What if I'm not comfortable going into a student's home?

• Mention that you are happy and available to take them on, and if it’s in a less central / isolated suburb, you can casually mention how lucky it is that you’re available for face-to-face near them as there aren’t too many tutors in the are
• Reiterate why you think you’d really be able to help them and are a great fit
• Give them a reason for why you can’t tutor at their home (very far, not something you offer, more comfortable teaching in a library, etc.)

• Give them a CLEAR and DETAILED alternative (eg. meeting at a local library halfway between you)
• Give them specifics!
  • Google Maps how far the library is from both you and them and let them know how short of a drive it would be.
• Do enough research to give them the name of the library you’re suggesting.
  • Most libraries let you book private rooms for tutoring - find out if that’s the case and let them know about that too.

• If applicable, let them know you’ve tutored at libraries before and how / how well it works

  • Suggest doing the trial session that way and seeing how they find it (it is free after all!)

Details and specifics help people relax and picture a successful scenario.

Here are some important policies you should be familiar with: 

• KIS Academics Child Protection Policy
• KIS Academics Code of Ethics
• The Tutor Performance Policy

Most importantly, if you are tutoring a student in their home, you should apply the following standards:

• Tutoring should be conducted in rooms where there are windows, so that a person outside the room can see into the room, or the door should be open so that the tutoring can be viewed and heard. Furthermore, no child should be disciplined by a tutor in a room with a closed door.
• Tutoring should only take place in a public part of the home with a parent or responsible adult present. Tutoring should never take place in a child’s bedroom. At the end of each session that takes place within a child’s home a responsible adult, who was present in the home throughout the duration of the tutoring, should sign off the session as having been conducted appropriately and in a public space.

Ultimately, some people just won’t change their minds, and that’s fine. Message #help on Slack or email contact@kisacademics.com for a tutor swap and we’ll help you out.