How to become an approved tutor- help please

[Tenementfunster]

Hi all
I’m a self employed history tutor (PGCE, over 20 years experience ). I would really like to know how to get onto an approved list of home Ed tutors if such a thing exists. I usually get my home Ed students through tutorhunt, but is there a site/network/ council list where I could post my details and experience in order to connect up to prospective students?
Thanks in advance

No, there isn't a list of approved tutors. Parents are free to employ any tutors they feel are suitable.

Most home ed parents I know find their tutors through word of mouth and we tend to be very well connected with each other, so if your current students are enthused with you, ask them to recommend you to their friends.

Since you have experience tutoring home ed kids, no doubt you know how much stock people will place in your familiarity with the different exams, their syllabi and marking schemes. All too often, tutors who are only used to tutoring schoolchildren through their GCSEs will take on home ed kids who are doing IGCSEs without fully understanding the differences, or worse yet in some cases will encourage kids to prepare for GCSEs which have an element of coursework, which home ed kids can't easily get validated. If you specialise in one particular exam, then be sure people know that.

It also helps to have contacts with local exam centres so you can help people identify one. If you can't do that, make sure you emphasise to the parents that that's something they need to sort out themselves, and they should do it at an early stage before you've gone too far down the road preparing the kids for the syllabus of an exam they won't be able to sit.

Thanks so much for your post. That’s really helpful. I really appreciate the information.