Montréal (MON 0823)

The student hails from a warm and supportive family. The family all love to read, and he is often engaged in conversations across a range of topics. They are kind and friendly people with a wide range of interests and an open, welcoming nature. As a result, the student is a bright young man with a mischievous sense of humour and wit. He is intelligent, motivated, and keen to learn.

Like most young men, he enjoys sport. He is fanatical about football and his current professional aspirations are to be involved in the management of the sport. He is gregarious, funny, bright and interested in the world around him. His university interests currently lie in sports psychology and/or sports management, and he is astute enough to understand that to do this, he needs to attend a university with soccer teams worth managing. He is familiar with Loughborough University, and through his family connections to the institution has already visited the campus and would be happy to study there.

The young man currently attends a private school in Montréal following the Canadian education system. Due to an international education history, the student has been placed in a grade one year below his usual cohort. He is increasingly disillusioned with the disparate levels of teaching and grading he is encountering at his school, and the quality of teaching overall. Having successfully followed the British education model working with a Tutor from Tutors International previously, his grades are high, and he has proven himself to be a capable student. He enjoys highly creative and inspiring lessons that are anything but dull and desk bound.

From this point in the young man's education, the plan would be to transition him into a good British sixth form. If he stays in his current grade level, he would be looking to start A levels in September 2025.

The idea is that the student remains in school for the next two academic years, and that in addition to his schoolwork, he should also sit several GCSEs and/or A levels. The basic range would include maths, double science, and English (probably the combined literature and language option). The young man is already fluent in both French and Spanish, so it makes sense for him to also sit these GCSEs – or possibly even to take the A levels in French and Spanish. This workload would be in addition to his studies at school, and so the Tutor must strike a careful balance between preparing him for his exams, ensuring that his schoolwork doesn’t suffer, and not piling on too much pressure. The student is a bright and ambitious individual, and he is both capable of and even looking forward to the challenge ahead.

The Tutor will need to be extremely organised. He or she must remain abreast of the different exam board offerings, their entry requirements and schedules as well as where the young man can physically sit the exams. He or she should only enter him into subjects where he can excel, and as such, they must prepare him well across the range of subjects. He or she will need to be either fluent in French or have it to a very good level. Strong Spanish would also be advantageous.

The student's A level choices would likely be biology (primarily for the physiology element), maths and possibly economics or geography. The Tutor should ensure that he has solid foundations of knowledge in place for his entry to post-16 studies. Although the young man may ultimately opt to take these additional GCSE and A levels over two years, he will still need to prove his abilities at the highest level to gain entry to the school of his choice – and this is another area where the Tutor should be able to advise and assist.

Quality of life is of great importance to the family, and they are looking for the right Tutor to fit with their lifestyle as a family, not just with the young man's education needs. The family have several homes and while the role is based in Montréal, there may be some travel involved in the role. The Tutor should be prepared to get involved with the family in various projects where appropriate, and they should be happy to join the family for meals and conversations.

The Tutor must be self-reliant, and independent. He or she should be eloquent, able to explain concepts simply, and to inspire with their enthusiasm for any given subject. He or she should be a natural communicator with a kind and caring disposition, and a firm-but-fair approach to their work.

The Tutor will typically work with the student for an average of 30 hours a week after school and on weekends; this will need to be worked out when the Tutor starts to fit best around the school timetable. This average is measured across the calendar year and the weighting of these hours will shift depending on the location of the family at any given time. Preparation time will be in addition. The timetable must be established with reference to the young man's extracurricular activities and any travel planned by the family, but it should also be flexible enough to accommodate unexpected changes.

The Tutor is entitled to two consecutive days off per week but should not expect these to occur at weekends. In fact, it is likely that they will be during the weekdays because the weekends allow more freedom for study time. The standard minimum 9 weeks (45 working days) of paid vacation allowance applies to this contract, with these breaks being taken at times convenient to the Client.

Any untaken vacation allowance or untaken weekend days that have accrued will be compensated by payment in lieu at a pro-rated day rate.

The Tutor will be provided with a furnished apartment within a reasonable distance from the family home in Montreal. The rent, utilities and Internet on this apartment will be arranged and paid for by the Client.

When travelling, accommodation will vary, with some locations requiring the Tutor to live-in with the family in a rented house, and other locations where the Tutor will have their own hotel room. The Client will always be mindful that the Tutor is a professional and should have appropriate privacy as far as possible.

In Montréal, the family live centrally and will arrange for the Tutor to be accommodated nearby. No car will be necessary or will be provided. In other locations, where a car is necessary, the Client will ensure the Tutor has access to one. The Tutor will be reimbursed for all local public transport and any travels costs incurred while travelling with the family or be given the use of a car if need be. The Client is not responsible for the costs of personal travel when the Tutor is taking paid vacation beyond the requirements regarding flights to the Tutor’s place of normal residence as set out in the Terms.

The successful candidate will be able to offer more than the minimum requirements of this position and must have been raised in a socially appropriate background. He or she will not only be an excellent educator, but also a good role model: educated and polished, with excellent manners and personal values.

The Tutor will be physically fit and healthy, a non-smoker.