The family has one boy who is 10 years old. He is a very pleasant young man. He is unfailingly polite, kind and considerate. He also shows a great deal of academic promise in certain areas. Last year, he underwent a dyslexia test after concerns were raised about his progress in English. He was found to be more academically able than 75% of individuals his age, but significant areas of concern were identified. Science, Art and Design and Technology are particularly strong areas for him. His perceptual reasoning is excellent, as is his ability to process information quickly. The test found him to be weak in verbal comprehension and reasoning. In addition, his short-term auditory-verbal memory tested in the 34th percentile. He was therefore diagnosed as mildly dyslexic.

Outside of school, he is fairly active. He enjoys playing sports and works well in teams despite being quite shy at times. He has recently started playing the guitar. His real passion is World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which he loves to watch, and over time he has developed an almost encyclopaedic knowledge.

The family is looking for a sensitive, thoughtful, and patient Tutor who will build their son�s confidence and reinvigorate his love of learning. The Tutor will not only have an inspirational outlook and approach, but also a contagious enthusiasm for learning and life.

Whilst the family is in Turkey it is expected that the Tutor will revisit some of the work from the last academic year and use a problem solving approach to identify the gaps in his knowledge and skill set. With this in mind, it would be essential that the Tutor have a solid understanding of dyslexia and how to develop a strategic approach to the challenges that the student faces. The family feels that the more that can be done over the summer, the better he will reintegrate into school come September.

It is also important to remember that this will be his holiday time. The family would like to keep a healthy balance between work and fun, which means that the Tutor will be expected not only to create fun learning based activities for him but also to participate actively in other activities as well. The Tutor will certainly need to be an individual with a love of the outdoors and water sports in particular.

In keeping with this, the family is also looking for a person who can act as a mentor for their son. They want someone who exhibits the characteristics that they would like to develop in their boy and someone who is able to engender good study skills and a strong work ethic would be an ideal candidate.

At the beginning of the assignment, whilst the family is in Turkey, the Tutor will be expected to work from 8am until 5pm from Monday to Friday.

Whilst working in the UK the Tutor will be expected to work between 4pm and 8pm Sunday to Thursday. The Tutor is entitled to 9 weeks paid vacation per annum. It is likely that this will be taken during the student�s school.

The family will provide a fully furnished modern accommodation with Internet access. It has not yet been decided whether the Tutor will be expected to live with the family.

A car will be provided for the use of the Tutor throughout the length of the assignment. The family will meet the cost of this.

The family occasionally takes trips to other locations. If these trips fall within term time, the Tutor will be expected to join the family. The family will naturally meet the cost of this and any expense incurred.

If the ideal candidate has already booked a summer vacation that they would need to cancel, the Client will compensate them for any unrecoverable costs. In addition, if the Tutor is under contract already, the client is open to a one-off payment to their current employer to release them from their obligations.