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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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Cornwall

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Funsize123 · 09/11/2020 17:12

We are due to move to Cornwall soon. First move fell through and this is hopefully going ahead. At the moment I’m a Part time teacher and I also tutor on the side. I have a full time job lined up as a teacher in Cornwall but I’m not sure if there is much demand for tutors as there is where we currently are.

Anyone in Cornwall able to enlighten me?

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RandomMess · 09/11/2020 17:35

Cornwall covers quite a large area could you be more specific on area?!

Feministicon · 09/11/2020 17:37

Lots of very deprived areas in Cornwall, you’ll have to be more specific

Imapotato · 09/11/2020 17:57

Probably less demand for tutors than i a city (or grammar school area) but I expect there will still be some call for them.

We are in the south west (not Cornwall) and the odd kid here and there has a tutor if they are falling behind at gcse level.

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Funsize123 · 09/11/2020 18:07

Sorry. Falmouth x

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Felifox · 09/11/2020 18:09

I think it depends what you are tutoring. Have you thought about phoning schools in the area you are moving to and asking if any of their pupils might need your services. I.saw people on fb locally asking for maths tutors for example

Flipflops85 · 09/11/2020 18:25

I have no idea. But I’m utterly baffled as to how you’ll have time to tutor, whilst working full time as a teacher!! Although to be fair, I have very small children, so maybe that obscures my opinion!

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Funsize123 · 09/11/2020 18:51

I used to tutor and teach and have small children. Then it got a bit much so went part time teaching. I’m not sure if I’d get much tutoring work near falmouth so I took a full time position there in case I can’t get tutoring x

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Bingomangoes · 09/11/2020 18:52

I'm in mid Cornwall, but not Falmouth/Truro area, are you looking at KS2 or older? I don't know many primary kids who have tutors (we don't have any grammar schools so the pressure's not there at that age) but I know absolutely loads of secondary school kids, of all years, who have tutors. So it depends really.

Wilkolampshade · 09/11/2020 18:58

I think you may have been wise to take a full time position. There are nowhere near the same no' of parents seeking additional help for their kids as the population is not just small and spread out, but generally much, much poorer than in somewhere like the SE....
Where we used to live, near the border with Devon, there was the tiniest flutter over tutor's around 11+ time as there are grammar schools just over the Tamar.... But generally, nope.

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Funsize123 · 09/11/2020 19:16

Thank you. I’m glad that I’ve taken a full time job. Here in the south east I’m fully booked with a waiting list and thought that would not be the same in our new area.

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Funsize123 · 09/11/2020 19:16

And yes I’m primary

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Flutter12 · 09/11/2020 19:18

I am in Cornwall and a teacher.

We have a lot less need for tutors down here as it is not as competitive as up country. Most people also go to one of the schools closest to them rather than having a large choice of grammar schools etc.

But I have noticed that tutors are becoming more popular down here for those in year 11 so I would definitely still go for it.

Fitnessmumof3 · 14/02/2021 07:51

Where are you moving from in the South East? We are doing the same. Very nervous about it. My husband is from Cornwall. I too have waiting lists for grammar school entrance, common entrance, GCSE and A-level. I do adult tutoring too. I was thinking the same - not the same demand there.

hastingsandchips · 14/02/2021 08:22

Can you tutor online instead if necessary?

Thinkind44 · 14/02/2021 09:27

We live in Cornwall, a bit further east than Falmouth, there certainly seems to be a demand around here, mainly KS2 and above. The few tutors around are all fully booked with waiting lists. Most have moved online which is working well, if you can move online then you could always keep tutoring existing children.

WeeDangerousSpike · 14/02/2021 09:34

I'm in Cornwall. I've not heard of anyone wanting tutoring for primary aged children - there's just no point, there's no grammar or whatever schools with entrance criteria. There are a few private schools locally, but they are preschool to about age 13 max, (so no need for tutor as they're already enrolled at 2/3 yrs old) then the kids have to go to a state secondary for gcse.
The only tutoring I've seen demand for is gcse / a level.

LadyMacbethWasMisunderstood · 14/02/2021 09:46

There won’t be much call for general tutoring at primary level in Falmouth. There is no 11 plus exam locally and that impacts significantly on the demand for primary level tutors. Unless you have a specialism such as dyslexia or a language or music it seems a good thing that you have taken a full time position.

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