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£60 an hour for a Math tutor?

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redcabbage22 · 14/03/2024 22:31

My child in year 8 needs a Math tutor. I have found one who comes to the house and has quoted me £60 an hour. Is that the going rate?

I have another child in year 5 who has a weekly tutor and they charge £30 ph.

Any advice appreciated

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BruFord · 14/03/2024 23:13

It depends on their qualifications. Are they a qualified teacher with a Maths degree, for example? A friend of mine is a v. successful academic coach and he charges more than that. He’s an experienced teacher (over 20 years) with a Master’s from a top university. You probably don’t need that level of expertise right now.

TwentyFirstCenturyFox · 14/03/2024 23:11

Could you show your DC how to do it yourself?

CrikeyMajikey · 14/03/2024 23:08

Sounds a lot for year 8. I would try and find an A Level Maths student who achieved a 9 until Year 10. Then switch to a Math teacher if still needed.

membershipplease · 14/03/2024 23:05

Swishswish26 · 14/03/2024 22:42

Yes, similar to @YouDeserveSomeCake I pay an A Level student £12 an hour to tutor my DC who is in Y11. The student got 9’s in Maths and Further Maths last year and is absolutely fantastic and has so much patience.

Whilst I don’t disagree that they can be great, I rarely think that non-teachers are right for this because the skills required to fully understand a concept are immense.

A 9 at GCSE means there was still, likely, about 20% of the content they didn’t fully grasp. A teacher grasps 100% and the methods to teach it to different types of students.

Of course, whatever works for you is obviously all that matters and it sounds like a good bargain.

marshmallowfinder · 14/03/2024 23:04

Ffs, it's mathS.

membershipplease · 14/03/2024 23:03

I’d say there’s a few factors - are they doing this for full time job? Or is it a teacher doing extra work. The prior should charge much more for obvious reasons.

£60 is about right. £150 for A Level is normal in London.

SunsetFire · 14/03/2024 23:01

You're not just paying for the hour!
You're paying for the preparation, the travel time and petrol, insurance etc etc etc.

Quornflakegirl · 14/03/2024 22:59

We were quoted £55 per hour, SW England.

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redcabbage22 · 14/03/2024 22:58

Brighton area.

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Maybebebears · 14/03/2024 22:56

That would be cheap in London

Swishswish26 · 14/03/2024 22:42

Yes, similar to @YouDeserveSomeCake I pay an A Level student £12 an hour to tutor my DC who is in Y11. The student got 9’s in Maths and Further Maths last year and is absolutely fantastic and has so much patience.

YouDeserveSomeCake · 14/03/2024 22:38

Well, I pay to A level pupil £15 per h. She had 9 and 8s on GCSE and is great.

Amaya2 · 14/03/2024 22:38

It varies on location. Where you are? That does sound a lot for KS3.