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Earn excellent income and support future academic leaders. We are looking for bright, friendly students and graduates to tutor children one-to-one in-home and online. If you are new to tutoring as a self-employed undergraduate, then it’s a pretty simple way to turn your hard-earned academic achievements into very good money and make a real difference to the next generation of high school youngsters with academic ambitions. 80% of our most successful tutors are undergraduates. For example, we currently work with 82 undergraduates at Edinburgh University and 63 plus at Glasgow University, as well as Aberdeen and St Andrews Universities. Our clients are seeking tuition for Qualifications Scotland Highers and Standard Grades or the English equivalents. Primary-level tuition is increasingly in demand. Students may choose to tutor for up to six hours a week (if you are a busy undergraduate, we don’t recommend more). The remuneration is good and reflects the tutor’s experience; it is always much higher than any category of NMW rates (.gov wage rates from April 2025).  If you enjoy sharing knowledge and skills, this is a rewarding and enjoyable way to earn a good income. We also seek qualified teachers and academics who, in some circumstances, command higher fees. We need you to;

• have at least an A at Scottish Higher or equivalent in the subject(s) you wish to tutor
• commit to having or achieving a sound knowledge of the appropriate curriculum
• be bright, honest, reliable, flexible and committed
• Sign up to receive payments via Stripe payments (we use TutorCruncher software)
  • Stripe is a global payments platform (A global company whose clients include Apple and Amazon)
  • It’s free to use; there are no hidden bits or charges. It’s simply a secure, compliant way to get paid
• commit to the subcontractor contract between us, part of which is agreeing to abide by our ET code of practice
• and prepared to see through any tutoring commitments (barring disasters)
• and in general, be a good all-around person :-)

In return, you will:

• work directly with our clients as  self-employed subcontractors provided by Edinburgh Tutors Ltd
• every client’s job pays  well above the maximum adult national wage rates (we do not age-discriminate)
• invoice clients using our platform and Stripe for each completed lesson, or at least at the end of the calendar month,
• be paid directly into your bank account.
• work one-to-one online with pre-interviewed clients using a good connection via your favourite video app (Zoom and Google Meets are current favourites), or, if it suits both you and the tutee, tutor face-to-face with the tutee in their home or an agreed safe venue (a local library, for example)
• agree to abide by your agreement with us, including data privacy and code of practice policies. You can download additional copies here:
  • Privacy
  • Code of Practice for Tutors
  • Tutor Agreement

Work with a local Scottish company with twenty years of experience in the sector to earn good money safely with hours that suit you in a role that looks great on your CV. If this sounds interesting, use the contact form below or email alicja@edinburgh-tutors.co.uk and attach your CV. Include this information: Header: Tutoring enquiry Name: Email: Phone: Very brief description of your subject’s expertise Attach your latest CV Alicja McIntyre or Joanne Baird will respond to arrange a one-to-one online interview. *Current rates as of April 1 2025 Government wage rates link

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