Fleet Tutors , a leading national home tuition agency , has seen the number of students rise by 42% to more than 10,000 . London-based agencies Tutor House and Holland Park Tuition reported increases of 30% and 27% respectively . Holland Park Tuition employs 1,500 tutors and recruits 100 more each month. Kumon, which takes children as young as two , has 658 centres across the UK , 52 more than this time last year . In 2006 , it had just over 49,000 children , mainly of primary school age – now it has almost 70,000 .(source the Guardian)