# AI for tutoring businesses: reconcile lessons and package balances

A family asks how many lessons remain. One cancelled lesson appears on the schedule twice because a make-up session was added without linking it to the original. Counting appointments would produce the wrong answer.
Use AI to reconcile the package with confirmed attendance and linked make-up appointments. The administrator can then explain the balance from the actual lesson history, applying the agreed cancellation terms to any unresolved entry.

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Language: en
Updated: 2026-11-04

## Illustrative example (fictional)

The owner's request: How many sessions are accounted for?

Information provided:
- Fictional package T-4 includes eight lessons.
- Three completed lessons are confirmed. One cancelled lesson has an unconfirmed make-up appointment.

Example result: Three of the eight lessons are confirmed as completed, leaving five unless the cancelled lesson counts under the package rules. The make-up session is booked but has no attendance record yet.

The next step: The administrator checks the changed lesson before confirming the final balance.

## Separate booking from attendance

Use a lesson reference and record the actual attendance status. A calendar entry may be planned, cancelled or completed. Where the tutor has not confirmed the outcome, keep it unknown rather than deducting the lesson from the package.


## Link make-up sessions to the original

Keep the cancelled lesson and its replacement connected so they are not counted twice. Use the actual cancellation terms supplied for the package. If the policy or decision is unclear, show the disputed entry instead of deciding the family's entitlement by assumption.


## Prepare a balance the family can follow

Show the starting entitlement and the checked sessions behind the remaining balance. Keep learning assessments out of this administrative summary. A useful explanation identifies the exact unresolved item if the total cannot yet be confirmed.


## Work you can get help with

Illustrative scenario using sample information.

### Separate booking from attendance

What you provide: Package reference, lesson IDs and confirmed attendance.
The useful result: A lesson-status list that separates completed and uncertain sessions.
When the task is complete: The administrator resolves missing attendance with the tutor.

### Link make-up sessions to the original

What you provide: Cancellation record, replacement reference and agreed package terms.
The useful result: A reconciliation of original and make-up lessons.
When the task is complete: The administrator confirms how each changed lesson affects the balance.

### Prepare a balance the family can follow

What you provide: Checked lesson history and package entitlement.
The useful result: A plain-language balance statement with any open exception.
When the task is complete: The administrator checks the statement and records the resolved balance.

## Questions you may have

### Can the assistant assess the student's progress?

This workflow concerns attendance and package records, not educational assessment.

### Should a make-up booking always consume another lesson?

Use the actual package terms and the administrator's decision. Link it to the original session to avoid double counting.

## Sources and further reading

- [Regular Lessons](https://tutorgostudent.helpjuice.com/en_GB/faqs/regular-lessons-uk): GoStudent's instructions describe rescheduling lessons, a tutor accepting or rejecting a request, and how bookings and cancellations affect lesson credits. The availability and expiration rules for credits apply to GoStudent, not every tutoring package. The documentation is not independent verification of platform behavior. (2026-11-04)

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