One of the best agencies for edging up those exam grades, thanks to a first-rate team of teacher trained tutors. Particularly good for GCSEs. ‘My child had a very good relationship with the tutor and his exam results exceeded expectations.’ ‘Made such a difference from the very moment I put a request in.’ ‘Cannot fault the service provided and the inspiring tuition we received.’
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Overview
We have met with Capital Tuition Group’s staff. In addition, 21 clients and 20 tutors completed an online survey (sent to 240 clients and 184 tutors), with at least eight of these respondents also interviewed briefly by phone.
- Type of tutoring offered
- In-person
- Online
- Home schooling
- UK residentials
- Overseas residentials
- UK areas covered in person
- London
- Home Counties
- The South
- Northern Ireland
Who are they?
When a desperate mother offered Matthew Curnier BSc MSc PGCE (King’s College London) double pay to clear his diary to help prepare her daughter for a chemistry exam, he realised it might be time to stop working as a lone tutor. ‘I couldn’t do it as I
What do they offer?
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,
- Revision courses
- GCSE
- A Level
- Workshops and other courses
- 11-plus webinars for parents GCSE revision boosters Academic aspirational coaching days for schools GCSE tuition classes Learning pods for schools
- 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
- Other subjects
- Singing
- Lamda
- Acting Auditions
- Musical Instruments and Tefl
- SEN
- Support for students with special educational needs
The finer details
Parents like that all tutors (except those for music, LAMDA etc) are teacher trained. ‘You can really tell,’ said one. ‘I’m so done with agencies that give you someone straight out of university; Capital’s tutors hit the ground running and are so
- Tutor Association
- Member of The Tutors’ Association
- Hires only qualified teachers
- Yes
Costs and conditions
Intro/registration fee of £65. For hourly one-to-one lessons, tutors set their own hourly rates and Capital add their mark-up of around 30 per cent. Bottom line for customers is £65 to £110 an hour. Clients are invoiced at the end of the month and
- Cost
- £65-110/hour
£65 registration fee
What the tutor company says
‘We offer an exceptional level of tutoring from qualified teachers who have classroom experience. Many are lead practitioners – heads of subjects, heads of year, deputy heads and headteachers – and a lot are examiners, so they know exactly what a
The last word
One of the best agencies for edging up those exam grades, thanks to a first-rate team of teacher trained tutors. Particularly good for GCSEs. ‘My child had a very good relationship with the tutor and his exam results exceeded expectations.’ ‘Made
