We believe that qualified teachers are uniquely positioned to provide outstanding tuition. However, we also recognise that not all qualified teachers excel in their craft. That’s why all of our tutors are not only certified educators but have also successfully passed our rigorous assessment process, proving they are truly exceptional teachers!
Our hourly rates start from £70.00 and increase depending on experience and availability. Please see the table below for indicative price ranges for different types and levels of tutoring.
Tuition Type
Price range (£ per hour inc. of VAT)
UK School entrance tuition (7+, 8+ , 11+ and 13+)
80 - 160
Key Stage 1,2 & 3
70 - 100
GCSE / IGCSEs
70 - 100
A-Level
80 - 120
International Baccaluareate DP
90 - 140
International Baccaluareate MYP
80 - 120
Pre-U
100 - 140
*Please note that these prices are indicative only, rates for tutors will be confirmed upon Owl Tutors making recommendations to you.
A placement fee of £95 is payable for each tutor that is introduced to you - this will only be charged if a tuition session takes place and will be added to your first invoice.
There are no registration fees. This means that you can meet a tutor without having to pay anything. You will only be invoiced if you engage one of our tutors to deliver tuition after having discussed your requirements with them.
Why do our tutors cost what they do?
They are all experienced qualified teachers.
Many of our school entrance tutors have significant experience and track records in preparing students for competitive school entrance exams
Many of our tutors are also examiners
They have achieved academic excellence themselves
Many of our tutors have achieved other relevant skills such as qualifications to assist students with special educational needs
How can I save money when using an Owl Tutor
Consider online tuition if you have not already done so. Most students at KS2 or above will have no problem engaging just as efficiently with an online tutor than a face to face one. Face to face tuition can be up to 50% more expensive for the same tutor!
Consider shorter sessions. Most tuition sessions are one hour. 40 minute sessions can often be effective and could reduce your fees by 33%.
Find out if there are times that you can offer to your tutor that are more convenient for them. Most tutors find it difficult to fill their hours during the day (9am to 3pm) in the week. Many of them will accept lower rates at these times.
How do our fees work?
Our tutors set the rates that they wish to be paid on each job. The rate that they will request will be dependent on a number of factors including:
The rate they wish to earn per hour
Whether the job is face to face or online
How much preparation time is required for each session
The tutor's remaining availability
Kay's biography
In a previous life, Kay studied architectural engineering and worked in construction for four years before training to teach. Kay brings this experience into her lessons by using real life contexts to support the teaching of key physics concepts.
She trained to teach via the Teach First program, supported by outstanding mentors who ensured that she taught engaging lessons with clear explanations which allowed students to make excellent progress during lessons. She continued to teach at her original placement school for five years, where she also mentored new teachers.
After this, Kay moved into the world of international teaching and has taught in both Southeast Asia and Latin America. She has experience of teaching the UK National Curriculum in Science, as well as IGCSE Double Award Science (Biology, Physics and Chemistry), IGCSE Physics, and IB Diploma SL and HL Physics. During her 12 years of teaching she has developed a wide range of tried, tested and perfected teaching resources which she adapts to suit the unique needs of each student. Her teaching is based on strong, positive, professional relationships with the children she works with, and their families, and she endeavours to ensure a deep understanding of the syllabus before supporting students to apply this understanding to exam-style questions. Kay finds that many students struggle with the mathematical element of physics, and takes great pleasure in patiently guiding them to understand how to rearrange and apply the necessary equations so that they experience success. In addition to this, she emphasises understanding of exam board command words and accurate use of technical vocabulary to describe and explain concepts.
IB Experience
Kay has taught IB DP SL Physics for 6 years, during which time she supported students to develop a deep understanding of the contents of the Physics Guide, and to be able to apply this understanding both to the Internal Assessment and the three External Assessment exams.
Kay really enjoys guiding students to complete an outstanding internal assessment, beginning with choosing a suitable research question which will enable them to demonstrate their Physics knowledge and achieve the grade that they deserve. This means that students enter their final exams confident that they are already on the way to achieving the grade that they need to get into their chosen university.
Kay uses lots of past IB exam questions to prepare students for the external assessment to ensure that students understand the meaning of the command terms and the vocabulary and mathematical strategies required to answer them.
Kay is the author of five chapters of the new Kognity online textbook, written for the new IB Physics Guide for first examinations in 2025.
Kay's availability
Contact Owl Tutors for availability.
Kay's qualifications
Kay qualified to teach Science in 2012, and holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from King's College London.
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