I want to do private tutoring but how?

[poshsinglemum]

I am a qualified secondary taecher of English as a foreign language and English nationla curriculum.
How do I go about setting myself up as a private tutor? Can I just a ad ion the paper or do I need special quaklifications? What do i do for safety etc? Also, how much do I charge?

shamelessly marking my place :) I would like to do some tutoring too!

I am not sure how you'd go about doing private tutoring but I'd also consider the Open University for vacancies as well. I started tutoring for them this year and would recommend it.

You don't need qualifications of any kind IME. A CRB is useful though.

Think about where you do it - yours or theirs? Consider insurance.

First do your research, find you target market. Do you have experience as an examiner at GCSE or A-level? That can be a huge advantage if you want to do tutoring for those exams.

What exam boards are you familiar with? Which schools offer them? Target you adverts there.

Word of mouth is the best way to advertise though.

Finally find out what the going rate is - consider joining an agency until you've got a bit of experience under you belt. They'll give you a realistic idea of what to charge as well. If you go private charge a bit under the going rate at the beginning, then you'll build up a reputation and can gradually increase your rates.

Don't know where you are, but round here 11plus tuition is big business, good tutors can charge £30 an hour

hi i advertise on a few websites, i think firsttutors.com is one of them. they are free to advertise but you pay a one-off fee (quite small) if you accept a tuition offer. there are quite a few. otherwise, try fleet tutors. i have had quite a few queries through these sites, especially since a level results were out. you don't need particular qualifications for private tuition, other than obviously knowing yor subject(s) and preferably having taught before

I used to do private tuition (ICT) on the side about 5 years ago before my younger son. I charged £25 hourly and did it at students' home. I remembered most of my business came from online private tuition agencies and I had to turn down a few jobs cos I got overwhelmed. Go for it. The only downside is the timing. If you have little ones, working evenings can be difficult.