Guides
How to hire a tutor without guessing
Private tutoring is a large, lightly regulated market in which price is a poor proxy for quality. These guides set out what can actually be checked, what the evidence supports, and where the claims you will encounter stop being true. Every one cites its sources.
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How to vet a private tutor
A practical checklist for vetting a private tutor: identity, qualifications, references and red flags, plus what the evidence says predicts results.
5 sections · 4 cited sources
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What tutor verification actually means
Tutor verification means different things on different platforms. What each check proves, what it cannot prove, and which trust claims are unlawful in the EU.
5 sections · 4 cited sources
Evidence
How much does tutoring actually help?
What the research shows about one-to-one tutoring: months of additional progress, the session length and frequency that work best, and what does not help.
5 sections · 3 cited sources
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What private tutoring costs in Europe
What private tutoring costs across Europe, why hourly rates vary so widely, and how to tell a genuinely expensive tutor from an overpriced one.
5 sections · 4 cited sources
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Red flags when hiring a tutor online
Warning signs when hiring a tutor online: unverifiable credentials, manufactured references, pressure tactics, off-platform payment and unlawful guarantees.
5 sections · 4 cited sources
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Tutor qualifications explained
QTS, PGCE, subject degrees and examiner experience: what each tutor qualification actually certifies, and which one matters for your situation.
5 sections · 4 cited sources
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Background checks for tutors, country by country
What a DBS check covers, why criminal-record checks do not transfer across borders, and what an international tutor can realistically provide.
5 sections · 3 cited sources
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Questions to ask a tutor before you book
Twelve questions that separate a competent tutor from a confident one, covering diagnosis, method, evidence, safeguarding and the commercial terms.
5 sections · 3 cited sources
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IB vs A-Level: how tutoring support differs
The IB Diploma and A-Levels are structurally different qualifications, and they need different tutoring. What changes, and what to look for in a tutor.
5 sections · 4 cited sources
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Online vs in-person tutoring
How online and in-person tutoring actually differ: what the evidence supports, which subjects suit each, and the practical conditions that decide it.
5 sections · 3 cited sources
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Paying a private tutor: terms, cancellation and your rights
Cancellation windows, prepaid blocks, invoices and the EU 14-day withdrawal right: what to agree with a private tutor before the first lesson.
5 sections · 4 cited sources
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How to spot fake tutor credentials
Diploma mills, inflated titles and borrowed credentials: how tutor qualifications are misrepresented, and the checks that reliably catch it.
5 sections · 4 cited sources