An overview of the tutoring industry Private tutoring is one of the most popular modern-day learning enhancements to increase students academic performance. Ever-rising competition to enter selective institutions such as medical schools, Oxbridge, Russell Group and Ivy League universities, top companies' degree apprenticeships, and the subsequent rise in student admissions at selective (11Plus) schools and colleges continue to drive the demand for private tutoring. In the five years, the private tutoring marketplace has experienced what can only be described as an ‘exponential boom’, increasing by a record 20%. The Sutton Trust confirmed that nearly a third of school children in the UK increasing to 45% in London) use private tutors and 30% of secondary school students in the UK have have used private tutoring in one form or another. The UK private tuition market is valued at around £2 billion and is expected to grow significantly in the next decade. Globally, the £100 billion private tuition industry looks set to continue on an upward trajectory, and is projected to reach a staggering £250 Billion by 2030. The Tutor's Association estimates that there are over 100,000 private tutors in the UK, and over 500 agencies operating in the UK. Further, the Sutton Trust has estimated that nearly half of teachers (200,000) are either currently tutoring or have previously tutored.
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