Travelling (TRA 0425)

The eldest brother is 7 and is the more reserved of the two siblings. His introverted and cautious nature results in a methodical approach to learning. Though careful and shy, he displays a remarkable depth of focus, especially on subjects that capture his interest, such as dinosaurs. This hyperfocus extends to his engagement with videos and games, where he can become fully immersed. He enjoys physical activities and shares with his younger brother, a love of skiing, primarily in Italy, and has recently embarked on learning judo. Both boys partake in cooking activities with their mother and have started to show an early interest in music, with particular curiosity about singing and piano emerging.

The younger brother, has just turned 6. He embodies the extroverted counterpart to his older sibling. He is quick to socialize, with a smiley and engaging demeanor. However, he sometimes struggles with emotional regulation, a challenge not uncommon for his age. His passion for Lego, particularly advanced sets meant for older children, and his enjoyment of numbers, highlight a keen analytical mind. Like his older brother, he also engages in skiing, judo, and shares a budding interest in music, underscoring the boys' close-knit relationship and shared pursuits.

The boys' mother plays a significant role in her children's education and upbringing. She advocates for a Socratic approach to learning, emphasizing dialogue and inquiry over authoritative instruction. She seeks a Tutor who can adapt to her children's needs without resorting to baby talk or rigid authority.

The brothers, while competitive, maintain a strong sibling bond, often playing well together. Their competitiveness, a trait shared with their parents, does not detract from their cooperative spirit. As the family navigates a world filled with sports, travel, and cultural experiences, the Tutor will play a crucial role in ensuring the boys' educational development is continuous, engaging, and reflective of their unique interests and personalities.

The new Tutor’s role will be to work alongside the existing Tutor on a rotational basis. The core language of interaction will be English. Fluency in Italian, French and German are also desirable to match the boys' linguistic environment and the family’s multilingual background. Both Tutors’ focus will be to work together to provide an enriching international education, ultimately targeting the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum for the boys.

As the students have no experience of formal schooling, the Tutor will need to earn the trust and respect of the boys to continue their educational journey positively. The Tutor is expected to embrace a personalised approach, adapting to the children rather than imposing a fixed teaching methodology. This student-centered strategy should prioritise engaging, motivating, and fun project-based learning, particularly leveraging the family's global travel experiences. Practical learning by doing, which makes use of the diverse locations visited, as well as the family’s involvement in motorsports, art and equestrian sports, will be key in providing a dynamic and contextual educational experience.

Given the boys’ varied interests, the Tutor must craft customized learning experiences that fuel their curiosity and encourage exploration. The Tutor will need to be a team player and work together with their rotation partner to create a flexible routine that can accommodate rotation and the family's extensive and often short notice travel schedule, with a large entourage across Europe, and occasionally to the Middle East and the US. An attitude that embraces a balance of both modern learning tools in education, such as electronic games and apps, and traditional methods like reading and writing on paper will be important.

The role demands a blend of creativity and adaptability, with a Tutor who is comfortable delivering lessons in diverse settings, including hotel environments. They should be young or young at heart, not set in their educational ways, and capable of rolling with the punches of an ever-changing schedule. The Tutor will be fully integrated into the family lifestyle, working and travelling as a member of a larger group that includes bodyguards and executive assistants, underscoring the need for an individual who is a team player and can work harmoniously with others.

The boys are now of an age where they are curious about the world around them and developing at pace. As such, the Tutor is expected to offer more than just the core curriculum. The family are looking for a dynamic, educated, capable person who can engage with the children and model excellent manners and life skills. An individual with a critical mind who can manage the boys’ education according to the family’s wishes.

The Tutor must have a passport that allows for visa free travel around Europe and the US at a minimum. Furthermore, they must be fully vaccinated and up to date with tetanus, pertussis jabs, and comfortable with periodic health checks such as COVID and influenza tests to ensure the wellbeing of the extensive travel entourage.

The family’s active lifestyle and the boys' competitive nature mean the Tutor should also be fit, healthy, and energetic, ready to engage in a variety of outdoor activities. Comfort with horses and a passion for bringing extra skills or interests to the role will greatly enhance the experience for the boys.

This is a full-time, rotational contract. The rotation is customarily 15 days on in every 28-day rotation. Flexibility is paramount and the Tutor must understand that the schedule can change, often with very little notice to accommodate periods of travel.

The Tutor will be entitled to 5 weeks holiday per year, to be taken at times agreed upon with the family.

All expenses, accommodation and travel costs will be met by the Client. This inclusion extends to all aspects of the family's extensive travels, where the Tutor will travel with the family group in top-tier accommodations, ensuring seamless integration into the family’s global lifestyle.

The provision of accommodation aligns with the family’s commitment to a cohesive, team-oriented environment, mirroring their expectation for the Tutor to actively participate in the family's diverse experiences and activities.

The successful candidate will be able to offer more than the minimum requirements of this position and must have been raised in a socially appropriate background. They will not only be an excellent educator, but also a good role model: educated and polished, with excellent manners and personal values.

The Tutor must be fit, healthy and a non-smoker– active and energetic with a love for the outdoors; the kind of person who always makes the most of their environment to enhance teaching and learning opportunities.

The successful candidate will need to be happy travelling as a passenger in cars and planes with the family, and not suffer from motion sickness. They must also be comfortable around horses and dogs.

The Tutor will need a full, clean driving licence, and a current First Aid certificate is imperative.