There are three students, girls of 18 and 12, and a boy of 15.

All three young people are polite and have a mature outlook. They are warm and perceptive in conversation, individual and gregarious in manner. Their parents place a high value on the importance of an excellent education and appreciate the opportunities that academic excellence can bring. The children have inherited this perspective, and their ambitions and are evident in the way they refer to their own strengths and weaknesses.

The oldest is bright, gregarious and affable and genuinely enjoys her chosen subjects. A marked difference between predicted grades and exam results came as a genuine surprise, and while she and her parents feel that she put in the appropriate level of effort in terms of time, it is clear that either this was not as well directed as needed, or that a different approach is needed. This is the motive for the change from a small tutorial college that she currently attends to individual private instruction. She understands that this change of style will mean that she will need to put in more effort, and she is committed to working intensively with a dedicated Tutor to reach her goals.

The son is extremely intelligent, and is especially strong in Maths and Science. He is taking his GCSEs in 2010 and has ambitious goals, perhaps including Cambridge or MIT. Given his academic performance to date and his natural ability across the subject range, these targets seem reasonable. However, such lofty aspirations mean that relative weaknesses need to be resolved early, and he has asked for some occasional support with particular subjects and study skills after school from time to time.

The youngest is going into year 8 this year. In years 2 and 3 she was schooled at a specialist dyslexia centre which, together with developing maturity, has largely eliminated most of the obstacles to learning. There perhaps remains some slight dyscalculia and a few problems with organisation. Like her brother, she attends a local day school, and is looking forward to having the support of a Tutor after school in case she has any questions.

Although the role encompasses the three children, the Tutor should be aware that his or her primary focus is to be the oldest child and her upcoming A levels.

The oldest child is currently enrolled in a small tutorial college in London but her recent A2 results were well below what she needs to be competitive for her university of first choice. She is taking 3 A levels: Psychology, Sociology (OCR) and English Literature (Edexcel). These are modular. Her June 2009 results were B/D in Psychology, B/C in Sociology and C/E in English Literature. Consequently, she will need to retake the modules she has already studied and take the remaining modules between now and June 2010. Fortunately, both boards offer all modules in both January and June.

If time allows and if the content of the courses is sufficiently similar, she may also be enrolled in some courses through an online US high school program in order to strengthen her university application.

It is expected that the Tutor will work with her for an average of 1.5 hours per subject per day, and that homework will be set as required in each subject. If it becomes clear that this is insufficient time then it will be adjusted accordingly. It will be the responsibility of the tutor to make arrangements for her to be entered into the appropriate exams in January and June, either as an external candidate or through one of the local schools which may be willing to include her in their examination arrangements.

The two younger children are at the same school and are generally home by 4pm. After a short break they start on their homework. The Tutor should remain on hand to help them as required for an additional hour or two. Nominally, they are each anticipating two afternoons per week of tutorial time, but in reality this will need to be remain flexible; sometimes they will both want some help, and sometimes neither will.

Clearly the Tutor will need to have a successful track record with exam preparation at A level in Psychology, Sociology and English Literature. While it is not expected that such an educator will also have a strong Science and Maths background that suits the son, it is expected that the Tutor will have a strong academic track record of their own including excellent grades across the subject range.

It is possible that two Tutors instead of one could fill this role. Should that become the preferred route, both Tutors will need to be able to accommodate the slightly variable nature of the roles. Tutors International will manage the coordination and compensation for each of the Tutors.

In any event, the ideal candidates will have a fun and friendly disposition, be progressive without being too liberal, and have a professional and formal style that is fair without being overly prescriptive. The oldest daughter would prefer a Tutor who would not be offended by the occasional use of colourful language.

It is also essential that the Tutor is comfortable with domestic pets.

The Tutor will not normally exceed 35 hours a week, over 5 days. Any time needed for preparation will be in addition to these hours.

The precise nature of the assignment of the Tutorial time will be fine-tuned once the position starts.

The Client will cover the cost of the travel to and from work, either as mileage driven or by public transport, or a combination of the two. This will be based on estimation of the monthly totals once the Tutor(s) are known and will be paid by the Client monthly in addition to the fees.

Since this assignment will be for the rest of the academic year, the Tutor will receive a prorated vacation allowance.

No accommodation is included with this position.

Applicants interested in covering part of the role will need to be able to offer at least two of the A level subjects required. Preference will be given to those applicants that have strong Science and Maths to GCSE as well as two of the A level subjects.

If sufficient notice is not available for teachers under contract, TI may be able to offer assistance in negotiating termination.