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How much should I charge for private tutoring?

I've been asked to tutor a GCSE student in Physics, and I was wondering how much would be an acceptable hourly fee? I'm doing A level physics, I got an A* in GCSE Physics, and I'll be travelling to her house for tutoring. Any ideas?

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Reply 1

Professor Oak

If you join a tutoring company you can earn up to £24 an hour (more info here)

So I'd say anything between £15-£24 an hour sounds about right.

£10-15 an hour maybe

12-13 i'd say. 15 is too much considering you have no real qualifications.

Reply 4

feathers42

Original post by urgurlbecca

£10-15 an hour maybe

Thank you for the reply, that definitely seems like a reasonable fee range!

Reply 5

feathers42

Original post by anonymous1231231

12-13 i'd say. 15 is too much considering you have no real qualifications.

Thanks for the help, I think I'll go with £10 or £12!

Reply 6

CTLeafez

Original post by feathers42

Thanks for the help, I think I'll go with £10 or £12!

Could give them a special offer e.g. If you book 3 hours, you get a 10% discount. So £32.40 for 3 hours at £12p/h :smile:

Reply 7

username3675916

I think you should charge £15-20. Im in Uni, not teaching qualifications and I get offer for tutoring students around £20-£30.

I think its best if you do it through a specific company, you sometimes get more money for it and safety for yourself as well. Best of luck!

Reply 8

feathers42

Original post by CTLevers

Could give them a special offer e.g. If you book 3 hours, you get a 10% discount. So £32.40 for 3 hours at £12p/h :smile:

Oooh yeah good idea, thanks!

Reply 9

feathers42

Original post by anonymous375

I'm going through my school, since the parent of the student I'm going to be tutoring asked my physics teacher if there's anyone she could recommend for private tutoring, so hopefully there will be enough safety in that. I've been told that £15-20 might be pushing it given that this will be my first time tutoring, but I might increase the fee to that for future students if I manage to help this one and she gets the results she wants! Thank you for the reply though!

Reply 10

username2349793

One of my mates charged around £10-£12 an hour for GCSE Maths tutoring so £10-£12 seems to be the right range for someone without qualifications

Reply 11

CookieButter

I tutored a couple friends at a-level. I took £20 for two hours. Private tutors teaching GCSE and A-level, the really good ones ...those with university qualifications charge around £30-£40 pounds an hour, which is not enough for a living this day and age but its still i think too much for students. I recently started looking for private tutors at university level for help with uni stuff ...the majority of people that I came across would not charge less than £60 an hour and would not teach me less than 5 two hour sessions...thats 10 hours ...£600!!! insane....students can't afford that kind of money.

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Reply 12

username3675916

Original post by CookieButter

I tutored a a couple friends at a-level. I took £20 for two hours. Private tutors, the really good ones ...those with university qualifications charge around £30-£40 pounds an hour, which is not enough for a living this day and age but its still i think too much for students. I recently started looking for private tutors at university level for help with uni stuff ...the majority of people that I came across would not charge less than £60 an hour and would not teach me for 5 two hour sessions...thats 10 hours ...£600!!! insane....students can't afford that kind of money.

Yes Im in final year Uni, I do some individual tutoring at £30/hr for GCSE level and Uni level 1st year I teach students around £65/hr through a tutoring company.

I guess it would also depend on previous experience and tutored students results. I understand thats unfair, but I guess the more specialised you get, the more skills are in demand hence more price..law of demand :/

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Reply 13

Trinculo

I think £25-30ph is where its at

Reply 14

feathers42

Original post by TrelaiBoy

One of my mates charged around £10-£12 an hour for GCSE Maths tutoring so £10-£12 seems to be the right range for someone without qualifications

Okay, I think I'll go with £12 then, based on what everyone else has said as well, thanks for the reply!

Reply 15

feathers42

Original post by Trinculo

I think £25-30ph is where its at

I think it would be for those with more qualifications, but given that the tutor I had for English, who was an actual English teacher, charged £30 an hour, that fee range is probably pushing it 😂

Reply 16

feathers42

Original post by anonymous375

Yeah, I think for first time tutoring £10-£15 should be reasonable, but increasing the fee is more acceptable once you've actually proven you're a good tutor.

Reply 17

Trinculo

Original post by feathers42

I think it would be for those with more qualifications, but given that the tutor I had for English, who was an actual English teacher, charged £30 an hour, that fee range is probably pushing it 😂

It depends how you think about it. An actual teacher might not be any good. You can be a teacher with rubbish A-levels and a rubbish degree from a rubbish university - and just going through the motions of life.

An undergraduate who can show that they recently passes A-levels or GCSEs with top marks in those exact subjects has something to offer.

Reply 18

AHappyStudent

I'm an A level student with solid A*s / As across GCSE and I have been considering doing this myself. How do you find someone to tutor or are there any good companies for it?

Reply 19

username3675916

Original post by feathers42

Yeah, I think for first time tutoring £10-£15 should be reasonable, but increasing the fee is more acceptable once you've actually proven you're a good tutor.

Yes considering you are applying through your school I think £12-15 should be okay but you also shouldn't sell yourself short.

I mean if the teacher is recommending you to teach that student, she must have thought you are capable. Best of luck!