged for every session.
One batch mixes both: some sessions set to mode: online, others to mode: offline, and the mode can be overridden on any individual session — so a student's Tuesday class can be online while their Thursday class is offline at the centre.
The tutor travels to the student's own home. Sessions are set to mode: offline with no Venue assigned — the tutor's geo-tagged check-in and check-out at the student's address is what proves the visit happened.
A solo operator — one owner login, often doubling as the only teacher — runs a handful of students on the Free or Starter plan, mixing any of the delivery modes above.
Two tutors, such as a husband-and-wife team or two partners, run the practice together with 2 teacher logins splitting subjects and batches between them — typically on the Starter plan.
A larger agency sends 10 to 100+ teachers out to students' homes or teaches them online across a city or emirate. Each teacher profile carries fixed, per-session, full-time, or part-time pay tracking, with geo-tagged check-in on every visit — typically on the Growth, Pro, or Enterprise plan given the teacher count.
Yes. Mode — online, offline, or hybrid — is set per session, batch, or schedule, and home-tutor visits use the same offline mode without a Venue. A single organisation can run all of these side by side, with fees, attendance, and reports combined in one dashboard.
Yes. Setting the organisation's Country of Operation to United Arab Emirates switches billing to AED, sets Stripe as the payment processor with Cards — Visa, Mastercard, and Apple Pay, and applies 5% VAT to invoices automatically.
TuitionDesk captures a geo-tagged check-in and check-out location when the tutor marks attendance for a home-tutor session, so the owner can see where the tutor checked in and out relative to the student's address.
No. When a session is assigned a Venue — such as a room or studio — TuitionDesk won't let another session be scheduled in that same venue at the same time.
A single tutor usually fits the Free plan (up to 10 students, 1 teacher) or Starter. A couple-tutor practice typically runs on Starter with 2 teacher logins. A tutor agency sending many teachers to homes or teaching online across a city or emirate usually needs Growth, Pro, or Enterprise, with fixed, per-session, full-time, or part-time pay tracking per teacher.
Free plan for up to 10 students — no time limit, no credit card required. Set your Country of Operation to United Arab Emirates any time in Settings.
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