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How much do you pay for private tuition per hour? Primary and GCSEs.

39 replies

btfly2 · 29/09/2016 15:33

Lost about what would be a reasonable fee...but aibu to think 35/ 40 pounds is a bit too much? thanks for your help :)

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tristerflexu · 29/09/2016 22:40

£40 primary maths. Pretty standard

SuffolkBumkin · 29/09/2016 22:41

I pay £20 an hour. Primary level.

KathyBagster · 29/01/2017 10:54

Hi, I am looking for a tutor near Wimbledon for GCSE's. we have just moved back to UK from Australia and my daughter has 3 months of work to catch up on. She is doing triple science. Can anybody recommend someone good but also value for money??

dowhatnow · 29/01/2017 11:23

£30 ph not in London.

wettunwindee · 29/01/2017 11:41

I don't tutor but know the 'set' prices teachers at the school do.

Not in London.

£50 p/h prep.

£70 p/h secondary

I know a head of subject (MFL) charges £180 p/h for 2-1 (£90 per student)

I wouldn't bother employing a tutor unless they were a qualified teacher (primary) and experienced in tutoring plus specific Bachelors or Masters degree (secondary).

KathyBagster · 29/01/2017 11:43

Thanks. Just a matter of finding someone good. Yes, a gcse teacher would be best. Hoping for a recommendation from someone local.

musicposy · 29/01/2017 11:46

I charge £24 for primary, £25 for GCSE, £30 for A level. I know of tutors round here charging £40 for A level, mind you.
I'm a qualified teacher and experienced in tutoring.
South of England, not London, and I'm pretty much at the going rate for GCSE, I think.

KathyBagster · 29/01/2017 11:50

Thanks. When u say south England do you mean Surrey or further south?

Witchend · 29/01/2017 11:52

Dm would charge around £20 for GCSE rising to £35 for degree level (maths) up in the north.

If you go through an agency it probably will be markedly higher. They often cream off £10-15 per session. She did a few agencies. They don't even check your qualifications /dbs, she just phoned them up and asked to go on the books. She was getting phone calls from potential clients the next day.

Piratefairy78 · 29/01/2017 11:53

We pay £27 per hour for KS2 English in the South West. Experienced YR6 teacher who has concentrated on tutoring for over 10 years.

Lowdoorinthewal1 · 29/01/2017 11:55

My DH rarely tutors, but if he does he charges £60p/h. Senior. He is a deputy head. Doesn't tutor the kids in his own school, but once you've ever given a couple of tutorials it seems your name gets on the grapevine, so he still gets requests emailed through.

NoBetterName · 29/01/2017 12:19

Average tuition prices for 2016 can be found here www.thetutorpages.com/private-tuition-fees.

For GCSE or Alevel, £30-£40 per hour is not unreasonable for an experienced tutor. Ask the tutor about their qualifications and the results their students obtain. I've tutored for many years now, have a lot of experience, also examine within my subject area, have a history of good results and not only hold a PhD, but I'm on the editorial boards of several international journals in my subject area and have a list of publications as long as your arm. Approximately 95% of my students come from personal recommendation.

Also remember, that from an hour's tuition paid for, travel may be another 30 minutes each way, plus preparation time of another 30 minutes or so. That £30/hr would therefore only be £12/hr of time for the actual tutor, who will then have to deduct costs (petrol, paper, printing etc, etc and because tutors are self-employed, losses due to sickness, holidays etc (whether sickness/holidays of the tutor or the student) will all be at the tutor's cost) and I often do a lot of work for my students outside of the time actually paid for. It always amazes me though that people are prepared to pay maybe £50/hr in labour costs at their local garage, but value education so little that tutors should not expect to receive more than national minimum wage!

Use a tutor with a good reputation, experienced tutors who are good at their jobs won't need to find work via agencies, so if you do use an agency, expect to get a less experienced tutor and/or a student. Also consider a tutor that is full-time, not a tutor doing a little bit of work on the side. They'll take the work more seriously and will be generally more invested in obtaining better results.

RaskolnikovsGarret · 29/01/2017 12:35

£45 maths tutor GCSE - cheaper than the eleven plus English teacher we had who charged £55.

RaskolnikovsGarret · 29/01/2017 12:36

London (of course!)

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