Tutors

Join UK Tutors and start receiving tutoring requests. Using our unique search system you will only receive request from tutees in your area. We allow you to specify how much you wish to charge for multiple subjects across different levels.

How does it work

Step 1: Register free to begin advertising your tutoring services across your local area. This enables you to showcase your qualifications and experience and to specify where and when you wish to tutor.

Step 2: Receive enquiries through our service from prospective tutees. Decide whether you wish to accept their request, decline or discuss their needs further using your personal member's area. By accepting a tutee request, you agree that should the tutee later also confirm their wish to commence tuition, you are happy to pay your fee to UK Tutors. Tuition requests come through year round. We ask tutors to reply to requests swiftly.

Step 3: Exchange contact details with your tutee and commence teaching. If your prospective tutee is happy with your offer and accepts the agreement, we arrange for your contact details to be exchanged. We will e-email you your new tutee’s contact details along with our introductory fee. We also charge tutees £9.99 for their introduction to you to verify that they are a genuine enquiry.

Fees

UK Tutors fees have been designed to provide a competitive alternative to the tuition agency as a source of finding tutees for self-employed tutors. We ask for a one-off advertising fee only when both parties confirm a tuition agreement. In essence, this is like paying for "cost-per-lead" advertising. Rather than paying to join to a directory without knowing if it will be effective in generating enquiries.

We only charge £2.50 plus 3.50% of your hourly rate for the first 5 hours of requested tuition if the tuition arrangement is confirmed by both parties. The idea being, your advertising cost is easily covered by your first lesson's fees and relates to the quality of the lead. If a tutee requests more than five hours of tuition, we charge 2.00% of your hourly rate for hours six to ten. You only pay us this fee once per tuition contract, not after every lesson.

The table below shows an example of our fees if your rate is £15 per hour.

Hours You Tutor	Value of the Hours	Our One-Off Fee	Av. Per Hour	You Earn
1	£15	£3.03	£11.97	£11.97
2	£30	£3.55	£13.23	£26.45
3	£45	£4.08	£13.64	£40.92
4	£60	£4.60	£13.85	£55.40
5	£75	£5.13	£13.97	£69.87
6	£90	£5.43	£14.10	£84.57
7	£105	£5.73	£14.18	£99.27
8	£120	£6.03	£14.25	£113.97
9	£135	£6.33	£14.30	£128.67
10	£150	£6.63	£14.34	£143.37
11	£165	£6.63	£14.40	£158.37
12	£180	£6.63	£14.45	£173.37
13	£195	£6.63	£14.49	£188.37
14	£210	£6.63	£14.53	£203.37
15	£225	£6.63	£14.56	£218.37
16	£240	£6.63	£14.59	£233.37
17	£255	£6.63	£14.61	£248.37
18	£270	£6.63	£14.63	£263.37

Frequently Asked Questions

1. If I accept a tutees request and they choose not to continue with tuition beyond the first lesson, do I still have to pay UK Tutors my fee? Yes, the fees are designed so that they are a one-off cost covered easily by your first lesson. The rest of the arrangement, including how long you continue your tuition arrangement, is between you and your tutee.
2. I have accepted a tuition job and the tutee is too far for me to travel, do I still have to pay UK Tutors my fee? Yes, we ask all tutors to specify how far they are willing to travel "as the crow flies." So the only "travel to tutee" jobs you will be offered will be within your stated travelling distance. Where there is a distance of 10 miles or beyond, most tutors ask the tutee which town/village they live in to check travel arrangements before accepting the job.
3. How do I pay my fees? We use the industry standard Paypal, which enables tutors to pay online securely, quickly and easily with a credit or debit card. With an account you can also arrange for students to pay you by paypal. Avoiding inconvenience of cheques and the informality of cash payments (Student payments methods are your choice).
4. A tutee has bought my details to commence lessons, but I still haven't heard from them. Do I still have to pay UK Tutors my fee? Try calling or e-mailing the tutee to arrange your first lesson. Please remember there’s no incentive for a tutee to make a request and buy your contact details if they have no intention of contacting you.
5. How will I hear from prospective tutees? We will e-mail you the instant a prospective tutee requests your services, you should then log in you account and respond to the request as soon as possible.
6. How do I change my profile? Once you have registered you can log in at anytime to alter your profile or fees through your members area.
7. What if the tutee changes their mind and no longer requires tuition? Most tutees put a lot of thought into choosing their tutor so are unlikely to cancel before tuition commences. The usual reason for changing their mind is that the tutor has left a long period of time between receiving the tutee's contact details and initiating tuition.