Spires
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The facts
Each one read from Spires's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Company
- The site identifies the operator as SOTC Ltd, registered in England and Wales, with a registered office in London.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- The company says Spires was born in 2016.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
What it does
- Lessons
- The platform offers online one-to-one classes with interactive features and video chat, and says classes are recorded for later playback.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Lesson tools
- The company describes online classes with video chat, an interactive digital whiteboard, digital pens, and messaging.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable model
- Spires says qualified tutors bid on posted tutoring requests, allowing students to compare offers and choose a tutor.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Payments
- The homepage says students pay for classes through secure payments via Stripe.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Spires is an online tutor marketplace where students post requests, compare tutor bids and profiles, and arrange lessons.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Recorded calls
- Phone calls conducted through the platform using Twilio are recorded, and the policy says recordings are reviewed by senior staff only to investigate possible rule or legal breaches.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Recorded classes
- Classes delivered through Lessonspace are usually recorded automatically and stored on the platform for students and tutors to access.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The privacy policy says Spires collects personal information for specified service purposes and deletes provided information within six years after service use ends, except where longer retention is required for tax or regulatory purposes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Service
- Spires describes itself as a marketplace for finding professional tutors, holding online classes, recording them and paying for them.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Subjects
- The site lists tutoring for school, university, professional, and personal development subjects.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Subjects and learners
- The site lists tutoring for school, university, postgraduate, professional and admissions subjects.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site offers live chat support for students and tutors, and says tutors receive 24/7 support for technical and administrative questions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tutor matching
- Students post a tutoring request and receive bids from tutors, then compare profiles, tuition rates and student reviews.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tutor screening
- Spires says it interviews tutors personally and provides them with hardware, software, and training.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tutor selection
- Students can review tutor profiles, qualifications, and reviews, and tutors bid on posted tuition requests.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial lesson
- The company says students can meet a tutor and have a trial for free before hiring them.checked 11 Oct 2026
