language tutor

[baremission]

Hi, i'm trying to do a bit of research, If your a parent of a child/teenager maybe you could give me some feedback.
Next year i'm planning to study French and German at University and I also have an AS level in spanish.
I was hoping that whilst I was at uni maybe I could advertise my services as a GCSE french/german or spanish tutor to school children struggling to understand a language.
I know that there are a lot of proffesional fully fluent private tutors around, but I would be offering my help at a much lower price, for example, a proffesional tutor would cost around �15 an hour, whereas i would be willing to help anyone from �8 an hour. The only thing that I am wondering about is that, if you were going to hire somebody to help you child, (or yourself even) then would you be hesitant to hire a student, or would the reduced price be appealing?
I know that I could help so many people, because despite not yet being fluent, I have done 3 language GCSEs and so i know the format 'with my eyes closed' and I have a high enough level of fluency thanks to my A levels in French and German to ensure I could help somebody learn for their GCSE.
If anyone could give me any feedback that would be great, thanks.

[fairkatrina]

My parents are teachers and both tutor privately too, and trust me as long as you're more than competent at the qualification you're tutoring for, then there won't be a problem, so you can tutor for GCSE no problem, although I'm not sure about A Level, it depends what grade you got etc. There is a huge advantage to employing a student as a tutor as they have been through the system so recently that they'll know how it works, whereas a French native could teach the language, but not be able to tailor it to the course. You're a bit late for this school year though.

[cameo]

I think this is a great idea, I agree with what baremission said about the fact that as your still a young student you will know the system and also I believe teenagers would relate better to someone who is still studying rather than an 'older person', who they would perceive should 'knoe it all'.
Hope that makes sense!

Good luck