Where does tutoring take place? We work with schools in all boroughs of the Greater Manchester, Leeds-Bradford, and Merseyside city regions, so we ask that you should be prepared to travel up to an hour within your city region to get to a tutoring assignment. Expand We work with schools across Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and Merseyside, so we ask that you should be prepared to travel up to an hour within your city region to get to a tutoring assignment. Assignments that require a longer-than-usual commute may have an uplift in pay to reflect this. Once you've completed tutor training, you'll be able to access details of tutoring assignments by location and day/time so you can decide which tutoring work you'd be able to take on depending on your schedule, existing commitments, and location.
How much does tutoring pay? A minimum of £22 to plan and deliver each hour of tuition. Expand We pay our tutors a minimum of £22 (£25 or £30 for Qualified Teachers, dependent on experience) to plan and deliver each hour of tuition. Plus: A one-off bonus of £20 for tutors when they complete their first tuition session of 2023/2024. A one-off bonus of £100 for all tutors who complete at least 30 hours of tutoring this academic year. We pay our tutors on the 15th of every month. Your pay will reflect all the work you did in the previous month e.g., on the 15th October, you will be paid for all the work you did in September. Although we don’t cover travel expenses, we may offer an increased rate of pay for assignments that require a longer-than-usual commute. When you become a tutor with us you need to register as self-employed, which must be done on the HMRC website.
When does tutoring take place? Can I choose my hours? Most tutoring takes place during the school day (8am – 4pm) inside the school building, and during school term times. Expand Most tutoring takes place during the school day (8am – 4pm) inside the school building, and during school term times. Once you’re fully trained, you’ll access details of available assignments through our online booking system, which shows the date, time, pay rate and length of an assignment. You can apply for as many assignments as you wish, but consider that a tutoring assignment is typically 15 school weeks in length. We follow the term timetable of schools, and so tuition can sometimes run one or two weeks into the university holidays. Therefore, please check your availability before applying for an assignment. The amount of available work varies depending on the time of year and the demand from schools and we cannot guarantee that work at a particular time/in a particular area will be available.
Can I register as self-employed? Expand Our tutors work for us on a self-employed basis. Please follow the flow chart below for guidance on your eligibility to register as self-employed in the UK. Note that it is your responsibility to ensure you can register for self-employment before applying to tutor with us. If in any doubt, you can: Check your Right to Work (UK Government website). Email us: [email protected]
Do I need prior teaching or tutoring experience? No, as we'll fully train you! However, if you do, then let us know about it in your application. Expand You do not need to have teaching or tutoring experience to be a tutor with us, as we provide full training and support, however, if you do have any such experience, please highlight this in your application. You can find out available vacancies and apply here. If you're a qualified teacher interested in becoming a tutor, then read our dedicated page for you here.
Am I able to tutor online? Most tutoring work is in-person so you need to be available and willing to work face-to-face before applying. Expand Although we extended our support to include online tuition for pupils who needed it the most during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have now returned to in-person tuition for the majority of sessions, as this has been proven to have the greatest impact on the attainment of the young people we work with. There may be some opportunities to tutor online, but please note that this will be limited, therefore very competitive, and we cannot guarantee the availability of any online work. This means that our tutors should be based in either one of our three city regions: Greater Manchester, Leeds-Bradford, or Merseyside, and be willing to tutor in person.
Which subjects can I tutor in? Primary (Maths and Reading), Secondary Maths, Secondary English, Secondary Science. Expand We offer tuition in the following subjects: Primary (Maths and Reading) Secondary Maths Secondary English Secondary Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) For Primary School tutoring, you’ll be working mostly with Year 5 and Year 6 students, although we work with Years 3-6. For Secondary School tutoring, you’ll be working mainly with Year 10 and Year 11 students studying for their GCSEs, but we work with Years 7-11. As part of our Tutoring Plus programme, we also work with pupils with additional support needs, including those in Alternative Provision settings or Looked After Children (LAC).
Can I apply to tutor in more than one subject? Expand We ask that you begin by applying for just one subject (either Primary, Secondary Maths, Secondary English, or Secondary Science). You’ll have the opportunity in your interview to express interest in other subjects, provided you’ve got the relevant grades, and we’ll be in touch later to offer you additional subject training.
What qualifications do I need to tutor? Expand To be a Primary tutor, we require you to have a minimum of Grade B/6 in both Maths and English at GCSE level. To be a Secondary tutor, we require you to have a minimum of Grade A/7 in the subject you wish to tutor. If you’re successful in your application, we’ll need to see your GCSE certificates as evidence of having achieved these grades. International qualifications If you did not go to school in the UK, we do accept international equivalents, so please continue with the application, and fill out your qualifications in the ‘Education Details’ section. Grades from international qualifications can be transposed by checking the following University of Brighton webpage: www.brighton.ac.uk/international/study-with-us/your-country-info/index.aspx. If you attended school before the advent of GCSEs, please enter your O-level grades in the ‘Education Details section of the application.’ For any questions about grade requirements, please email us at: [email protected].
