There’s an interesting debate unfolding on LinkedIn about demand for tutoring versus the number of tutors in the marketplace. From my perspective, this isn’t really about whether there are enough students or enough tutors. It’s about the quality of tuition being offered. There are good tutors and bad tutors. In my view, tutoring should be delivered by professional teachers unless…
The Prime Minister has been criticised for saying that wealthier parents can buy private tuition because they ‘work hard’. It is true that many people who work hard can afford tutors for their children. Many parents also make sacrifices and forego other things to be able to afford the tuition. And it is also true…
There has been much debate in the media this week about the growing industry of tuition. As an owner of two tuition centres, I don’t see this as an indication of wealthy parents trying to buy their child success. Rather, in my view, the clamour for tuition is a sad indictment of the failure of…