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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I also have been affected by the Tutorfair to Superprof merger. Just as the previous poster, I am a professional tutor and have been using the Tutorfair website for many years. There was very lit... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I've been working with Tutorfair for years as a tutor. Suddenly, with only a week's notice, they told us that they were merging with another company, in other words they've been bought out. We were pr... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As a tutor this is an excellent site to use. Instant and efficient replies from the main office and regular weekly payment. Ads to see for tutors which are clear. All the parents/students through this... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simply the best way of finding new tutors. The booking system is very transparent and easy to use. You are free to select tutors without any pressure or interference from the agency. The first lesson... See more

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Tutorfair is one of the UK's largest communities of professional tutors. Easily compare our great selection, including background checks and student reviews to choose a tutor based on what's important to you. A percentage of each purchase on our platform goes towards the Tutorfair Foundation - an education charity that provides high-quality tuition to raise the attainment and life chances of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tutorfair to Superprof

I also have been affected by the Tutorfair to Superprof merger. Just as the previous poster, I am a professional tutor and have been using the Tutorfair website for many years.

There was very little notice before we were told there would be a seamless transfer over to Superprof. I am hundreds of pounds down as the new platform is apparently to reimburse the tutor. My clients are international so have gone direct with me. However, I've not been paid for 10 days due to various problems.

Tutorfair is a disgrace to do this to hardworking people.

December 2, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusted at being sold down the river by a company that calls itself 'fair'

I've been working with Tutorfair for years as a tutor. Suddenly, with only a week's notice, they told us that they were merging with another company, in other words they've been bought out. We were promised that the transition would be smooth and that all of our info would be available on the new platform without delay, ready to go. As it turns out, I'm having to fight so hard to get not only my information correct, but more importantly to get the money that I am owed. After so many years of loyal service, I am disgusted with the way that 'Tutor-Unfair' has sold its tutors down the river. Not happy. Superprof is an inferior platform, we were not consulted, or given enough notice, I am disgusted at the treatment we are being subjected to. I'd advise anyone to give Tutorfair in any of its forms or Superprof a very wide berth. If you'd like tutoring in English, French, German or Spanish, you can contact me direct at akalanguagetutoring at gmail.

November 28, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Good tutor but inferior platform

Found a good tutor but inferior platform. Confusing messages from platform when communicating with the tutor. Unsuccessful in requesting lessons and still no idea what went wrong.
I’m happy that it has wasted much of my time trying to book lessons.

October 17, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent tutoring service

Excellent tutoring service. As a tutor for more than 3 years with them, I have found many good students. They respect and support their tutors at any stage of the lessons. I recommend Tutorfair to students and other tutors. It is a professional reliable service overall.

May 19, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very rubbish and unfair company that…

Very rubbish and unfair company that revolve around unprofessionalism and have no code of conduct in place. The managers (especially someone called Hannah) doesn’t know how to deal with its tutors and ignore calls. They don’t follow protocol and overall are ungreatful. I’m unsatisfied with the company.

May 12, 2022
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Reply from Tutorfair

Dear Yalda,

We’re very sorry that your account has been closed on Tutorfair, this is not a decision we made lightly. However, it is imperative that we have good working relationships with our tutors and one of the main factors of this is strong communication with both our clients and our support team.

When our terms and conditions have not been adhered to, we may temporarily suspend a tutor’s account. This gives us the opportunity to arrange an appointment to discuss our terms with the tutor whilst still enabling them to access any current and previous clients with bookings on the platform. However, if a tutor fails to attend several appointments and does not provide any explanation regarding why they could not attend, then we may be led to the decision to close their account with us. We organised several appointments to discuss your account however, you did not attend. This was a concern for us as we want to ensure our users are provided with the best service which includes responsive tutors with dependable attendance.

Once again, we’re sorry you were unhappy with this resolution and we wish you the best with your future tutoring career.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I begun using Tutorfair last week

I begun using Tutorfair last week. I found 2 great tutors for teaching one child. And 2 horrendous ones for my other daughter.

The customer service here is absolutely atrocious. If all is well then all is well, if there is a problem. There is no protocol and no response.

Parents have to leave their address when registering, this is a safety issue. All of our lessons are online, I should not be forced into leaving my address.

One tutor was just mentally unstable, tutoring psychology no less. He called me nothing short of 20 times despite not having a lesson booked him him. Then I believe he showed up at our house. Very good job I gave the wrong address.

The other tutor cancelled our first trial lesson then forgot about the paid trial lesson that he agreed to. He said he would refund me. He has not. I've contacted Tutorfair, absolutely no response. I tried to report the absence of the tutor via the feedback form they send after the lesson, but the link to report that the lesson didn't happen is an error page. You can only say everything went well and everything else is an error page. This website is shambolic and dangerous. I've had to open a claim to get my money back.

