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All of our tutors are graduates and undergraduates based in Sri Lanka and India. The majority of our tutors are studying for or have studied maths, STEM or maths-related degrees. Each tutor has passed a rigorous selection process and completed a full-time three-week training programme. All tutors receive ongoing professional development and regular training.

Before teaching their first session, tutors must complete and pass our Global Tutoring Programme, an intensive training programme designed by UK teachers and teaching experts. This training is focused on ensuring tutors can deliver effective and engaging one to one lessons and includes teaching demonstrations, webinars and face-to-face coaching. Tutors are assessed throughout on their subject knowledge, ability to deliver student centred teaching and familiarity with online tutoring guidelines, the UK National Curriculum and safeguarding policies. Modules include using Assessment for Learning, identifying and addressing misconceptions and dealing with disengaged pupils. Once hired, tutors receive ongoing CPD, frequent lesson evaluations and personalised feedback.

Our tutors are based out of our three tutor centres across Sri Lanka and India. Third Space Global, our tutor centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka, acts as a central place to oversee all tutor recruitment, training and day-to-day academic operations. Our tutor centres in India are located in Delhi and Ludhiana. All tutors are contracted by their respective tutor centre but some work remotely.

We employ tutors from overseas to help solve three key challenges often faced when implementing one to one maths teaching in school; scalability, accessibility and affordability. This kind of support is not often accessible for schools due to limited numbers of available maths tutors, high numbers of pupils who require support, high costs, and high workloads for teachers who simply aren’t able to take on additional tutoring responsibilities. In India and Sri Lanka, there is a huge number of passionate, well-educated, English-speaking graduates and undergraduates who love maths, meaning we’re able to provide support from maths specialists at scale that fits with UK school budgets and workloads - without compromising on quality - whilst providing tutors with an income well above the local graduate salary.

We employ tutors overseas to ensure schools have as many options as possible to help close the maths attainment gap. With 1.8 million disadvantaged children in the UK alone, we want to increase the supply of high-quality, passionate tutors available to support these pupils, in addition to the great tutors already in the UK. Employing tutors from overseas opens up access to maths specialist tutors, helping to counteract the STEM skill shortage in the UK. We also recognise that teachers in the UK are already facing high workloads. Rather than adding to this pressure by taking on additional one to one tutoring responsibilities, we believe that teachers should be able to do what they best - teach - and have a range of solutions to choose from for providing additional targeted support for those pupils who need it most. The option of using maths specialist tutors from overseas gives teachers one such choice that is often much more scalable, affordable and accessible than the alternatives.

All tutors must be studying for or have received a maths, STEM or maths-related degree. All tutors have passed the Global Tutoring Programme, our bespoke training programme built by Third Space Learning’s team of former UK maths teachers in partnership with researchers at UCL's Institute of Education.

Yes, as part of our application process all tutors must pass a full Police Clearance Check in their local country, as well as a UK Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We’ve developed a Tutor Performance Framework to ensure each tutor is delivering high quality, effective and engaging lessons. This includes regular lesson observations and strict criteria. Where a tutor is identified as requiring improvement, a Tutor Performance Plan is put in place to provide additional training and support.

We’re committed to providing our tutors with competitive pay, ongoing development, and a great place to work. Tutors are either paid per session or through a full-time salary, depending on their contract. Rates vary depending on location but it is roughly 2.5 times the local average graduate salary. Tutors receive a guaranteed minimum payment per session, paid even if a session is cancelled. This provides financial security for our tutors at a rate that is still above the local graduate salary.

The average tutor age is 24-years-old. Tutors must be 18-years-old or older to deliver sessions. Tutors are all undergraduates or graduates.