What to look for in a tutor

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Basically just that!
Looking for a maths tutor gcse level and I have no idea where to start. I've registered on tutorhunt and have had some enquires. Cost is obviously an issue but in my area they are ranging from £20-£200 per hour so not sure how to differentiate.
I'm terrible at maths so I don't even know what to ask for, I just know my son is struggling and his school is pretty useless and insist on "independent learning" when I ask for help with him!

Hey!

My husband is a secondary school maths teacher and a tutor and I’ve just asked him what he would suggest.

His advice is to find someone that has experience teaching up to the level you need (which is of course an obvious one) but someone who is intuitive and seems to know the subject really well is extremely important. You need someone who can be flexible with questions and answers because his kids will ask him about something not related to the level he’s teaching at and he finds he needs to know it.
I think that makes sense.

With regards to money, mine charges £30 an hour and we are in Kent and he has ten plus years experience. I appreciate in cities it will be more but £200 is laughable unless you live in the Isle of Skye and he needs to live with you for a month.

His tutor should also have access to past papers or your son needs to be able to grab them and bring them home from school (which they should be willing to do.)

I hope that helps a bit

Hello!

The tutor must first of all have a satisfactory DBS check. Also experience in that subject counts too. Find someone who you can wholly trust with your child. This is my key bit of advice. A good tutor will be patient and have good impeccable communication skills.

Spend some time looking for tutors on a few different tutoring websites and see what sort of qualifications they have. Also read the reviews carefully. Message them if possible via the website. Ask them a few questions. Make certain to see their resume. A good tutor can supply at least two references for you to check.

Tutor fair is a good place to start.

I interviewed. I knew what did and didn't work with my daughter and so was prepared with my son.

Like PP I wanted a depth of expertise in teaching gcse and a good track record of getting great results.

But the most important thing for me was whether my son would respond well to them - he is better with carrot rather than stick! so we had a taster session with a couple of tutors and we've found two amazing ones (English and science). Cost is £55 per lesson