Advantages of teaching at home “However, I would say the advantages of privately arranged lessons are greater for the buyer than the seller.”:

1. No commuting costs
2. No National insurance
3. Often no tax if the tutee pays cash (allegedly)
4. Better facilitieis (I have photocopier, past papers, wireless network, vast array of books – all to hand. No flapping around with photocopying in a different room)
5. Able to teach in the garden on a sunny day
6. (Depending on the student) it has been known for us to share a beer in class
7. No tutorial slips to fill in
8. Student fails to show I get full pay as they pay in advance
9. Second student arrives and can do a mock whilst waiting
10. Complete control over the environment
11. Immediately contactable if required i.e. phones etc which if I were teaching elsewhere would have to be turned off or answered by others

For the student:

a. relaxed atmosphere
b. far better resources than at college
c. flexibility
d. able to overrun without other teachers wanting the class
e. cheaper than through a tutorial college

Overall: no constraints i.e. with ’some’ tutorial colleges the aim is profit first and education second.

Teaching from home can lead to outstanding results – see:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1507358.stm