Tutors - what's the going rate?

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I know it will vary hugely, but just to get some kind of range - for a Y4 child after school, what would you pay (as a parent) or charge (as a tutor) per hour, in Home Counties?

I think about £20 per hour is about right, although some might charge more. I'm assuming you want a qualified teacher and not someone who may just have an interest in the subject. I have a friend who is an osteopath who charges £40 for a 30 minute session. Allowing 50% for the costs of the surgery, that's about £40 per hour, so £20 for teaching seems very reasonable to me.

£20 is cheap - any qualified teacher earns a lot more per hour. plus the cost of preparation, and any travelling time. Would you work for minimum wage? Then don't expect a decent tutor to.

You might be lucky if you can get a good student prepared to work for that. But expect to pay more.

Also, remember that tutoring is usually done at anti-social hours eg evenings and weekends - deserves extra pay.

I should add that I'm the tutor (well, potential) rather than the parent - I have been approached by someone asked to do this - I am a qualified teacher (part-time) - she has asked me to to let her know how much I charge, and I have no idea what to say - I don't want to go too high or low, so hoping that a range of different answers will help me to pick something in the middle! I have no idea how to go about getting a figure otherwise - I don't think it can compare to supply rate/teaching hourly rates as it is so different.
Thanks for the replies so far.

We haven't used one, but most of my friends are paying between £25 and £35 per hour. That's for tutoring for the secondary selection test (similar to 11+) in S.W.Herts.

North Wilts £20 per hour for maths GCSE tutoring.

I charge £25 for Years 7-11 and £30 for sixth form so I'd say £20-£25 for primary depending on your experience would be fine.

Depends where. In London £40-50 ph at least.

I am having my reception age son tutored as he is in a currently in a different school system and we want him to keep in line with his peers in the English school system as he will switch into this school system at 8. I am being charged £40 an hour. Would imagine that more serious tutoring would me more expensive.

I charged £22.

Here is around £25-£30. At the moment I employ a retired teacher and she is good and she only charge £15.

30 pounds an hour if experienced. 20 if not.

Not less than £25 for a teacher who is qualified and experienced. Up to £30 is reasonable. You have to take into account their planning time and if they travel to you another £5 at least to cover their time and fuel.

Anyone who does it for less is really letting the side down professionally. If you think that a one hour lesson takes 1.5hrs with prep time anyone charging £15 is charging less than a cleaner. Cheaper tutors might do it for love but it's not fair to other full time tutors who want to earn a living from it.

Sorry- just seen your 2nd post when you said you were a teacher! All of the above.

In terms of comparing with supply I think you have to take that rate into account a little as a guide. 1:1 is actually more intense and you have to do some preparation- you can't just open a book at the start of the lesson. You might need to photocopy etc as well.

Thank you all - very helpful :)

We paid £27 ph last year for A level Economics tutoring, in West Sussex.

I'd charge at least £25 an hour because that's what I get on supply, basically. If I'm honest I don't reckon I'd do it for less than £30/hour because of the hassle of going out for just an hour or two, and the fact that I'd have to lesson plan, etc.

My DH charges £40ph in NW London.

so for a GCSE maths tutor with (not yet) qualified teacher (but able mathematician) travelling to their home, how much per hour (home counties)?

Unqualified teaching pay scales work out at £12.50 per hour. (If you are an UQ teacher in schools you would be on £15,815 and you divide by 1265 for the hours worked in a school year, if that makes sense).

I pay £37.50 per hour for A level Biology.

btw that's Home Counties

Hope you've got a qualified teacher then, mumble! That's too much for unqualified.

Why would you want an unqualified teacher lainiekazan- or are you that person :)

Sorry but having tutored for 30 years it really gets my goat when people who know their subject ( we assume) also think that equates to being a teacher.

I don't know the answer to how much. If you are that tutor, then I'd want to know that not only did you know your subject, but that you could also:

-Motivate an unwilling or shy student
-Be supportive and instil confidence
-Plan a lesson properly to suit their learning needs and tailor it to fit the 1 hr session.
-Understand their exam syllabus
-Liaise with the school if required as a professional person in your own right
-Carry out assessments of what they need to learn.

There is a lot more to be a tutor/teacher than simply opening a text book and passing on your knowledge. You need to be able to form a relationship with the student that is condusive to learning.

Not all teachers are good tutors, I grant that. But unless I knew the tutor ( maybe a family friend etc) I would never have an unqualified person to teach my DCs.