| Feature |
Tuition in a centre |
Tuition provided by an individual tutor |
Tuition provided by Think Tuition |
| Is it personal to the student? |
Centres only offer a small range of subjects. As youngsters are taught in groups, they will only go at the pace of the learner who is furthest behind. |
A tutor working for themselves is only likely to be able to offer one subject area (eg. Maths). The danger is ‘death by worksheet’! |
Think Tuition offers personal tuition in all subject areas and all ages and stages. You can relax knowing that your child is being tutored by a specialist. |
| Is it convenient? |
Parents have to drop the child off at specified times, and at their centre. |
If the tutor visits your home it is convenient. But not all tutors offer this service. |
Think Tuition’s service is built around your busy schedule. |
| Is it safe? |
All centres will keep records of DBS checks. |
It is up to the parent to get assurances of DBS checks being in place. |
All Think Tuition tutors are DBS checked and vetted on their references. |
| Is it quality assured? |
Usually there are a small number of teachers involved in recruiting tutors. The danger is handing your child over to an unqualified sixth form student. |
If a tutor is working for themselves, parents have no way of checking how relevant or recent their experience and skills are. |
Think Tuition tutors go through a rigorous interview and vetting process to make sure that they can get the job done. |
| Is it founded on sound educational practice? |
Centres often rely on pre-designed computer programmes for learning. |
Individual tutors who are not up to date risk teaching children in an outdated way. |
Think Tuition is run by teachers who know their stuff, and many of our team are teachers. Our tutors are effectively supported to be the best. |
| Is feedback on progress is timely and accurate? |
Feedback is given after a number of weeks. |
This is up to the tutor concerned. |
Think Tuition tutors give written feedback after every session. This in turn is monitored by parents and Think Tuition to make sure progress is made. |
By: admin
26 Oct, 2018
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