Investing in your child’s education is critical to their overall development as lifelong learners. Children who receive quality tutoring services have an educational advantage, as they receive personalised education weekly which targets their learning goals.

You might be wondering though, if you should hire a regular tutor or a qualified teacher as your child’s tutor.

Tutors in Australia are not required to have any formal training. This means there are tutors whose qualifications range from those still in high school right up to those who have formal bachelor’s degrees in education or higher. If you are thinking of getting a tutor who just knows the content taught at school, keep in mind this does not mean they know how to effectively teach!

If you are unsure the specific differences between an unqualified tutor and an experienced teacher, never fear, we have mapped these out clearly in a table below!

Table 1. Differences in qualifications and experiences.

Table 1 shows that when comparing the two, there is no doubt that a teacher has the required qualifications to make an exceptional tutor.

Valuing your child’s education is important, and choosing the right tutor can and will make the difference. We elaborate on this further on one of our previous posts ‘Why Choose a Teacher as Your Tutor?‘

If you are looking to hire a tutor who is not a teacher, but has gone through tutor training make sure to ask the hard-hitting questions such as: What did your training cover? Have you attended any training since? How do you use assessment to inform your tutoring sessions? What training have you had on the Australian Curriculum?

If you are still uncertain about which way to go, our friendly admin team on the Gold Coast would love to chat to you about how our qualified teachers can support your child in their education journey.