Who would I be tutoring? Expand As a tutor, most of the pupils you will work with would have not otherwise had access to tuition. These pupils might not be making their expected progress, or they may require an extra push to achieve their full potential. Unlike private tutors, we work directly with schools rather than parents and so tutoring typically takes place at these schools during the day. For Primary School tutoring, you’ll be working mostly with Year 5 and Year 6 students, although we work with Years 3-6. For Secondary School tutoring, you’ll be working mainly with Year 10 and Year 11 students studying for their GCSEs, but we work with Years 7-11. Tuition sessions are in small groups of one-to-one or one-to-three.
What personal documents do I need for the interview? Expand At your interview, we would like you to provide: Original copies of your GCSE English and Maths certificates. If you have applied to be a Science tutor, please also provide original copies of your GCSE Science certificate(s). Two proofs of ID from the attached DBS document list (e.g., driver’s license, passport, birth certificate); One proof of address. We require that you have these documents to show us on screen. If you cannot provide all these documents at your interview, we advise that you book an interview slot and then provide the documents later. Please also email the above documents, along with a completed copy of the attached Self-Declaration form, to [email protected]. Finally, please follow the instructions on the attached CareCheck guidance sheet to complete an online CareCheck application. This will allow us to process a DBS check for you if you are successful at interview.
How long is tutor training? Training should take between 10-15 hours overall, over a three-four week period. Expand Training should take between 10-15 hours overall, over a three-four week period. This includes everything - watching the recorded content, attending our three live sessions, and completing practical tasks in your own time. Read more about what training involves here. If you have completed a teaching training qualification, we offer a fast-track training programme. This allows you to move through the training process more quickly, with tailored support from our team of qualified teachers. You can find out more by clicking here.
Does the training take place online or in-person? Although the majority of tuition is in-person, our training programme is fully online. Expand Although the majority of tuition is in-person, our training programme is fully online. Each training unit is made up of self-led modules that you work through in your own time and access through our online training platform. You are also expected to attend all three live sessions on Zoom. Please check the time/date of each session to ensure that you are available. Check out our available training dates here.
How long after I complete my training will I be able to start tutoring? As soon as we've heard back from your referees and you've completed all DBS checks. Expand Our team will work with you to help you begin tutoring as soon as possible. As well as completing your training, this is dependent on our recruitment checks being carried out successfully. Please keep an eye out for emails from [email protected] that detail what we need you to do to help with this. Before you can start tutoring, you will need to have completed each stage of the training programme, your DBS check will need to be processed, and your two references will need to be received. Tutor DBS checks are carried out by a third party, and the time it takes for them to be completed can vary and is out of our control. We will endeavour to add you to Connect, our tutor portal, within a few days of completing your core tutor training so that you can begin applying for tuition assignments.
What happens if I can't attend one of the live sessions? Please get in touch: [email protected]. Expand If you are unable to attend a live session for any reason, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible. You will be added to the next round of training, so you will still be able to complete your training journey, but it will just take a little longer. And as each section of our training builds upon the previous one, you will need to attend each live session in order to progress to the next stage e.g. you can only attend the Block 4 live session once you have attended the Block 2 and Block 3 live sessions. Check out the dates of our upcoming training sessions here.
Do I have to pay for training? No, all our learning opportunities are free! Expand No, all our learning opportunities are free! With us, you can enhance your professional development and learn how to deliver high-quality tuition as a Tutor Trust tutor. Once you've completed our core tutor training, we host other regular learning and development opportunities too!
What happens if I don’t pass the training or miss a deadline? We want you to succeed. If you need help with training, we'll work with you and agree next steps. Expand At Tutor Trust, we want you to succeed. Our aim is to provide expert training and support all our tutors to feel confident to plan and deliver high-quality tuition. You will have a range of opportunities to show how well you meet our competencies, and we will give you lots of support throughout training to meet them. However, if you, or we, feel the competencies are not being met, we will speak to you before agreeing any next steps. And if I miss a deadline? There will be several deadlines for tasks throughout your training. They are in place to ensure you have covered all the pre-requisite content and are prepared for the interactive live sessions where you are expected to contribute to discussions. We will clearly communicate any deadlines to you at several points throughout training, so please be sure to make note of them. It is important you meet these deadlines so that arrangements can be made for the live sessions. If you are unable to meet a deadline for any reason, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible so that next steps can be discussed.
Do I have to complete training? Yes. Our high-quality training programme is vital for you to be the best tutor possible. Expand Yes. Our high-quality training programme is vital for you to be the best tutor possible. As you progress along your training journey, you’ll learn about how students learn, how to plan and deliver engaging sessions, and safeguarding procedures. Of course, we’ll give you all the support you need along the way.