Signing your Lanterna Education Agreement

Once you have successfully interviewed with us, we will invite you to become a tutor. To get started, you will need to sign an agreement with Lanterna Education Ltd.

What happens next depends on whether you are based in the UK or outside of it. We will confirm this with you after your interview so we can send you the right contract. Generally, if you are physically present in the UK for 183 days or more in a tax year, you will be considered UK-resident for that year.‍

If you are outside the UK

If you are based outside the UK, we will ask you to sign a contractor agreement. We will send this to you by email, please read it carefully before signing. You should not enter a UK address on this document.

Once we have received your signed agreement, we will invite you to register on the Portal and you can begin applying for students.‍

If you are in the UK

Tutors based in the UK sign a PAYE agreement and must also complete an Employee Starter Checklist.

Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK before signing a PAYE agreement. If you are based in the UK but do not have the right to work, you cannot sign a contractor agreement. See our Proving your right to work in the UK article for guidance.

1. PAYE Contracts

A PAYE agreement means Lanterna handles deductions such as tax, National Insurance, and student loan contributions on your behalf, which are taken from your earnings before you are paid each month.

We'll send you your contract by email via Scrive. When signing, please make sure to:

1. Read the agreement carefully
2. Enter your full legal name, including any middle names
3. Enter a UK address
4. Provide a National Insurance Number (NIN).
   - If you do not yet have a NIN, you can still sign your agreement. Instead of a NIN, enter an alternative form of official ID (for example, a passport number) and note the name of the document immediately after it -- for example: XX127VD22F - French Passport. Do not leave this field blank, as doing so will void your agreement.
   - If you use an alternative ID, please send a scan of the document to tutoring@lanterna.com, cc'ing zane@lanterna.com.
   - You should also apply for a NIN as soon as possible. See our National Insurance Number article for more information.
5. Sign the agreement via Scrive

‍2. Employee Starter Checklist

An Employee Starter Checklist gives us the information we need to make the correct contributions on your behalf. To complete it follow this list in order:

1. Complete the Starter Checklist form on the HMRC website. Read it carefully and answer accurately.
2. List your employment start date as the date you signed your PAYE agreement.
3. On the final page, click 'Preview' to generate a PDF.
4. Download the PDF, then sign and date the final page. A digital signature is acceptable, but it cannot be typed.
5. Email your signed Starter Checklist to tutoring@lanterna.com, cc'ing zane@lanterna.com.

Once we have received your PAYE agreement and Starter Checklist, we will invite you to register on the Portal and you can begin applying for students.

If you have any questions, please contact us at tutoring@lanterna.com.