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How to choose a tutor for your learner

Start with the learner’s needs. Compare relevant experience, worked explanations, lesson plans, prices and confirmed schedules. Check what each piece of evidence or review actually establishes.
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Identity checks, qualification checks and teaching effectiveness are different. A general verification label does not establish every credential or guarantee exam results.

Ask: “How would you diagnose this mistake?” and “How would you check independent understanding?” Concrete explanations help you compare approaches with the learner’s needs.

Use evidence on individual tuition to inform questions, not as a rating of tutors in search results. Track the learner’s actual work.[1]

Before you decide

  1. 1

    Describe the need

    Choose topics, goals and scheduling constraints; bring a work sample.

  2. 2

    Compare evidence

    Check what subjects and formats reviews concern; clarify ambiguous badges.

  3. 3

    Agree on an initial plan

    Agree on practice, progress checks and a review point without relying on score guarantees.

Sources and scope

  1. Education Endowment Foundation — One to one tuition

    Education evidence, not a Lerniva trial or a guarantee of results in Thailand.

    Source checked:

Practical guidance supports your decision. References are not endorsements of Lerniva or guarantees of learner outcomes. Dates record evidence checks, not a new check of this page or a new data snapshot.

Frequently asked questions

Is the most-reviewed tutor always the best fit?

Not necessarily. Consider review relevance, goals, teaching approach and schedule.

What should I bring to an initial discussion?

Bring relevant work, goals, subjects and availability, without unnecessary personal documents.

Ready to get started?

Compare tutor details, prices and lesson formats, then confirm the details before booking.

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