Private Tutoring Agreement

A Private Tutoring Agreement is a document through which someone that works as a private tutor sets up the terms of the agreement between themselves and their clients (or their clients' parents or legal guardians). These types of agreements are often quite simple and only really need the structure of the parties' relationship, as well as the details of the tutoring services.

Importantly, as mentioned above, these documents are often signed by the parent or legal guardian of the actual individual that is going to be tutored. That's because many times, tutors are hired for high school-aged minors or even younger, and those minors are not legally able to contract on their own, so someone over the age of 18 that represents that minor must sign any agreements on their behalf.

This agreement contains space for all the specific details for the tutoring services, as well as standard contractual provisions: things like a limitation on liability and intellectual property protection clause, as well as termination and governing law.

This document is different than an Online Course Agreement because there, the agreement is built to cover a ready-made, fully-packaged online course that anyone can simply buy and use. Here, this document should be used just for one-to-one private tutoring services.

How to use this document

This document can be used by a tutor, looking for a standard form template for tutoring clients, or for a client (or the parent or legal guardian of a minor client) who has just hired a tutor. Either party can fill out this document, as long as all of the details of the agreement are known.

The input for this document is quick and easy: first, the general party details are asked about, such as who they are, whether the client is a minor, and their contact information. Then, additional questions are asked about the actual tutoring services, including what subject matter or topic area the tutoring services will focus on, as well as a schedule, if one has already been decided.

This document contains all of the terms required to protect the tutor and properly govern the agreement between the parties.

When this document is filled out, both parties should sign it and each keep a copy.

Applicable law

Although there is not one set of laws or regulations outlining what must be contained in a Private Tutoring Agreement, these documents will generally be governed by state law. This agreement contains a Governing Law provision which makes the law of the contract the state where the tutoring services will be done or where the tutor lives.

How to modify the template

You fill out a form. The document is created before your eyes as you respond to the questions.

At the end, you receive it in Word and PDF formats. You can modify it and reuse it.