A small, dynamic company that specialises in longer-term placements at home and abroad, and whose tutors are educators in the very widest sense of the word – teaching life skills as well as all the core stuff. Parents told us that, thanks to Bespoke, their children became ‘outstanding in their studies’ and ‘confident in the world’. ‘Our tutor exceeds all our expectations – we wish we could do another year abroad!’ said one.
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Overview
We have met with Bespoke Tuition’s staff. In addition, 36 clients and 26 tutors completed an online survey (sent to 57 clients and 38 tutors), with at least eight of these respondents also interviewed briefly by phone.
- Type of tutoring offered
- In-person
- Online
- Home schooling
- UK residentials
- UK areas covered in person
- London
- Home Counties
Who are they?
Clients and tutors don’t talk about ‘Bespoke Tuition’ – they just talk about ‘Emma’. ‘Emma has been extremely professional and diligent in her engagement with us.’ ‘Emma is amazing – professional, knowledgeable and caring.’ ‘Emma will provide the
What do they offer?
While most tutor companies are keen to grow their business, Emma has the opposite plan – having deliberately chosen to cap the number of clients whom she manages at any one time (usually 35, no more than 50). This is partly, she says, ‘to ensure we
- Workshops and other courses
- Creative Writing, Poetry, Screenwriting, Art Club, Book Club, Debate Club, Critical Thinking, Shakespeare Simplified, Executive Function, Revision Skills, Interview Skills, Oxbridge, Career Tasters, Employment Accelerator
- Education levels
- Primary
- KS3
- 7 Plus
- 8 Plus
- 11 Plus
- 13 Plus
- Common Entrance
- GCSE
- A Level
- IB
- Uni Application
- Oxbridge
- Uni Tuition
- EAL
- Subjects available include
- English
- Maths
- Sciences
- Computing
- Humanities
- Languages
- SEN
- Support for students with special educational needs
The finer details
The residentials that Bespoke specialise in span from a week to a year – whatever the client wants. Royal families, Hollywood actors and other high-net-worth individuals are among clients. Then there’s travel tutoring – Bespoke’s biggest growth area
- Tutor Association
- Member of The Tutors’ Association
- Charitable/pro bono work
- None
Costs and conditions
No registration charges. Hourly tutoring and courses from £60 to £150 per hour – average rate is £75. Residential tutoring costs from £1,000 to £3,000 per week – average rate £1,800. The commission averages at 20 per cent, ‘depending on service type
- Cost
- £50-120/hour
£50 registration fee
What the tutor company says
‘Bespoke’s mission is ultimately to nurture a generation of learning enthusiasts – increasingly via experiential learning. We anticipate that in the next five years, we will be exclusively recruiting “adventure travel tutors”, supporting families who
The last word
A small, dynamic company that specialises in longer-term placements at home and abroad, and whose tutors are educators in the very widest sense of the word – teaching life skills as well as all the core stuff. Parents told us that, thanks to Bespoke,
