The student is a 14 year old girl. She is from a Philippine family, with Tagalog as her first language. She has been educated up to now in a local Italian school, primarily in Italian, with some lessons in English. She would be entering the second year of a 5-year programme in September.

The intention is that she switches to the UK system from September, following a course of GCSEs and then A Levels, with the aspiration to attend university to study architecture. She will be supported in this by a team of two full-time tutors, who will cover the whole curriculum between them.

She is a very smart girl who enjoys the complications of difficult topics and the satisfaction of overcoming them. She is very quiet, coming from a close-knit family. She doesn’t have many interests; which is another aspect that the home-school tuition programme should address.

Her planned GCSE subjects are English (language and literature), maths (possibly also further maths), physics, chemistry and biology (possibly biochemistry instead of biology), art, geography, history, Italian, and photography.

A significant issue at present is that her English is not at a high enough level for her to display her abilities properly at GCSE across all subjects.

This role is for a short-term Tutor to work with the student to prepare the way for her to begin her GCSE courses in September. The main focus will be to help her to develop her English so that she is ready for this. The intention is that she carries out preparatory lessons and activities across all of the subjects in English and that her language skills improve as a result.

It would be helpful if the Tutor speaks Italian so that any problems with her understanding can be resolved.

The Tutor must be organised, self-reliant, and independent. They should be eloquent, able to explain concepts simply, and to inspire with their enthusiasm for any given subject. He or she should be a natural communicator with a kind and caring disposition, and a firm-but-fair approach to their work. The Tutor should be creative and resourceful and full of ideas.

The Tutor will typically work with the student for around 40 hours per week, with preparation in addition. The exact schedule is not known at this stage, so the Tutor should be flexible with regard to this.

The standard minimum 9 weeks (45 working days) of paid vacation allowance (pro-rated) applies to this contract, with these breaks being taken at times convenient to the Client.

Any untaken vacation allowance or untaken weekend days that have accrued will be compensated by payment in lieu at a pro-rated day rate.

The Tutor will be provided with a furnished apartment within a reasonable distance from the tutoring location. The rent, utilities and Internet on this apartment will be arranged and paid for by the Client. The Client is not responsible for the Tutor/Mentor’s personal phone bills.

A car will be made available for the Tutor if required in order to carry out their duties, but it is not anticipated that this will be necessary, as there is a good public transport network.

The successful candidate will be able to offer more than the minimum requirements of this position, such as playing a musical instrument, sports or circus skills, and must have been raised in a socially appropriate background. He or she will not only be an excellent educator, but also a good role model: educated and polished, with excellent manners and personal values.

The Tutor will be physically fit and healthy, a non-smoker.