The Good Schools Guide: Tutors

Finding a tutor for my child

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. Read more

 

Tutor agencies

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

Online tutoring

Online tuition is increasingly preferred by both tutors and tutees but can it ever be as good as face-to-face tutoring? And does it suit some children more than others? Read more

Do I need a tutor?

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. Read more

 

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.

• Helicon View Learning overview

  Review snapshot: Worried your chosen subject is too obscure? We doubt they’ll be fazed. ‘We have recently found tutors to teach chess, cycling and embroidery,’ says Matt. ‘They are the best agency I have worked with,’ we heard from several tutors. ‘They are very human, very accessible and very nice to work with – they… Areas covered: For hourly tuition and home schooling, they cover all boroughs of London (although heartlands are North London and Chelsea), as well as Oxford and the home counties. Residential placements are available throughout the UK and worldwide.

• 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 snapshot: Getting your child better grades is the raison d’être of this company, which they do through their bank of qualified teachers. So, while other tutor agencies might offer you a med student who teaches science on the side to make a bit of extra money, Capital employs actual teachers with classroom experience to… Areas covered: Around half the tutoring happens online – these pupils mainly live in the South East, with others living all over the UK and beyond into Africa, Singapore and Dubai. The other half is in-person tutoring at the pupil’s home – mainly in London…

• Newman Tuition overview

  Founded in 2014, this company cringes at the term ‘agency,’ preferring ‘network’ instead.