Released on: August 19, 2008, 2:59 am

Press Release Author: Emma Newman

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Adam Caller, founder of Tutors International, a leading
private teaching agency, urges home education families to plan ahead for the
eventuality that their child may want to attend university, and therefore must be
able to cope with standardized mainstream exams.

Press Release Body: Tutors International announces a trend in requests for full-time
live-in tutors from families that have teenage home educated children who want to
attend university. In some cases, home schooled children have not taken any kind of
formal examinations, and so the need to prepare for A-level or university entrance
examinations can necessitate the employment of a private tutor. For more information
visit www.tutors-international.com or call +44 (0) 1865 435 135.

Adam Caller, founder of Tutors International comments; \"Home schooling is more
widely accepted now as a viable alternative to traditional school attendance.
However, we have had several enquiries from home educating families about how best
to prepare their teenage child for the rigors of university entrance exams, or SATS
and A-levels, when the child has had no experience of formal testing whatsoever.\"

Adam continued; \"I\'m not for a moment saying that home education is unable to
prepare a child for university, or disadvantaging them in any way, far from it. The
vast majority of home schooled children that I have met personally have been bright,
articulate and knowledgeable, usually with excellent social skills. I would just
like to urge home schooling families to plan ahead for the eventuality that their
child may want to take exams in preparation for university, sometimes in subjects
that the family may not be able teach or explore alone. When the fact that the child
may never have been tested formally in their life is added to the mix, the family
can suddenly feel out of depth and that\'s when they tend to call us.\"

When asked what a home educating family in this situation should do, Adam replied:
\"Realizing that help is needed as early as possible is very important, especially
for home schooled children who haven\'t taken any external examinations. This is
because there are skills such as timed essay writing that the child will need to
acquire in order to demonstrate knowledge in standardized examinations. We have a
lot of experience of working with home schooling families, therefore we know how
best to prepare students that have not had any experience of exams, so choosing the
right private tutors agency is also a must.\"

About Tutors International
Tutors International is a worldwide organization providing experienced private
tutors to work with children of all ages and nationalities. Tutors are available
for full-time tutoring positions, for major support and tutoring outside school
hours, or for home-schooling.

Tutors International provide tutors in a wide variety of situations from helping
students re-take critical exams, helping pupils with the transition of moving
between international school systems, and supporting youngsters with AD/HD and
dyslexia. They provide a bespoke service to find the right tutor that suits the
child\'s needs and aspirations, and if a live-in tutor is required, it is essential
that the assigned tutor is the right match for the family and fits in the
environment.

Tutors International was founded by Adam Caller who has tutored students of all
ages. He has received specialist training in dyslexia and Attention Deficit
Disorder and is very sensitive to children\'s educational difficulties. He has now
turned this expertise to recruiting, training and placing other tutors to help
families.


Web Site: http://www.tutors-international.com

Contact Details: David Spencer
Tutors International
Clarendon House
52, Cornmarket Street
Oxford
OX1 3HJ
England
www.tutors-international.com
+44 (0) 1865 435 135
tutors-international@momentumws.co.uk