What to look for in selecting a tutor

The most important thing to look for in a tutor is teaching experience. The curriculum is ever changing and it is important that your tutor is keeping up to date with these changes. The best tutors will normally be current teachers or would have had some teaching experience in the past. With their experience of teaching, they would be able to access the student, establish the student weaknesses and develop a successful strategy to overcome these weaknesses.

Then of course, you must look at subject knowledge. To teach KS2 (Key Stage 2), KS3 and GCSE material it is advisable that the tutor has gained a good A-Level Grade on that subject. However, we feel to teach A-Level effectively the tutor should have a degree qualification in that subject or a related subject. It always helps to check where and when the degree was obtained.

Good tutors will either be teaching at a school or be tutoring many students. If possible, try to talk to other students the tutor is teaching.

Most schools have formal assessments at the end of every term. Monitor these grades carefully and see if there is any improvement in your child grades. If not, talk to the tutor who should be able to pick up on the weaknesses that the test highlighted and then work on those skills. Try to keep the tutor up to date with the student's performance at school.

Good luck in finding a private tutor. We hope that tutor hunt has helped you to pick the tutor that is most suitable for your child needs. Feel welcome to give any us any feedback that can help other parents make the right choices.