Life skills courses for teenagers
Money, university, work and independence — practical one-to-one sessions on the things a school timetable runs out of room for.
Preparing for the part that comes after school
Most teenagers leave education knowing how to analyse a poem and not how a payslip works. Our life-skills sessions cover the practical ground in between — writing a UCAS personal statement, sitting a mock interview, understanding a student loan, reading a tenancy agreement, or working out what to do next when the plan was always “university” and now it isn't.
Each one is a 55-minute one-to-one session online with a UK tutor who has done the thing being taught — admissions tutors and recent graduates on the university side, people who have hired and interviewed on the careers side. Sessions are booked individually, so a family can take a single personal statement review, or work through a whole UCAS cycle across the autumn term.
Every tutor on CloudClasses is DBS-checked and interviewed by us personally before they can take a booking. You aren't charged at the point of booking: your card is saved securely with Stripe and charged 48 hours after the session is marked complete, which leaves a window to raise anything that went wrong first. There is no subscription and no minimum commitment.
Going to University
UCAS from first shortlist to firm offer — course choice, personal statements, admissions tests, medicine and dentistry applications, and deferring for a gap year.
Gap Year Planning
Planning a purposeful gap year — deferral processes, budgeting, volunteering vs paid work and framing the experience for future applications.
Medical School Entrance
Support for medical, dental and pharmacy applications. Covers UCAT, BMAT, personal statements, MMI practice and interview preparation.
Personal Statement Writing
Crafting a strong UCAS personal statement — structure, opening hooks, evidencing interest, super-curriculars and avoiding common pitfalls.
University Entrance Guidance
Guidance through the full UCAS process — choosing courses, entry requirements, Clearing and making a compelling application from Year 12 to offers.
Oxbridge Entrance
Oxford, Cambridge and the other courses where an offer relies on more than predicted grades — admissions tests (MAT, STEP, TSA, LNAT, UCAT), submitted written work, and interviews run in the tutorial style an undergraduate would actually meet.
Starting Work
For students heading straight into work or still deciding. Career exploration, degree and higher apprenticeships, and the basics of starting something of your own.
Apprenticeship Guidance
Navigating the apprenticeship landscape — degree and higher routes, application strategy, aptitude tests and assessment centres.
Career Exploration & Guidance
For students uncertain about their direction. Explores interests, strengths and values, and maps them against realistic career pathways.
Starting a Business
For entrepreneurially-minded students — idea validation, business models, sole trader and company basics, and marketing fundamentals.
Making an Impression
The parts that are practised, not read about — interview technique with real mock interviews and feedback, and the confidence to speak up and lead.
Interview Skills & Practice
Interview confidence for university, apprenticeships and early careers. STAR method, body language, mock interviews and personalised feedback.
Leadership Skills
Developing confidence to lead — communication, delegation, decision-making, feedback and understanding different leadership styles.
Life Skills
The admin of being an adult: student loans, budgeting, payslips and tax, tenancy agreements, registering with a GP and running a household.
Financial Literacy
Practical financial knowledge school rarely teaches — student loans, budgeting, bank accounts, tax, National Insurance and payslips.
Independent Living
Preparing for life away from home — tenancy agreements, cooking, household admin, registering with a GP and everyday independence.
Checked and interviewed
Every tutor is DBS-checked and personally interviewed by us before they can take a booking.
Pay after the session
Your card is saved at checkout but charged 48 hours after the session is complete — never up front.
One session at a time
No contract, no subscription, no minimum. Book one session or a whole term, and stop whenever you like.
Frequently asked — life skills
Not sure which session they need?
Book a free intro call and tell us where your teenager is up to — we'll point you at the right session, or tell you honestly if you don't need one yet.