How Much Does Private Tutoring Cost?

Tutoring sessions vary depending on the person or organisation you choose. They may charge per session or for a certain number of sessions at a time, and other factors such as how often your child has lessons and whether there are any additional costs for resources can impact the price. A tutoring session could cost anything between £20 and £100, which over time can accumulate to a large investment in your child’s learning. 


Workbooks Providing Alternatives to Tutoring

If you can’t afford tutoring or you’re looking for alternatives to support your child’s learning at home, then AE Publications’ workbooks are ideal for home education. Our books follow classroom-tested school curricula and aim to build on your child’s confidence in all core subjects. Age-appropriate activities encourage children to take responsibility for their learning outside of school. With holidays, weekends, and evenings, children can dip in and out of home school AE books for flexible but impactful studying. 

Ultimately, our books are accessible to all children in Key Stage 2 and made all the more affordable with bundles that save money on orders.

Explore our range of workbooks, test packs and activity books online today.

Do Workbooks Replace a Tutor?

Hiring a tutor and home education through books can be very different experiences. 

AE Publications’ affordable KS2 books offer targeted practice of all areas of study your children are covering in school. From Maths, English and verbal or non-verbal exercises, our books offer an eclectic range of questions, activities and styles of learning which children can take at their own pace. Without the pressure of someone watching, children concentrate better and are forced to be more confident in their answers. 

Books, however, cater to so many different learning abilities, ages and classroom exercises that can be done anywhere, at any pace. Sometimes the challenges require a little work and explanation…

A tutor guides children through topics with specialist understanding of subjects and can even get to know your child’s learning habits to tailor the shape of a lesson for them. Many of AE’s books are used by tutors to aid their tutoring lessons and break down subjects by topic and year group. Sometimes having a teacher figure to work through questions with can be very influential on younger kids. Your child can talk through their workings and identify errors with a tutor, which a book can’t always help with. Tutors are especially helpful when parents feel less confident about teaching their child, or perhaps haven’t got time to revise with their children in the evening. 

Both tutors and home educational books serve children’s learning in many ways, and every household works differently, so home learning can look like either.

 

Choosing the Right Support for Your Child

Nobody knows their child more than their parents, and so when it comes to choosing the right educational support for your kids, it’s right to consider both options. Children can often benefit from a specialist explaining a topic, while others work best alone or with someone familiar. 

Workbooks offer practice on certain subjects, so applying their newly learnt skills is essential for children to remember. Our workbooks are ideal for concentrating on perfecting these skills and making them confident in the subject.  

When looking ahead to SATs or mock exams, there are many tips and guides in our blog on how to prepare and encourage home study, but hiring a tutor could be a great way to schedule time for revision for children who benefit. 

Read more of our blogs here to learn other tips and products we can offer.