The Good Schools Guide : tutors

Finding a tutor for my child

Everything you need to know about choosing a tutor for your child.

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Whatever your reason for using tutoring services outside of school, you’ll want to get the best bang for your educational buck. Our quick checklist will make sure you find the most effective tutor for your needs.

 

Tutor agencies

Tutor agency reviews

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We have reviewed over 50 tutor agencies nationwide. These reviews are available online to logged in subscribers

Online tutoring

How to cope during lockdown

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The only way your child can be tutored during lockdown is online. So is it worth it? Can it ever be as good as face-to-face tutoring? And does it suit some children more than others? Find all this out, and more.

Do I need a tutor?

Your questions answered

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Are you sure your child really needs a tutor? Use our checklist to work out if it’s really necessary or if you’re better off helping your child via alternative means.

 

Further reading

Tutoring - getting your money's worth
Could tutoring harm my child?
Tutoring vs mentoring
11+ revision courses
Tuition Centres
Alternatives to tutoring

Most popular Good Schools Guide articles

• Minerva Tutors overview

  Review snapshot: A highly branded, tech-savvy, energetic tutor agency run by bright young things who have come in and shaken up industry norms. A company with a clear edge and one we would particularly recommend for home schooling.

• Able Tutors overview

  Review snapshot: Tutors were consistently rated good or very good; a rating of average was as low as it got and even here numbers were relatively small. While there’s not much by way of formal training for tutors, resources are in ample supply – Lynne is on the must-invite list of every major examining board’s… Areas covered: North west London locals make up the vast majority of the clientele - mostly in N14, N12, N3, N2, NW3, NW4, NW11, NW2, NW9, NW7 and HA8. Online tutoring has widened the company’s reach to include Cardiff, Nottingham, Potters Bar and even Cyprus…

• Griffin & Bell overview

  Review snapshot: ‘It’s on the more expensive side, particularly for more experienced tutors, but it’s absolutely my favourite. They’re honest, on the ball and have the best quality tutors,’ concluded another parent. read more

• Enjoy Education overview

  Review snapshot: "Founded in 2006 by Kate Shand who is committed, passionate, energetic and hugely likeable. Clearly on a mission to deliver a top quality service to her clients – and her tutors – Kate is eloquent on the personal nature of the tutor-client-agency relationship and has a positively moral take on what she sees as her job."

• Capital Tuition overview

  Review snapsot: Most tutoring is by trained teachers for GCSEs and A levels, with a little (but growing) amount at university level (‘but we hold our hands up if we can’t help, for instance we recently had to turn down a tutoring request from a property development student,’ says Matthew). Specialist subjects currently span biology, chemistry, physics, maths, further maths, English language, English lit, geography, history, RE, philosophy and ethics, psychology, French, Spanish, German, Latin, Ancient Greek, PE, business studies and economics. Small amount of 11+ and 13+ also on offer from non-teacher trained tutors.