OUR TUTOR
SELECTION PROCESS
Our tutor assessment process is highly selective
1
Initial Application
Prospective tutors apply on our website with a CV. They answer detailed questions on their academic background and teaching experience.
2
Review
Applications are reviewed by our office team. Everyone in our office team is an experienced tutor and academic high-flyer themselves, ensuring rigorous selection standards.
3
Shortlist
We invite a small selection of tutors to interview.
4
Prepare a Lesson
The first part of the interview is a lesson which is prepared for in advance by the tutor but needs to be adapted on the day according to the needs of the student. The student is one of our assessors. Our team of assessors is made up of our most experienced and highest performing tutors. They are chosen by our Founding Director, Joe Hytner, who is a PGCE qualified teacher.
5
Self Assessment
The second part of our interview is a self-assessment, in which the tutor is encouraged to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of the lesson they gave. This gives us an insight into the tutor's self-awareness and their ability to improve their own practice.
6
General Discussion
The final part of the lesson is a general discussion about the tutor's teaching approach and beliefs. This gives us further insight into the personality and teaching style of the tutor in question.
7
Acceptance
Tutors who demonstrate outstanding teaching skill and an inspirational, engaging personality are formally accepted onto our books. After background checking (see below), they can start working with our clients.
8
Client Feedback
Once we have started introducing the tutor to clients, we listen very carefully to their client feedback, to ensure that they are continually meeting the highest standards.
2
Matching
Unlike many websites where you need to do the legwork contacting and interviewing tutors, we take care of everything. You will only pay if you go ahead with a tutor we suggest.
We personally go through our books contacting tutors to determine their suitability for your particular request. Our experienced team knows how to narrow the search down to the tutors with the right academic background and tutoring experience for your needs. They will also take into account your availability, location, budget and the best personality fit for the student.
3
Shortlist
We will send you a selection of tutor profiles which we feel are the best fit for your requirements.
We will let you know the tutors' academic grades, relevant teaching experience, price, and feedback from previous students and parents. We will also include notes from our experienced assessors, who watch the tutors teach a demo lesson in our selective assessment process.
You can then choose a tutor to go ahead with, or ask to see further profiles. Some clients like to have a quick chat with the tutor before they book a lesson.
We also conduct thorough background checks
Our tutors often tell us that we are more thorough and take greater care with our background checks than other agencies. We know our clients care deeply about this and that they expect nothing but the highest vetting, so we take it very seriously.
Checks consist of:
1. An ID check, to prove the tutor is who they claim to be and is allowed to undertake self-employed private tuition work in the UK.
2. A Qualifications check, to prove the tutor has genuinely obtained excellent academic credentials relevant to the subjects they will be tutoring.
3. A DBS (previously 'CRB') check, to ensure there is no criminal background making them unsuitable to work as a private tutor.
4. A Testimonials check, to get an outside perspective on the tutor's teaching skills, reliability and personality. Wherever possible we take these testimonials from their previous clients/students, or those who have observed the tutor teaching.
Titanium Tutors have been highly professional in every aspect of my contact with them. The tutor was fantastic. She was so kind and her teaching approach resulted in some excellent creative writing.
★★★★★
Sophie C
Great company to deal with, excellent communication and service. Both tutors for my children have been brilliant. Would definitely recommend.
★★★★★
Lucy H