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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What makes First Tutors unique?
  2. What is the difference between First Tutors and going to a tutoring agency?
  3. Does First Tutors offer support?
  4. Why should I use First Tutors rather than a recommendation from a friend?
  5. I need a tutor for a subject not listed here, can you help?
  6. How do I give feedback?
  7. Who uses First Tutors?
  1. What makes First Tutors unique?

    First Tutors is the only company in the UK which enables tutors to promote themselves through profiles for free. First Tutors is unique for tutees and parents in giving them greater choice and making them aware of the costs of private tuition and their chosen tutor's qualifications upfront.

  2. What is the difference between First Tutors and going to a tutoring agency?

    Firstly, First Tutors is open 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week: you can always go online and request a tutor. For this reason First Tutors is a very fast way of finding and selecting a tutor. Rather than talking to a middle man and waiting to hear which tutors are available, our system enables you to contact the tutors direct and ask them your questions. First Tutors is also very competitively priced: the average agency charges £10.00 on top of every hour of tuition, whereas we only charge a tutee £4.99-£19.99* once for the release of their chosen tutor's details.

  3. Does First Tutors offer support?

    For tutors or parents/tutees experiencing technical difficulties, contact us via our online support form and we will help you with any difficulty.

    For parents seeking advice on choosing a tutor, read Which Tutor? or for commencing lessons please see Your First Lesson.

  4. Why should I use First Tutors rather than a recommendation from a friend?

    First Tutors provides a built-in review facility - we invite feedback from tutees and parents about how their tutoring sessions have gone. For parents and tutees, this provides objective advice, whilst also giving the best tutors a platform upon which to shine.

  5. I need a tutor for a subject not listed here, can you help?

    Contact us and we'll make every effort to help you.

  6. How do I give feedback?

    We much appreciate feedback and where appropriate usually act on it very swiftly - use our feedback form to tell us what you think.

  7. Who uses First Tutors?
    • Parents with children from both the independent and state sector. We enjoy a lot of repeat custom once we've been tried and tested.
    • Adult learners looking to refresh a skill/subject area or learn a new language.
    • Businesses looking for quality tuition in IT and Languages at very competitive prices and with the flexibilty to arrange tuition in/out of office hours and on site.

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* Our one-off fees are variable and linked to the tutor's price per hour to make our service as affordable as possible