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Old 10-03-2007, 02:31 PM
barbgittws2007 barbgittws2007 is offline
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Hi All

My name is Barbara and I have worked in Adult Education for the last 6 years.

Over the past 3 years I have been involved with teaching ESOL, I have my Cert.Ed and my TEFL qualifications (which seem to mean nothing at present) With the new Government legislation on charging fees for ESOL students I find myself in the rather unpleasant position of being without any teaching classes this year. My temporary contract finished in July and because of the new fees they could not justify renewing my contract as they did not know how badly the fees would affect the erolments.

Well it certainly has done that we are 700 enrolments down on last year, I have had to take a part time job in the nhs and looks like I shall be looking for another part time job to meet my financial responsilities.

I was thinking about teaching privately and wondered if anyone could give me some advice on how to get started. My local village all is a possibility, but I'm not sure about insurance and what to charge. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Old 10-09-2007, 11:27 AM
Livlove Livlove is offline
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I am so sorry to hear that.

In my opinion, private tutoring is like any other sole trading business.

Just be sensible with all matters and no need to be too cautious about it. Don't let it scare you. Have your criminal records checked out and certified and start advertising on local papers, yellow pages and on this site too.

Word of mouth works well too. As well as advertising on local media try teaching your friends' kids free-of-charge and build your reputation.

As for what to charge, I think the market rates are around £20 ~£40 an hour for private tutoring.

Hope this helps

Liv
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