How do I tutor?

I'm currently a year 13 student and want to tutor primary school children and those that are doing GCSE Maths and Science. How could I tutor??

No parent is going to spend their hard-earned money on employing a child as a tutor to their child, regardless of how well you might have done in your GCSEs. You have no experience of teaching, tutoring, mentoring, marking work, setting schemes of works, assessment, examinations.... Even though you're proposing to tutor primary school children (leaving aside the question as to why a primary age child would even need a tutor) - tutoring isn't going to happen.

Have you looked a Greggs, or Halfords or something?

as someone who tutors year 4s and 11+ and GCSE students i wouldnt be so sure on that. Parents will do a lot

Have you been watching Motherland?

No parent is going to spend their hard-earned money on employing a child as a tutor to their child, regardless of how well you might have done in your GCSEs. You have no experience of teaching, tutoring, mentoring, marking work, setting schemes of works, assessment, examinations.... Even though you're proposing to tutor primary school children (leaving aside the question as to why a primary age child would even need a tutor) - tutoring isn't going to happen.

Have you looked a Greggs, or Halfords or something?

i think you need a reality check. its crazy i know little 8 year old who have private tuition to increase their sats nfer tests. in my day i didnt even care about those but now little kids revise for those and parents think that they are godd indicators for oxbridge (they arent). but, tutoring is not a bad thing for a level students as the rates are cheaper and you can connect with them more so they know of strategies which helped them not fake strategies that an old teacher thinks works. if the thread starter wants to start. try by asking family and friends or even offer yourself on social media and gumtree etc. but word of mouth is the best

No, I've heard a lot of 17-18 year old students tutor during their gap years because they do have the qualifications actually.

No parent is going to spend their hard-earned money on employing a child as a tutor to their child, regardless of how well you might have done in your GCSEs. You have no experience of teaching, tutoring, mentoring, marking work, setting schemes of works, assessment, examinations.... Even though you're proposing to tutor primary school children (leaving aside the question as to why a primary age child would even need a tutor) - tutoring isn't going to happen.

Have you looked a Greggs, or Halfords or something?

Actually I know a lot of people who tutor as A-Level students, if you’re good at your subject it’s often a cheaper option for parents to get an A-Level student to help w GCSES and that

Actually I know a lot of people who tutor as A-Level students, if you’re good at your subject it’s often a cheaper option for parents to get an A-Level student to help w GCSES and that

What qualifications are those, then?

Well isn't it obvious, GCSE and A Level Qualifications, which proves it?

Proves what?

Proves that you would be able to tutor the kid as they have that knowledge.

No, it proves that you can pass an examination. It proves nothing about your ability to teach, to impart knowledge or to do anything which a 'tutor' actually needs to be able to do. That comes from experience: not waving around bits of paper showing you've just managed to pass your GCSE triple science.

As I said - if you think you can tutor, then ask around friends and family. By the sounds of it, you'll find someone foolish enough to part with their money, so you should be quids in. Good luck with it.

Alright then, thanks a lot for your help.

yeah, do you know how those a level students tutor though?

I think just word of mouth generally? If you’ve got any neighbours or family friends with kids? Or sometimes there’s centres that do it- so could start there?

Of course it's cheaper. It's cheaper for a reason though, isn't it? Or are these A level students choosing not to charge the market rate?