A very friendly, responsive, thoughtful and personal service that the vast majority of parents are keen to shout about. Fast-growing too.
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Overview
We have met with Headway Tutors’ staff. In addition, 26 clients and 27 tutors completed an online survey (sent to 117 clients and 64 tutors), with at least eight of these respondents also interviewed briefly by phone.
- Type of tutoring offered
- In-person
- Online
- Home schooling
- UK areas covered in person
- London
- Home Counties
- The South
- The North
- Midlands
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
Who are they?
No swanky offices, no offices at all in fact – and that’s just the way co-founder and MD Chris Wordsworth likes it. Lower overheads mean lower fees for clients and more of it going to tutors and them – everyone’s a winner. Keeps things less formal
What do they offer?
Even just a few years back, the answer would have been predominantly 11-plus (which still accounts for at least half this agency’s work), but the same families that originally approached Headway to get their kids through their kids through their
- Revision courses
- 11 Plus
- GCSE
- A Level
- Workshops and other courses
- 11-plus mocks, creative writing, Easter GCSE revision courses, assessments
- 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
- SEN
- Support for students with special educational needs
The finer details
As with clients, most of the tutors find Headway by hearing about it from someone else. All interviews are in-person or via Zoom. No mock/trial interview (a pre-requisite at some other agencies), but all the usual IDs, qualifications and DBS and two
- Tutor Association
- Member of The Tutors’ Association
- Hires only qualified teachers
- Yes
- Charitable/pro bono work
- Free KS2 group lessons
Costs and conditions
No registration fee and clients are only charged once they’re happily matched and lessons are taking place. Rates are between £50-£85 per hour (includes travel), of which tutors are paid £30-45 per hour – a fairly hefty commission rate in our
- Cost
- £50-85/hour
£0 registration fee
What the tutor company says
'From our inception, we have focused on bringing the great work that goes on in schools to the dining room table. Parents come to us because of our knowledge of British schools, our ability to talk confidently about the journey their child is on and
The last word
A very friendly, responsive, thoughtful and personal service that the vast majority of parents are keen to shout about. Fast-growing too.
