Tutors International news
The latest news and announcements from Tutors International.
Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
Small changes to TES jobs section means big changes for the private tutor industry, says Tutors International founder
Adam Caller, founder of Tutors International, spoke out today of his concern over the Times Educational Supplement’s decision to remove the dedicated section for the private tutor vacancies and the detrimental effect this could have on the profession. The Times Educational Supplement (TES) has gradually made some changes to the format of both the online and print versions of their...
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Monday, May 12th, 2014
“What’s an ‘astronomical’ fee?”: Tutors International founder, Adam Caller defends super tutors’ salaries
Education consultant and founder of Tutors International, Adam Caller, today published a response to the scepticism around the fees commanded by ‘super tutors’. A recent article on the BBC website (Sean Coughlin, Exam pressure: What the private tutor saw, 23 April 2014), looks at exam pressure on school pupils, and the families who pay “astronomical” fees for the very best...
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Monday, May 5th, 2014
British private tutors are highly sought by US families
Tutors International today announced that they are accepting applications for further tutoring placements in the USA, and that British private tutors are highly sought after by US families as they are often well-travelled with more exposure to other cultures and languages. Tutors International, the leading provider of full-time private tutoring with families around the globe, today announced that they are...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
“Are even the best private schools failing young women?” asks Tutors International
Adam Caller, founder of Tutors International, today commented on a recent article, questioning whether even top private schools are producing a generation of girls who aspire to be political ‘wives and girlfriends’ rather than successes in their own right? Are private schools failing young women? A recent article in The Telegraph (Victoria Lambert, Why everyone wants a Marlborough missus, 25...
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Monday, April 14th, 2014
“US point system in schools is fundamentally flawed”: Tutors International comment on recent homework study findings
Educational consultant, Adam Caller, is highly critical of the US point system and agrees with US study that parental involvement in homework could bring down grades, but not for the same reasons. Adam Caller, member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) and founder of Tutors International, today commented on a recent study into the effect of homework on children’s...
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Friday, April 4th, 2014
Tutors International is now accepting applications from private tutors for three long-term tutoring jobs abroad
Tutors International, global provider of full-time private tutoring, announced that is has three vacancies for international private tutors for long-term placements, including Sri Lanka and Switzerland. Tutors International, who provides homeschool tuition for families around the world, today announced three tutoring jobs for exceptional private tutors for long-term placements abroad. Adam Caller, who founded Tutors International in 1999, commented: “Our...
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Monday, March 24th, 2014
10 Signs Your Child is Being Bullied at Private School: Education consultant releases information for parents
Is your child being bullied at private school? Adam Caller, founded of Tutors International, a leading provider of full-time private tuition and home-schooling, today published a list of the warning signs of endemic bullying for parents of pupils at independent and boarding schools. Adam Caller, founder of global private tuition organisation, Tutors International, has compiled a list of the 10...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2014
Bullying by schools: Tutors International publishes step-by-step advice for pupils marginalised by teachers and the school system
A common but little-discussed problem, Tutors International, who provide global home-schooling and full-time private tutoring, today published a list of actions parents should take when faced with endemic bullying by a school itself. Today Tutors International, leading global provider of full-time private tutors, published a list of actions that parents of bullied schoolchildren should take to combat and seek resolution...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
"Pupils shouldn’t take exams they won’t excel in”: Top marks for homeschool students due to the flexibility of private tuition, says Tutors International
Leading provider of full-time private tutoring, Tutors International, announced today that their students achieve outstanding grades partly due to the flexibility of private tuition, and parents are counselled not to allow children to enter exams they won’t excel in. Every student studying under a private tutor from Tutors International in 2013 excelled in their exams, according to the company, which...
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Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
‘Homeschool cooperatives seem like a good idea, but rarely work out’, says Tutors International
Tutors International, global provider of full-time private tutoring, announced that there is an increasing trend for homeschool cooperatives, but that in practice they rarely succeed. Tutors International, who are the leading provider of full-time private tutors to UHNW families around the world, today warned parents that although homeschool cooperatives seem like a good idea, they rarely work out when put...
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Tuesday, February 18th, 2014
How the IB fits into home schooling: Private tuition expert Adam Caller responds to increase in IB enquiries
Founder of Tutors International, global provider of full-time private tutoring, has today published an article that explains how the International Baccalaureate curriculum and exam fits into home schooling, in response to parent’s confusion and increasing enquiries for private IB tutors. In his latest blog post, Adam Caller, who founded the world’s leading provider of full-time private tutors, Tutors International, attempts...
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Sunday, February 9th, 2014
Tutors International announce highest number of private tutor vacancies since their foundation in 1999
Tutors International, global provider of full-time private tutoring, announced that they have never had so many concurrent private tutor vacancies advertised, highlighting the growth of the private tutoring industry. Tutors International, who place full-time private tutors with families around the world on short- and long-term contracts, today reported their highest number of concurrent private tuition vacancies. The tutoring jobs range...
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Monday, January 13th, 2014
“Super-tutors are paid $400,000 because it’s a really hard job,” says Tutors International
Tutors International, global provider of full-time private tutoring, announced that so called super-tutors are worth their extraordinarily high salaries because the contracts are so demanding. Tutors International, who place full-time private tutors with high-earning families around the world on short- and long-term contracts, were asked by an American family to find a home tutor for their teenage son. The salary...
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Monday, December 16th, 2013
Tutors International founder speaks out on recruitment ad for Arab businessman’s female private tutor
Founder of private tuition agency, Tutors International, spoke out today on the background to the recruitment advert for a female private tutor in the Times Educational Supplement that sparked such a reaction amongst teachers, the public and the world’s media. Adam Caller, who founded Tutors International in 1999, said of unexpected interest in his advertisement, which was published in the...
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Monday, December 9th, 2013
Tutors International welcome Gove’s new GCSEs and A Levels, but ask “is it enough?”
Tutors International, global provider of full-time private tutors, today announced their support of Michael Gove’s changes to GCSE and A-Level exam structure, citing it as a “bold move to fix a bad situation” but question what more should be done. Tutors International, the leading global provider of full-time private tutoring, today announced their support of UK Education Minister, Michael Gove’s...
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