going rate for Nat 5 tutoring?

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Currently trying to organise some extra support between New Year and the exams in May. Have been given the number of a friend of a friend who is currently teaching the subject in a local secondary, and tutors on the side. Sounds ideal.

But I have NO idea what the going rate is for tutoring by a properly qualified teacher is! Anyone care to share what they pay?? (Tutor would be coming here to our house rather than child going to her).

I’m a secondary teacher and some of my colleagues offer tuition. Minimum of £25 up to £45 per hour.

I'd thought around £30, based on the fact someone else I know has a uni student tutoring her child and pays £15. I'd expect to pay more for someone actually qualified in both the subject and teaching it!!! So I wasn't that far off.

It’s definitely worth having a qualified teacher who is currently in the classroom. Uni students are fine for content but often don’t know the specific techniques being demanded by the SQA or the particular question stems.

Totally. I wouldn't even consider a student. I tutored myself when I was a student - but it was when I was on my year out overseas and I was giving English language conversation classes to fellow students. Best gig was giving conversation classes to the (practically fluent) teenage daughter of a Uni professor, she'd pay me twice the going rate, cook me my dinner and pay my train ticket home! Happy days.

Will vary subject to subject . I am an experienced teacher , marked N5 and predecessors. I change £30 for N5 £35 for Higher. I could probably look for more as I book up months in advance but I Sam very much word of mouth and usually know tiutees or parents. My subject is English and therefore there is demand . I used a Biology tutor (highly experienced teacher ) for my DD tried to give him what I charge he gave me money back.

@Lidlfix, how would you recommend the best way to find an experienced English tutor/teacher? (I am in Kilmarnock, local-ish would be preferable)

Not sure whether to approach their own teacher to see if they know of tutors in the area..

Approaching teachers to see if they know anyone is fine. We tend to operate along a "thou shalt not tutor where thou teach" approach to avoid any suggestion of conflict of interest. So are quite used to passing clients on to each other. There is also a closed FB group that we use to share resources and requests for recommendations are sometimes made there.

If you know any teachers in whatever subject that's a good place to start. We found our tutor through a friend who's a chemistry teacher - he asked someone at his school in the relevant department, they don't tutor but they put us onto a friend who does.

For my Dd I used a tutor at a cost of £35 an hour. Qualified maths teacher but she came out at a C. Wasn't too impressed as he seemed to shrug it off.

For Ds, a 6th year who had 100% in Nat 5 and Higher and got 100% herself in Advanced Higher. He walked out with a high A. Offered her £20 an hour and she accepted. I also bought her a gift after results day.

I think it depends on the tutor and how well they get on. Ds made a marked improvement in maths and his confidence unlike Dd who still lacked confidence.

As an experienced teacher, I'd charge £30/hr.

Through word of mouth we maybe have a 'tutor'... Meeting them on Wednesday.

They are a qualified English teacher working at another local secondary, highly recommended by an experienced teacher/tutor used by a friend for her older daughter in NAT5 and highers who has stopped tutoring, and very local which is great, but... their recommendation is a NQT, just started working as a teacher this summer, and also new to tutoring. They only have one tutoree (a headmasters son who is struggling with English and they say it is going well), but very keen to build up a tutoring reputation.

Going to give them a go for a few sessions and see how ds gets on. ds is working grade 2 and expected grade 2 (allegedly, I don't believe it, as he has no confidence with English and ran out of time in prelim this week as he struggled thinking too long what to write) . So really we are just looking for a boost in confidence and a bit of 1-1 support to secure hopefully an A. If anyone can think of any concerns around this kind of setup please let me know, I've no experience of using tutors before.

Spoke to the tutor on the phone a couple of days ago, sounds very young, but confident and was reassuring. They told me they are really looking for a couple of pupils to tutor to gain experience/reputation so there will be no fee!!! Brilliant offer, and if it does work out and ds keeps going I need to offer something, just wouldn't feel right not to, how much do you think would be appropriate for their experience/not insulting?

I did the same as Groovee, employed a sixth former to teach DS2 maths at £15 an hour with a bonus after results, he went from a D to a B, i was very pleased. I think DS was quite relaxed as it was someone he knew and not a strange adult. I'd previously tried small group tutoring which ,if anything, made things worse.
I'm about to employ DS2 to tutor his younger brother in History (danger money!) partly as I think he needs a bit of a crash course.
Basically, I think employing students and senior pupils can work in certain circumstances, especially if its just practice and confidence building that are needed rather than any fundamental lack of understanding.

I also wouldn't dismiss using a recent ex pupil.
Sometimes DC respond better to their peer group than they do to what they view as "more of the same" from a classroom teacher doing the tutoring.

Depends on the nature of the problem you're looking to solve via tutoring though.