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Would you do this for your child?

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Iloveanimals · 03/05/2017 21:58

Will try to be brief.
Would you (if you could afford it), pay someone to be a nanny to your child/children? Have the nanny educate them at home, but fully socialize them in groups with other children their own age, so that they didn't miss out.Take them out on education trips. Zoo, farms, museums etc. Or would you not think this is a good idea? Basically it would be home educating your children, whilst being their nanny at the same time.
Aibu to think this might work as a career option? I'm a homeschooling tutor who's had nannying experience, hence the question. I have no idea if this would work. Thanks in advance.

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Fruitcorner123 · 03/05/2017 21:59

I wouldn't do it but i am sure some people would

summerisleair · 03/05/2017 22:01

In all honesty, I think it would be a very niche market. Someone somewhere might opt for it but I don't see it being high demand at all.

EternallyVacant · 03/05/2017 22:01

I absolutely would. My dd2 hates school for many reasons and this would be a good option for me.

SovietKitsch · 03/05/2017 22:01

Well that's basically being a governess in the old
fashioned sense. The rich used to do it all the time. Not sure it would be that popular anymore, but I could imagine there was a narrow market if you were prepared to travel.

OuchBollocks · 03/05/2017 22:02

So basically a governess?

SovietKitsch · 03/05/2017 22:02

The market you would be aiming for would be those who'd rather homeschool but have to work - maybe child with specific educational needs who don't enjoy/ benefit well from mainstream school.

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Iloveanimals · 03/05/2017 22:03

Yes, basically a governess :)

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Witchend · 03/05/2017 22:03

I don't think you can homeschool someone else's child in the same way. I think you'd have to be ofsteded etc. I might be wrong, but I think you can't totally homeschool other than your own dc. I think you can get away with swapping some lessons (eg I'll teach mine and yours Italian if you'll do maths for both)

livingthegoodlife · 03/05/2017 22:04

i wouldnt either but i think this could suit some children who have additional needs and would benefit from close attention from their tutor and might not fit the 'school system'

NoSquirrels · 03/05/2017 22:05

Nanny-tutor to home educate school-aged children?

I think it would be very niche. Depends where you live. But most people with enough money to pay for a full time employee as tutor-nanny would probably opt for private school fees & trad nanny-housekeeper for after school, unless there was a reason to need Home Ed that a parent wouldn't want to give up their job for. Which would be limited?

allowlsthinkalot · 03/05/2017 22:28

I would if I had the money. But I think it is very niche.

Most parents home ed because they want the time with their children.

But there are a significant number of home ed parents who also work and use childminders or nannies.

I would like to delegate the home ed groups and chauffeuring to someone else and get them to do half an hour or so of handwriting which we argue over!

SuperRainbows · 03/05/2017 22:36

Sounds like a great idea.

Might be worth joining one of the home ed facebook groups to look into legality. Pretty sure it's allowed as it's tutoring.

Sprinklestar · 03/05/2017 22:38

I'm an expat and actually think this could be very popular in certain expat circles.

Ameliablue · 03/05/2017 22:40

I wouldn't but I'm sure there are others that would, you just need to find them.

arethereanyleftatall · 03/05/2017 22:42

I don't think that many people would go for this tbh.
I think if you home school, most of the reasons for doing so don't involve someone else doing it instead of you.

UppityHumpty · 03/05/2017 22:44

I'd only consider it if you were a phd or degrees in multiple languages/science/maths and experience out of your ears. Colleagues do employ private tutors (non-residential) & they pay up to £60k pa but they usually request a minimum of 10-20 years experience for that.

ChasedByBees · 03/05/2017 22:45

I wouldn't. Mainly because if the tutor wasn't up to scratch or the chemistry was wrong for example, it wouldn't just be one year or one subject affected, but they're entire schooling career. It would also be hard for me to judge that if I was in work.

ChasedByBees · 03/05/2017 22:46

They're = their Blush

Penhacked · 03/05/2017 22:58

I reckon if you were willing to work somewhere where there were no international schools but a critical mass of expats who wanted their children to grow up in the english education system but didn't want to send them to boarding school it could work.

Waterlemon · 03/05/2017 23:14

I knew a teacher from Oz that did something like this for a very wealthy Arab family.

I can't remember the full logistics, but the children attended school somewhere (possibly here) , however, they were often taken out of school to travel abroad, the Teacher would travel around with the family tutoring them whilst they were out of school.

RicottaPancakes · 03/05/2017 23:16

Yes it would work, I know someone who does it. You don't need to be "Ofsteded".The parents will officially still be responsible for their education.

rebelliousbookgirl · 31/03/2025 11:02

Let me know if you ever start offering this as a service along with your charge

MellowPinkDeer · 31/03/2025 11:03

Iloveanimals · 03/05/2017 21:58

Will try to be brief.
Would you (if you could afford it), pay someone to be a nanny to your child/children? Have the nanny educate them at home, but fully socialize them in groups with other children their own age, so that they didn't miss out.Take them out on education trips. Zoo, farms, museums etc. Or would you not think this is a good idea? Basically it would be home educating your children, whilst being their nanny at the same time.
Aibu to think this might work as a career option? I'm a homeschooling tutor who's had nannying experience, hence the question. I have no idea if this would work. Thanks in advance.

How much would you charge because I need a you! ( school refuser)

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