Tutoring with Bright Light Education

Who we are:

Bright Light Education UK LLP is an education business run by Charlotte and Dani. One side of our business is to provide tutoring to school children (both primary and secondary) in maths and English, as well as preparing children for the 11+ examinations.

As a business, we look for tutors who are organised, efficient and dedicated to providing the best possible tuition to our clients.  Accordingly, we only work with tutors who we believe can maintain our expected high level of service. All tutors must be qualified teachers with at least 2 years’ teaching experience.

Our ethos:

We are professional in our attitude towards teaching and learning. We are dedicated to ensuring that all pupils who are tutored are given enthusiastic and tailored support. We look for tutors who understand that children learn in different ways (and at different speeds) and create stimulating and effective lessons for every pupil. We look for tutors who adapt lessons for those learners with special educational needs and disabilities as well as those considered ‘gifted and talented’.

Why choose us?

We are a group of teachers who strive to deliver a personal, approachable and fantastic service. At the heart of Bright Light Education is a passion for giving children confidence and providing stimulating and engaging lessons. Here are some reasons why tutors choose us:

• We refer clients to our available tutors, allowing tutors to sit back, relax and let the work come to them.
• Tutors have flexibility of their own hourly rate. Essentially, they choose how much they want to charge.
• We do not employ our tutors, so tutors have the benefit of being self-employed.
• Tutors are able to set their own schedule and teach when it works for them.
• Unlike other tutoring companies, there is no joining fee.

Where we work:

While the company operates in London and many of our face-to-face clients are based here too, we have tutors that teach from all over the country. Online tutoring has enabled tutors to teach children based overseas as well. 

Teaching subjects:

We are looking for tutors who are experienced in teaching one or more of the following:

• Reception – Year 6 English (phonics, reading, comprehension, writing, grammar, spelling etc). 
• Reception – Year 6 maths
• 11+ preparation
• Secondary English
• Secondary maths

Teaching resources and planning:

As a qualified teacher, we trust that our tutors have the knowledge and expertise to plan and deliver lessons confidently to the clients. Our role as a company is to pass on work to the tutor; we are a “Tutor Referral Agency”. The tutor is expected to create their own resources and to schedule in lessons directly with the client. 

Access to Atom Enterprise:

We are pleased to offer the tutors who we work with, free access to our Bright Light Education x Atom Enterprise account. Tutors can choose to use Atom Enterprise with their 1:1 students, without their clients needing their own ‘Atom Home’ subscription.

Tutors have access to 90,000+ questions for English, maths, VR, NVR and science which they can use within lessons and to set for homework. They can set baseline assessments, providing an instant assessment of a child’s ability. Atom Enterprise supports Key Stage 2 children (year 3-6), including aiding children with 11+ preparation. Everything is automatically marked so tutors can spend more time on student intervention.

Tutor Requirements:

To become a tutor with Bright Light Education, we require you:

• To live in the UK.
• To have the right to work in the UK as self-employed.
• To be a qualified teacher with Qualified Teacher Status and 2 years’ teaching experience (i.e. completion of ECT period). 
• To hold an Enhanced DBS Certificate and be on the DBS Update Service. We can arrange your DBS Certificate if necessary.
• To accept the invitation to The Tutors’ Assocation’s Daily DBS Checks. 
• To hold appropriate safeguarding training and ensure this is refreshed every two years.
• To complete our Sign-Up Process.

Supporting Children from Low Income Households:

In recognising the positive impact that tutoring can have on academic attainment, we are committed to supporting children from low income households, with their education and academic attainment. To read more about the work we do, visit our webpage, “Supporting Children from Low Income Households”. 

To find out more specifically about how you as a tutor can help, visit our tutor page, “How Tutors can Support Children from Low Income Households”.