“…The delivery of this distance education curriculum cannot be achieved without the commitment of the Remote Education Tutor (RET), who is accountable for the face-to-face adult supervision and educational support of distance education learners (Downes et al, 2020 ; ICPA, 2015 ; Newman, 2014 ). This almost exclusively female workforce of home based educators includes two distinct groups: mothers or parent tutors , who supervise their own children’s education, known as immediate family tutors; and governesses who are externally employed in a paid supervisory position (McLennan et al, 2022 ). The RET role is crucial for distance education students, yet there is little research to understand this occupation (Downes, 2013 ; Newman, 2014 ).…”