The boy is 9 and will be 10 in January 2012. He will be going into Y5 in September 2011 and is currently enrolled at a very good private day school in Ealing. This school is a feeder school to some of the best London schools. His parents are not looking to pressure their son unduly, but they would like him to maximise his potential and they feel that the extra support in some key subject areas for a couple of hours a day after school and on Sundays before Monday’s school will allow the boy to flourish.

The boy is a bright young man who has a variety of sports and interests. He is academically strong and rarely needs to be told more than once how to do something. He enjoys reading, and his current preference is for fiction. Good as he is at learning new skills, these can soon be forgotten without regular practice and application, and it is this that is the focus of the role.

The Tutor will work with the boy after school from 6pm, typically, for up to 2 hours per night, and on Sundays at times that are still be finalised. This work will be centred on enhancing his facility in three key subjects: Maths, English and French.

In English, the boy needs the most help with securing his spelling, improving his creative story writing and the reliability of his reading comprehension, in which he does well at home but falters at school. In Maths, the focus should be in mental arithmetic and oral word problems. Where French is concerned, since neither of his parents are that good at French, he mainly needs help with extending his vocabulary and fluency.

These areas are, of course, just the immediate focus. It is likely that has the tutoring progresses the Tutor and the boy’s parents will both identify other areas that could benefit from the Tutor’s support.

The Tutor should expect to work up to 10 hours per week, made up from around 1.5 to 2 hours a day Sunday-Thursday. On weekdays that Tutor should expect to start around 6pm and at weekends the times have yet to be decided. The Tutor will need to be flexible about the timing in the evenings because the boy’s extracurricular sports commitments may affect the plans from time to time.

The Client will be responsible for all costs relating to the Tutor’s travel. If this involves driving, the Tutor will be reimbursed at 40p per mile, and parking charges (not penalties) will be covered. If travel involves public transport the Client will reimburse the Tutor for a season ticket covering the requisite London zones.

No accommodation is provided for this role.