Private Tutor Fees

Registration Fee

For families new to us we charge a £95** Registration Fee.

Our Registration Fee covers:

• our initial conversations with you, understanding your brief and what the individual needs of your child are, and setting you up on our systems
• our time and expertise finding the right tutor for your child. We contact tutors one by one according to who we think is the best match as opposed to sending out impersonal daily email bulletins to tutors as many agencies do
• your lifetime membership to Osborne Cawkwell Tuition and no subsequent Registration Fees apply if additional tutors are requested, even for siblings.

Tuition Fee

If a tutor charges £50 to £65 per hour, Osborne Cawkwell Tuition’s Introduction Fee is £17.50** giving a total hourly fee of £67.50 to £82.50.

If a tutor charges upwards of £70 per hour, Osborne Cawkwell Tuition’s Introduction Fee is £22.50** giving a total hourly fee from £92.50.

As an employment agency, we are required by law to separate the tutor’s hourly fee from our hourly Introduction Fee. On your tuition invoice, you will see the hourly fee broken down to what is owed to the tutor for tuition, what is owed to Osborne Cawkwell Tuition for their Introduction Fee and the VAT payable on that Introduction Fee. However, we always quote the hourly fee as one total at the outset for clarity.

We charge an hourly Introduction Fee in recognition of the on-going support we give our tutors and clients. Many of the tutors we look after have been on our books for 15-20 years and we attribute this loyalty to the fact that we treat them with care and respect as well as respond quickly and carefully to queries and problems. We also offer tutors free ongoing CPD training in special educational needs, safeguarding and mental health. This level of expertise and care sets us apart from other agencies.

We have also cultivated an excellent network of education professionals (including school advisers, educational psychologists and psychotherapists) who we can refer clients to if we are not able to give the advice that’s needed. 

For face to face placements, the tutor may ask a client to cover their travel expenses, depending on how long the journey is to the client’s home.

**All Osborne Cawkwell Tuition fees include 20% VAT.

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