Applications are open to all tutors who are active - aka you’re logging in and have taught a lesson (you don’t need to be actually teaching right now).

From there, 12 tutors will be shortlisted by last year’s reps, and we’ll share the shortlist for you to vote on who you'd like to represent you.

Yes! As long as you’re active on the site, meaning you’re logging in and looking for work, you’re welcome to apply.

A big part of being a tutor rep involves becoming a friendly face in the community and chatting with other tutors, so if you haven’t joined already, you’ll need to.

A group of tutors including last year’s reps will review applications and create a shortlist. They’ll use the same criteria to narrow all initial applications down to a shortlist of 12 tutors - which you’ll then be able to vote on.

The shortlisted candidates will be chosen based on the following criteria:

All applications will be reviewed by tutors, including your current tutor reps.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications, we won’t be able to offer personalised feedback if you apply but aren’t successful.

You’ll come along to 6x 1 hour-long focus groups, as well as spending around an hour per week chatting with other tutors in the community. You can download the Circle Communities app on your phone, so you can check it like any other social media.

It’s really important that all reps share this commitment. If you suspect you’ll struggle with the commitment then this opportunity might not be for you.

You’ll get invaluable workplace experience (from the comfort of your own home!), a professional endorsement, and that warm fuzzy feeling of giving back to other tutors.

To get paid £200, you’ll need to have:

We understand sometimes things come up that are unavoidable. However, if you think you may stop tutoring with us in the next 6 months, that your workload won’t be manageable, or are having doubts about your commitment to the scheme, we’d recommend you hold off from applying this time around. You’ll need to complete the scheme to get the £200 at the end.

There are lots of ways for you to contribute, get your voice heard and make an impact, without working as a rep.

You can:

Historically the scheme has played a big part in shaping MyTutor, and some highlights of changes made off the back of rep input include:

This year, the rep scheme is shifting. Rather than reps bringing new ideas to MyTutor, they’ll attend focus groups on projects already in the works. So you’ll be consulted in their early stages, rather than after they’ve already taken place.

We get lots of feedback from tutors every day. Whether that’s from surveys, via our support team, or from posts in the community. Tutor rep meetings are never the first time we’re hearing about what’s important to you.

Until now, that meant rep meetings are spent reiterating your feedback, and we can’t always promise to work on these things right away. At the same time, there are new projects popping up all the time that you don’t always hear about until they go live, and we want to bring your POV in sooner.

And so we’ve changed the tutor rep role from one that gathers and shares existing feedback to one that looks at new projects and shares their perspective.