Leading private tutor provider receives record numbers of enquiries for full-time summer tutors

Tutors International reports record levels of enquiries for summer tutoring provided by full-time private tutors, but has cautioned parents that the availability of private tutors may be limited by the time of year. The high numbers of enquiries, particularly in America, is thought to be due to a general dissatisfaction with state funded education following harsh budget cuts over the last year.

"Parents are getting in touch with us to arrange for full-time private tuition over the summer months without realising that Easter is actually the best time to start making summer tutoring arrangements," said Adam Caller, founder of Tutors International. "Many potential candidates for summer tutoring positions have full-time teaching posts, and make plans for their extended summer vacations. Asking a tutor to abandon these plans only a month or so before they are due to travel is often a tall order."

"Of course, we do everything we possibly can to find the right private tutor for a family's summer tutoring needs," Adam added. "I just need to explain to parents that in order to get the best private tutors this late in the academic year, they need to offer something extraordinary to encourage a tutor to break their previous plans. That may be the fact that the tutoring will take place in a fantastic location, or that the tutor will be financially compensated for the loss of their vacation," Adam explained. "Either way, I do still encourage parents to get in touch as we will do all we can, but next year it would be even better if they could start making the summer tutoring enquiries at Easter so we can secure the very best tutors before they plan their summer activities."