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How do I start online tutoring? | How to tutor online – work from home

How do I become a Spires online tutor?

Embarking on the role of an online tutor with Spires begins with an application. Hit the ‘Apply Now‘ button and invest roughly 30 minutes to assemble an unparalleled profile. It’s essential to thoroughly fill out the application, upload a polished photo, and emphasise your extensive tutoring job history. Your CV should prominently feature your tutoring roles and related experiences. If there’s a surge in demand for your specialisation and we discern you as a fitting part of our platform, brace for an expeditious interview/mock tutorial invitation. This two-part process not only allows us to fathom your teaching methodologies but also permits you to acquaint yourself with the platform and exhibit your adeptness.

Who can apply to be a tutor? | Who we are looking for to tutor our students

Our search for tutors spans all subjects and levels, from primary to professional qualifications. Spires’ global reach ensures we have tutors and students from diverse regions.

Skills we search for in new online tutors:

Relevant degree or teaching qualifications – Degrees must be broadly in the area that you want to tutor. Teaching qualifications aren’t necessary but will be a significant boost to your application.

Relevant teaching experience – Ideally as a teacher, lecturer or private tutor. We rarely accept undergraduates and recent graduates without previous teaching experience.

Online teaching experience – This can include on other remote online tutoring platforms, VLEs, online whiteboards and so forth. This is not essential but as online teaching has unique requirements and demands, we like to see previous experience.

That we have sufficient demand in your subject – The demand for remote tutoring is typically centred around sciences, technology, engineering, maths, social sciences, languages, humanities, professional qualifications, entrance tests and aptitude tests. There is always an excess of demand relative to supply of tutors in subjects such as economics, computer science and related subjects. There is typically an excess of supply in languages and humanities relative to demand. We will only invite people to interview if we think their skills will be genuinely used on Spires.

Tutoring is not the same as lecturing or classroom teaching. It revolves around 1:1 interaction, is personal and should be personalised. Building rapport and gaining the respect and attention of your student requires a more proactive and interactive approach to teaching. Emotional intelligence is as important as raw intelligence in tutoring!

Tutoring is all about being knowledgeable, positive, proactive, likeable, approachable and competent. In short, professional. These are the qualities we look for in our tutors.

Do you need a licence to get online tutoring jobs?

For those who are passionate about securing a tutor job in the UK, especially roles involving children under 18, a stringent enhanced DBS check is obligatory for Spires. If you’re positioned outside the UK but are interested in roles catering to children, you’d need to obtain a comparable criminal record or background verification from your region. While the UK might not impose rigorous contractual requirements for private tutors, upholding integrity and quality on Spires is an absolute imperative. Such standards are paramount, especially when tutors play a significant role in children’s education, ensuring our sustained reputation for premium online tutoring.

How much money can you make online through part-time subject tuition?

At its core, Spires, envisioned by tutors for tutors, acknowledges the diverse expertise and knowledge tutors bring to their role. Acknowledging the expansive gamut of subjects and levels, tutors enjoy the latitude to bid for various tutoring jobs, determining their remuneration. Such an adaptive contract model bestows tutors the leverage to calibrate between their anticipated income and presenting competitive rates for students. Furthermore, the role of an academic tutor often requires a nuanced understanding of market dynamics to ensure an ideal equilibrium. The efficacy of market economies plays a part in assuring balanced outcomes for all parties involved.

Spires Online Tutor Testimonials

Spires is a very open organisation and you can find many reviews by tutors past and present online. Here is a selection of our Trustpilot reviews over the recent period:

“The best platform for tutors I’ve worked with, and still do work with, a number of tutoring platforms. Spires is hands down the best. Everything is integrated very nicely into the website. Bookings are done super efficiently and clearly. Lessons are automatically scheduled into your calendar (Apple Calendar for me). Everything is just so snappy and clear. For those starting out, tutors can bid on jobs created by parents. This kind of marketplace encourages tutors to be the best they can be. It is also an opportunity for new tutors to get hours under their belt without any reviews etc… I would recommend Spires to any tutor who wants the best platform to tutor on.”

‘Tutor’, Spires Tutor – Trustpilot Review

“I’ve been tutoring on Spires for about six weeks now, having tutored on other platforms as well as independently for a while before. For tutors, the Spires experience is a pleasure. The bidding-for-jobs mechanism works well, allowing tutors to pace their acquisition of new students according to how busy they are. The students I’ve encountered have consistently been keen and enthusiastic, and it’s been a pleasure helping them improve. Zoom consistently works well, the calendar integration is extremely useful and Stripe makes the weekly payments problem-free. The tutor metrics help you keep yourself, and particularly your prices, anchored into the wider marketplace. I would love to see an institutional subscription to a whiteboard website that could be integrated as well into the platform as the Zoom and file-sharing features are, so students could click on the lesson on their bookings page to pull up the whiteboard notes alongside the recording, automatically. That’s pretty much my only feature request. For students, I almost cannot envisage there being a better place to look for a tutor than Spires. For tutors, likewise. Great work by the Spires team.”

Jim, Spires Tutor – Trustpilot review

“Working as a tutor for Spires has far exceeded my expectations. There is plenty of work to choose from and a very efficient system online. I have had absolutely no problems so far at all.”

Alex Townsend, Spires Tutor – Trustpilot review

“I’ve been using Spires for about a month, and I’m impressed by the platform and the support. The platform is easy to use and well automated, from finding students to sessions and post-session recordings. Very happy with my choice of online tutoring platform.”

Paul B., Spires Tutor – Trustpilot review

‘A great user and tutor friendly platform. I especially like that tutors have autonomy in how to approach and teach students and hence design the individual sessions required. The technology is fantastic and has worked well for me. My students like the ease of conversation, ability to share files and session recordings.’

‘Tutor’, Spires Tutor – July 2021 – Trustpilot review

“Excellent, easy to use platform with a highly professional staff team and plenty of clients. Would recommend any tutor looking for reliable, online work.”

Hugh Tutor, Spires Tutor – Trustpilot review

‘The Spires online system works extremely well as does the support and advice available for tutors.’

Elisabeth Riach, Spires Tutor – Trustpilot review

“I am a tutor on spires and I find the platform extremely easy to use. I get client details as soon as they post jobs and the booking system is effective and easy to manage. The site is professional and well managed. ”

Dr Cobb, Spires Tutor – Trustpilot review

“Teaching is not my job, it is my passion. Thanks to Spires for giving me an opportunity to fulfil my passion.”

Jonaid, Spires Tutor – Trustpilot review

“Spires is an excellent online tutoring service for experienced, professional tutors. I liked the fact that they interview you before taking you on. This way amateurs who undercut professionals with their cheap prices are ruled out. It also means that customers get value for their money because they know they will be getting expert help. Spires also makes it easy to teach online with the ability to click onto the session, attach documents and communicate with customers easily through the text messaging service.”

Karen, Spires Tutor – Trustpilot review

“It’s a great platform for tutors as it gives them ample opportunities but also limits the number of bids a student can get so that every teacher gets a fair chance and fair pay.”

Spires Tutor – Trustpilot review

Spires Popular Online Tutor Job Posts

We offer tutoring in many hundreds of different academic subjects on our platform. Below is a list of the most popular categories of jobs posted.