How long are most tutoring sessions?

It is the responsibility of the tutors to manage the time of the sessions. All students are different, and so are their learning styles. Some lose interest or concentration if the session is too long. The duration of the tutoring really revolves around the purpose of the mentoring.

For students with very specific skill gaps or deadlines, tutoring tends to last less than a school year and often only a few months. However, for students who struggle across academic disciplines or who have significant skills and knowledge gaps, tutoring often lasts several school years. As a parent, make a plan with your child's guardian to assess your child's needs and the scope of tutoring early on. Deciding on the ideal session length for a student is one aspect of tutoring personalization that tutors and test preparation professionals cannot overlook.

In addition, with the preparation and trips that the tutor must do, less than an hour is not worth it when it comes to a tutoring session at home.

Karol Pysniak
Karol Pysniak

Richard Evans is the dynamic founder of The Profs, NatWest’s Great British Young Entrepreneur of The Year and Founder of The Profs - the multi-award-winning EdTech company (Education Investor’s EdTech Company of the Year 2024, Best Tutoring Company, 2017. The Telegraphs' Innovative SME Exporter of The Year, 2018). Sensing a gap in the booming tuition market, and thousands of distressed and disenchanted university students, The Profs works with only the most distinguished educators to deliver the highest-calibre tutorials, mentoring and course creation. The Profs has now branched out into EdTech (BitPaper), Global Online Tuition (Spires) and Education Consultancy (The Profs Consultancy).Currently, Richard is focusing his efforts on 'levelling-up' the UK's admissions system: providing additional educational mentoring programmes to underprivileged students to help them secure spots at the UK's very best universities, without the need for contextual offers, or leaving these students at higher risk of drop out.

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