Tutoring Agreement Template
A free tutoring agreement template for tutors and music teachers. Set your rate, cancellation policy and schedule, and parents sign online before lessons start.
Customize the pages and design to fit your needs.
About this template
A sample tutoring contract with terms for rates, sessions, cancellations, payment, materials and progress updates. Parents add the student, subjects and goals, then sign, and you keep a signed PDF.
Common uses
- Private tutors and tutoring centers
- Music, piano and art teachers
- Test prep coaches
Key features
- Rate, payment and cancellation terms
- Subjects, schedule and goals
- Signed PDF for every family
What this template asks
What's your full name?
Short Text
What's your email address?
Email
What's your phone number?
Phone
What's the student's full name?
Short Text
Which grade is the student in?
Short Text
Which subjects or lessons are these for?
Multiple Choice · Math, Reading and writing, Science, Test prep, Languages, Music, Art, Other
Where will sessions happen?
Single Choice · Online, At our home, At the tutor's location, At school or a library
Which days and times work for sessions?
Short Text
What goals do you have for the student?
Long Text · Optional
Tutoring agreement
Agreement text, accepted with “I agree”
Sign the tutoring agreement
Signature
How to use this template
Copy it
Select Use template and a copy opens in your workspace as an unpublished draft.
Make it yours
Edit any question or answer, choose a theme, and add your logo.
Share it
Publish, then send the link, show a QR code, or embed the form on your site. Responses arrive in Submissions.
Tutoring agreement
Signers read this text in the form before they accept it. Edit the bracketed details to match your business, and have the wording reviewed for your situation.
Please read this before you sign.
This agreement is between [Tutor or business name] (the "Tutor") and the parent named in this form.
- Rate. Each [number] minute session costs [rate], or [package price] for a package of [number] sessions.
- Payment. Payment is due [before each session or monthly] by [payment method].
- Cancellations. Sessions cancelled less than [number] hours ahead are charged in full. The Tutor will reschedule any session they cancel.
- Late arrivals. Sessions end at the scheduled time when the student is late.
- Materials. The parent provides [books, instrument or supplies]. The Tutor provides [worksheets or practice plans].
- Progress. The Tutor shares a progress update every [number] weeks. Results depend on practice and are not guaranteed.
- Ending. Either side may end lessons with [number] weeks notice. Unused prepaid sessions are [refunded or credited].
By signing below, I confirm that I have read this agreement and agree to it.
Frequently asked questions
What should a tutoring agreement include?
Your session rate or package, when payment is due, the cancellation and late arrival policy, materials, progress updates, and notice to end lessons.
Does it work for music and art lessons?
Yes. Music, piano and art teachers use it too. Pick the lesson type in the form and edit the materials clause for instruments or supplies.
Does it work for online tutoring?
Yes. Parents choose online, at home, at your location or at a library, and the agreement covers each.