{"id":468,"date":"2013-10-01T14:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mytutorweb.co.uk\/blog\/?p=468"},"modified":"2021-08-18T12:37:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T12:37:22","slug":"parenting-news-former-city-worker-dad-appoints-student-talent-cut-cost-private-tutoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/parents\/schools\/parenting-news-former-city-worker-dad-appoints-student-talent-cut-cost-private-tutoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Parenting News: Former City-Worker Dad Appoints Student Talent to cut the Cost of Private Tutoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/image-library\/land\/440\/t\/tutor-dad-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"293\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 440px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 440\/293;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/image-library\/land\/440\/t\/tutor-dad-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"293\" \/><\/noscript><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert and his daughter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/parenting\/news+on+parenting-274650.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Female First:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"\/\">MyTutor<\/a> is a new concept in private tutoring, created by a north London dad. 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