Your child's first session

Before your child starts: the parent setup (first time only)

The very first time anyone opens Claude with the aitutors.me connector, Mentor speaks to you — the parent — not your child. This is the one-time profile setup, and it takes about two minutes.

Mentor will:

1. Ask you to confirm you are happy for AI Tutors to build a learning profile for your child and process their tutoring data.
2. Ask a few friendly questions — your child's first name, school year (Year 7, 8, or 9), which subjects you want help with, and what they are into (sport, music, gaming — anything really). The hobbies matter: each tutor uses them to explain ideas in terms your child already understands.
3. Mark the profile as complete. From that point on, every session goes straight to your child's tutoring flow.

Keep it simple

You do not need to have all the answers. If you are unsure about something, skip it — Mentor will ask again next time for anything that is missing. The profile builds up gradually.

This happens only once

After the first-time setup, Mentor always greets your child directly and starts the energy check-in. You will not be asked these questions again unless you clear the profile from your dashboard.

Once Mentor confirms the setup is done, hand the device to your child and use the prompts below.

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Here is everything your child needs to start their first session. The four prompts below follow the natural order — Mentor first, then Professor Pi — and each one is ready to copy.

Copy these in order

Open a new Claude chat and make sure the aitutors.me tutors connector is turned on. Then paste each line below, one at a time, waiting for a reply before sending the next.

Step 1 — Start the session

Start a session with Mentor — I want to do some maths.

Step 2 — Tell Mentor how you're feeling

I'm feeling good today.

Step 3 — Get routed to maths

Route me to maths.

Step 4 — Pick your topic

Let's work on fractions.

What to expect

Once your child sends the first prompt, the session unfolds in a predictable pattern:

Mentor checks in. It asks a quick, friendly question about how your child is feeling, so it knows how to set the pace. Your child answers in plain English — "I'm feeling fine" or "a bit tired today" both work.

Mentor hands over to the subject tutor. Once Mentor knows how your child is doing and which subject they want, it brings in the right tutor — here, Professor Pi for maths. Your child does not need to do anything special; it happens naturally in the same chat. (Any subject works the same way — just ask for English, science, history, or geography instead.)

Professor Pi works one step at a time. Pi will ask your child a question before it tells them anything. It will not give away the answer. If your child gets stuck, they can ask for a hint and Pi will give a gentle nudge — and if they are still stuck after several tries, Pi will walk through the method step by step. The Socratic approach feels different from being told the answer, but the research behind it is solid: understanding built through questions lasts far longer than understanding copied from a worked example.

Pi asks before it tells. This is deliberate. If your child types "just tell me the answer", Pi will offer a clearer hint rather than give the answer away. Encourage your child to try — even a wrong attempt helps Pi see exactly where to help.

For parents — a safety promise

aitutors.me is built around your child's wellbeing, not just their grades. If your child ever shows any sign of distress during a session, Mentor stops the lesson immediately and says, word for word:

"If you're struggling, please talk to a parent or call Childline 0800 1111."

It then gently encourages your child to talk to a trusted adult. This message cannot be turned off or skipped — it is a hard rule baked into Mentor's design, not a setting. You can trust that no matter what comes up in a session, your child will always be pointed toward real human support.

First time on a new device?

If your child is using Claude on a different device (phone, school laptop), remind them to sign into the same Claude account. The connector syncs automatically — there is nothing extra to install.