A family are seeking a £180,000-a-year tutor from a ‘socially appropriate background’ to prepare their one-year-old son for ‘Eton or Harrow’, according to a job advert.
The couple, understood to be wealthy business people, are looking for a ‘quintessentially British’ environment that includes polo and classical music.
The vacancy, posted on the job board of the Times Educational Supplement, even suggests the tot could be taken to ‘Lord’s and Wimbledon’ by their new tutor.
The family, based in North London, are understood to be from another country, and are looking to bring up their child in a ‘bicultural’ way.
Tutors International, which is recruiting on behalf of the family, confirmed the job is genuine.
Adam Caller, the company’s founder, told the Daily Mail: ‘I went to see them and asked them to explain their rationale, and it makes complete sense.
‘They come from a region of the world where the normal style of behaviour is quite different from the UK.
‘They’re trying to raise their child to be entirely bicultural – so indistinguishable from a child who would have been raised in the UK, by the nuances of their behaviour, eye contact, physical mannerisms, interests, understanding and so on.’
A family are seeking a £180,000-a-year tutor from a ‘socially appropriate background’ to prepare their one-year-old son for ‘Eton or Harrow’, according to a job advert (file picture)
The advert, posted earlier this week, says the new tutor should guide the child ‘on his first steps toward becoming an English gentleman’.
It explains that the family started a similar programme with the child’s older brother when he was five, but found this to be too late.
It says that as opposed to a nanny, there are ‘clear academic intentions behind the role’, with an aim to foster ‘intellectual curiosity and development’.
It adds: ‘Their ideal tutor will be someone well educated, with an extensive vocabulary, and who speaks with Received Pronunciation.’
It says the right person should be qualified to work with ‘ultra-high-net-worth and royal families’ and ‘must have been raised in a socially appropriate background’.
‘He or she will likely have attended the best schools and universities in England,’ it adds.
And it says: ‘In time, the family hope their son will be accepted at a top-flight school such as Eton, St Paul’s, Westminster or Harrow.
‘He should be exposed to a wide range of quintessentially British experiences to help hone his habits, outlooks, tastes and sporting preferences.
‘There is no reason why the boy can’t visit Lord’s, Wimbledon and Twickenham for example, and be taught age-appropriate understanding of cricket, tennis, rugby and other sports such as equestrianism (including polo) and rowing.’
The tutor should also ‘expose him to classical music from Western composers,’ the advert says.
Mr Caller said as of yesterday morning, he had 61 applicants for the role, with many of them being ‘absolutely, completely outstanding’.
He will be interviewing candidates next week, with a view to the successful applicant starting in mid-November.
The full-time role will begin when the child is one, but will span several years so the tutor can shape their early years development.
Tutors International has been recruiting for wealthy families for 26 years, and Mr Caller said the clients’ requests were not unusual.
Currently, the company is dealing with enquiries from 60 families around the world – and often the salary offered is even more.
Mr Caller added: ‘It seems incredible, it seems impossible, but it’s not. This is what we do every day.
‘The value of Britishness, globally, outside of Britain, is very high.’
