Education is becoming increasingly competitive. In their efforts to secure a place in a selective or over-subscribed school, or to try to ensure good grades at GCSE or A level, more and more parents are turning to private tutors for their children. In a report published in September 2016, the educational charity the Sutton Trust referred to this out-of-school private tuition as ‘shadow schooling’.
The Trust’s research looked at the extent of private tutoring in England and Wales. It found that among state-educated 11–16-yearolds, the proportion who had received private tuition at some point was 25%, a rise from 18% over the past decade. For 11–16-year-olds in London, the figure was 42%. This means that approximately 700,000 state-educated 11–16-year-olds in England and Wales have received private tuition at some point. Other research has shown that only 5% of pupils in Scotland receive private tuition.
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