The Benefits of Specialist Online Tutors to Complement Homeschooling

One-to-one homeschooling provides students with a personalised, full-time education delivered by an in-home tutor. These tutors are carefully selected both in terms of personality, and to be able to cover the relevant curriculum to an elite standard. A benefit of homeschooling, though, is the flexibility to incorporate deep-dives into or beyond the initial curriculum, depending on the student's interests, talents, and circumstances. In these scenarios, subject specialist tutors can be engaged, either to work with the student remotely, for short periods in-person, or else to design and oversee curricula which are then implemented by the primary homeschooling tutor.

The Benefits of Homeschooling with an Elite Tutor

Unlike standard tutoring or traditional education, homeschooling offers a comprehensive curriculum tailored to your child’s unique abilities, interests, and academic goals.

Families who choose home education often seek to provide a program that exceeds traditional schooling either in scope or depth. Tutors are selected for both their personality and subject expertise, enabling them to establish a strong rapport with the student while delivering all subjects to the highest standard.

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While some families opt to engage different tutors at various stages of their child’s education, it is equally common for a tutor who has established a highly enjoyable and productive learning environment to remain in place for several years.

In such cases, there may be one or two subjects or areas, or advanced exam or interview techniques, that fall outside the primary tutor’s expertise. Likewise, the student may develop an interest in a new area not included in the initial job specification.

Whilst it is expected that homeschooling tutors put in substantial time and work to bring themselves up to the required standard in every area needed, there are also times when engaging a specialist either to work directly with the student or to develop the primary tutor's knowledge can unlock a new way of thinking about a subject and rapidly accelerate a child's learning.

Specific Goals for Unique Learning Opportunities

The benefits of personalised tutoring include the ability to adapt a child’s learning to their individual circumstances and environment. For example, a family might engage a Biology expert to design a curriculum around a holiday in the Galapagos Islands, taking full advantage of the unique learning opportunities it presents.

Or a family might engage a subject specialist to provide targeted guidance on the Oxbridge admissions process for a subject the homeschooling tutor did not study to degree level, helping the student refine their application and prepare thoroughly for the interview.

By combining homeschooling with specialist support where needed, students can study with both breadth and depth. This approach expands their curiosity, strengthens academic rigour, and fosters a lasting love of learning.

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