Steer well clear.

March 18, 2022
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Reply from Tutorfair

Dear Nick,

Thank you for your feedback, and we’re sorry to hear about your experience.

We will, of course, refund any lessons that do not take place. On this occasion, your tutor notified us that the lesson did not happen and we have already processed your refund and emailed you to confirm this. If you have not received this correspondence, please do let us know and we will resend your confirmation.

Please note, we do not exchange addresses with tutors for online tuition and we will investigate the error you received with a broken link.

If you would like to contact us to discuss this further, our support team is available on (Monday to Friday 9am-5:30pm), or email us at support@tutorfair.com.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Maths buster

The Maths buster class has helped me make sense of some of the more tricky concepts in foundation and higher tier Gcse. The teacher Mark and his assistant work super hard to give much needed help to their students.

September 22, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A very poor experience as a tutor

For tutors, I don't recommend working at Tutorfair. The customer service, whether directly from them or their affiliates (i.e. TutorMate), was poor on multiple occasions. I experienced rude replies, my DBS going missing for months, and finally being locked out of messaging potential clients who posted on the website because my very first (and only) client decided not to continue after a trial lesson. I should note that I'm a tutor with 8 years of experience and this was my poorest experience from a tutoring agency. Unfortunately there is nothing I can positively recommend, as the many hours and logins over a long period time only resulted in me making under £10 in income. I recommend investing your time in one of the many other options available from other tutoring websites.

September 3, 2021
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Reply from Tutorfair

Dear John,

Thank you for your feedback.

We’re sorry to hear that you were frustrated with the customer service that we provide. We are proud to offer a friendly, professional and efficient service with a strong track record of replying to all email queries during business hours within 1 - 2 hours. We also have a phone line for those that need immediate support.

After reviewing your email correspondence, I can see that both the commercial and Foundation team tried to assist you on several occasions regarding your DBS and opportunities on the platform - our apologies if we were unable to reach your desired conclusion on this occasion.

We're disappointed to hear you will no longer be using Tutorfair, but we appreciate your feedback as we are always looking for ways to improve our platform!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My son really enjoys these weekly…

My son really enjoys these weekly lessons with Mark. The lesson is so organised by Asher who sends out the reminders, the sheets, the links, then the answers, I cannot praise the organisation highly enough.

Mark makes the lessons easy to understand and I genuinely think that my son looks forward to his lessons on line with Mark!!!

January 7, 2021
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Reply from Tutorfair

Hello Joanna,

Thanks so much for your kind words - we're so glad that we can help and that your son is enjoying the lessons!

Asher

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super super helpful!!

I find the sessions really helpful as I don't always understand things in class or the teachers can't get round to answering my questions and so having this resource and being able to ask questions is incredibly useful to me. Thank you :)

November 18, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome service with a conscience

Both me and my girlfriend have found tutors through Tutorfair and found their service to be excellent. The team is very helpful if anything goes wrong (we had a weird thing with invoicing because the tutoring was being paid for by work) and they solved our problem right away. The tutors were really nice and responded quickly. Would definitely recommend if you are looking for a tutor. Plus they are donating part of the less price to charity so you will be helping others whilst getting help for yourself!

November 18, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Teaching by Mark Maclaine

Mark Maclaine maths matery classes are very well presented. The topics are explained in depth , making sure that the students understand the concept fully and are able to follow the questions.
Each and every step is explained step by step making sure that all relevant points are covered.
The teaching style is very natural and student friendly. I find the topics which were very difficult to understand are now so simple . I am able to work out higher level questions independently. Had it not been Mark's teaching, it would not have been possible. Asher manages the programme very promptly. Respects our requests and makes sure that any querries are answered and implemented. I can write a lot more. But I would recommend to learners of all ages to join this wonderful class which also is a good value for money.

November 18, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very pleasant, polite, helpful, always responsive. Really grateful to the team for their amazing positive work!

We started “Math with Mark” free sessions in summer, then decided to continue with the GCSE Mastery course. The sessions are well structured, excellent clear communication, friendly live easy-to-access on Facebook and via ZOOM. Both Mark and Asher are great, very efficient. Mark is easy going, polite, positive, energetic and always helpful! Each session has a paper that is emailed in advanced. My son finds these sessions very helpful. Highly recommended!!!

November 18, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Maths with Mark is fantastic

Maths with Mark is fantastic. He explains the topic thoroughly, is clear and shows how he gets the answers. It is also great having the videos so I can replay anything that i didn't understand. Highly recommend.

November 17, 2020
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