AI is no longer a distant concept. It’s already here and being adopted across industries, including in education and tutoring. From AI-powered lesson planning tools to AI tutors, there are so many ways AI is being implemented to support education.
For tutoring businesses, you’ll likely have questions about what this means for you and how you teach. Whether you’re wondering how you can adopt AI to support your business or whether there will still be a place for in-person tutoring in the future, we’re here to help. Here's a rundown of everything you need to know.
How is AI being used in education?
In the wider education sector, AI is moving from chatbots and proofreading tools into new and innovative ways to improve the student learning experience.
According to a 2025 RAND Corporation study, 54% of students and 53% of teachers in the US now use AI for school. For students, AI is most frequently used for research, summarizing information, studying, and getting feedback on work. For educators, the picture is equally broad: preparing lessons, marking assessments, analyzing student data, and doing admin, according to the Walton Family Foundation research.
In the UK, the picture is similar. According to Pearson research, ‘39% of teachers have used AI tools in the last 2 weeks’ and ‘44% of teachers say AI helps save time, particularly in planning lessons and admin.’ We're seeing quick and growing adoption for AI in education, which shows no signs of slowing down.
The benefits of AI in education
The potential benefits of AI in education are significant and increasingly backed by evidence.
- Delivering quality lessons: AI has the power to support teachers and tutors to deliver great lessons by improving the data available to track student progress, reducing time on lesson and content preparation, and giving educators more time to focus on the teaching that they love.
- Personalization at scale: AI tools can adjust the pace, difficulty, and content of learning to suit individual students. This kind of personalized learning has been shown to improve outcomes, particularly for students who are struggling or who learn at a different pace than their peers.
- Time savings for educators: Teachers who use AI tools at least weekly could save an average of 5.9 hours per week, which is the equivalent of roughly six extra weeks across a standard school year.
- Data-driven insight: AI platforms can track student performance across sessions, identifying patterns and gaps. These insights help both tutors and parents understand where support is most needed.
How will AI change the tutoring sector?
When it comes to tutoring, there are many smart applications for AI that have the power to transform access for students, the quality of lessons provided by tutors, and the ease with which tutoring businesses can run.
3 key areas to be aware of are:
AI tutors
Let’s start with the elephant in the room. AI tutors are now on the market, offering a low-cost and easily accessible learning path for students. While these tools are still in their infancy, they are able to offer personalized learning at scale on a level that human tutoring cannot. There’s also growing evidence that, when used in conjunction with classroom learning, they can boost progress.
However, these tools cannot offer the level of support that human tutors can. They can be effective as an additional resource for learning, but do not replace the need for human teaching support. AI can’t replicate the emotional intelligence, adaptability, and connection of teachers and tutors.
Curious how TutorCruncher is thinking about AI? Take a look at our AI roadmap to find out more.
AI to support businesses
One of the really exciting use cases of AI in tutoring is its ability to support behind the scenes. From automated attendance tracking to AI-assisted lesson planning, tools are emerging that can help tutors and tutoring companies reduce their admin burden so they can focus on delivering great lessons.
One new tool that we’re particularly excited about is TutorCruncher AI. Our all-in-one platform helps tutors to prep, run, and report on lessons, giving tutors the space to focus on connecting with students.
Learn more about using AI to run a smarter tutoring business in our article.
AI to support teaching and learning
AI also has the power to do the heavy lifting in terms of supporting your teaching and learning. The most productive way to think of AI in education is that it enables better human teaching and tutoring, which is backed up by research, including a Harvard study on AI in education.
AI can not only help with administrative load, but can also provide tutors with data-driven insights into student progress, helping them to adapt teaching to the needs of each student. When AI supports tutors to plan great lessons and provides the analytics needed, they can focus on what they do best: building relationships, adapting to student needs, and delivering effective, high-quality teaching.
The opportunity for tutoring businesses to adopt AI in a thoughtful and intentional way is clear. AI is not coming to replace tutors, but can enable the delivery of better lessons through more efficient operations, better reporting, and more time for tutors to focus on the teaching that they love.
Want to find out more about TutorCruncher’s new AI-powered product? Find out more about TutorCruncher AI here.
