Rough prices for a GCSE English tutor

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My son did poorly in his English mock GCSEs and we are looking for a tutor to help improve things. As we live in a small village with not many options for tutors, I have only found one so far, priced at £45 ph. Is this reasonable?! We are Worcestershire

I agree, I'm a teacher and a tutor and I've had to do this too, although I also sometimes have to unpick the school teaching work as sometimes that has gone wrong too!

We live quite near to you . I paid £30/hour for an ex head of department and examiner. She was able to highlight techniques for the exams. She was the cheapest of the subject tutors that I hired. Others were £40ph. Sports coaches more like £25ph. Kids are costly.

We pay £75 per hour in the south east

I was charging £25ph about twenty years ago.

If this person is recommended and local, grab hold!

It really does. Imagine being taught English or law by someone who is a year away from being a barrister? Or maths & science from someone who is imminently embarking on a Physics DPhil or who is about to become a doctor? All people who sat exams recently, got a clean slate of top grades, and were vastly more successful at those exams than the people who ultimately went on to become teachers.

Most teachers do a brilliant (brilliant) job with their classes - it's undoubtedly a vocation that many people would find impossible. But a student tutor (IF you pick the right one!) offers everything and more on a 1-1 level at a cheaper price.

How does this ensure they know how to help each student though?! They don’t. Yes, they can share their own experience but they haven’t got the knowledge or skill set to help a range of abilities.

We’re on the Gloucester/Worcester border. My son had an hours online tutoring at £45 for an hour from a local tutor who has done a brilliant job, now awaiting GCSE results!