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What qualifications do your tutors have?

October 02, 20241 min read

The qualifications of the tutors vary, some are qualified teachers and GCSE examiners with a whole range of qualifications, some are teaching assistants, one is a civil servant, another a trainee doctor. We have always found that the personality of the tutor often is more important than the qualifications. I’ve got a mum who works with me, who prior to joining, her experience was working with her own children. She has been with me for several years now and is one of the best tutors I have. Having said that they are all amazing.

I have made mistakes in the past. I had a lady work with me who had been travelling the world teaching English for over 30 years. But she didn’t fit with the families that we support. Sadly, none of them wanted her back, her CV and experience teaching was second to none, her ability to adapt to the individual that she was working with after so long teaching in a classroom wasn’t.

Sadly, we had to part ways. It’s taken a long time to build up our reputation and so I ensure that every tutor I recommend, now I do so with confidence.

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Dawn Strachan

For the past 20+ years I have been a firm believer that learning should be an enjoyable experience. I appreciate that traditionally education has revolved around worksheets, textbooks, listening to teachers. But a grounding in early years and working with children who had a variety of learning styles from I learned that it is an individual activity that is personal to all of us. We don’t all learn in the same way. Our influences, our experiences, our capabilities all influence how we retain information. But through it all, I believe that if we can make it enjoyable and engaging, they will want to participate. With participation comes practice which in turn boosts skill and confidence. With an increase in skill and confidence comes a willingness to have a go. This in turn leads to more practice which leads to a positive spiral of success. The moral, we need to make learning fun, engaging, use a range of techniques.

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What does a Clara James Tutoring Franchise cost?

A franchise has a start up cost of £3,000.

In addition, there is a monthly support fee of £100

What do I receive for my initial fee and monthly franchise fee?

Basically, everything you will need – providing you pass the application process.

Your franchise entitles you to trade under the Clara James Tutoring name and make use of our entire package, systems, and proposition to support you in building a successful business that you will manage and run. Possibly most importantly, 5 days 1-to-1 training including 1 day here in Aylesbury.

What training and support is available?

We’re proud of the training and support that is available to our franchisees It’s as individual as you are!

• You will receive a one-to-one 5-day induction and training.

• Online training courses and webinars,

• and workshops here in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

• Annual 1:1 business review.

• Fortnightly 1:1 mentoring calls.

• Support from head office is just a phone call or email away.

How do I find students?

There are several di­fferent ways, but all of this is covered in the intensive 5-day initial training.

What hours will I work?

Your diary is yours to set, but you must be prepared to do some tutoring on an evening or weekend.

If you are interested or have any questions, please do get in touch at

[email protected]

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