Explore Learning
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Education |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Bill Mills, CEO |
| Website | https://www.explorelearning.co.uk/ |
Explore Learning is a British company founded in 2001 to provide private learning centres located across the UK. Its first centre was opened in Chelmsford in October 2001. Since then Explore Learning has expanded to over 124 centres across the UK as of February 2017.
In March 2014, Explore Learning launched its American sister company, called Explore Horizons, in Colleyville, Texas. They have a rapidly expanding membership across their five centers in Alliance, Colleyville, Garland, Frisco and Plano. It was first started for children with a problem like autism.
In April 2020, Explore Learning launched a home tutoring program.[1]
Method of learning[]
Explore Learning centres provide Maths and English tuition, with tutors working in a low ratio with children to meet their individual needs. The sessions are designed to be a complement to children’s school experience, and they feed back into the classroom environment. The maximum ratio is 1 tutor to 6 children. In addition to the core maths and English tuition, Explore also offers a bespoke course to support children preparing for the 11 Plus and entrance exams.
The teaching materials are mapped to the English, Welsh and Northern Irish and the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence. Tutors develop relationships with local schools by running regular maths and English workshops and support local community activities such as providing story-based workshops in local libraries.[2]
The curriculum is tailored to each child. Typically, children become members and attend sessions once or twice a week, with each session lasting approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. The monthly membership fee is subject to some regional variations, which entitles each child to a maximum of two visits a week. Feedback is provided on progress at the end of each session and each child receives a chart summarising the lesson. These charts give examples of the activities completed, and comments from the tutors. Parent Conferences are also available to discuss each child’s progress and review their goals in more detail.[citation needed]
Explore Learning centres[]
Explore Learning opened its first centre in Chelmsford in October 2001, and has now expanded to over 120 centres nationwide as of April 2016. All of the Explore Learning centres are Ofsted/Care Commission registered and inspected. This means that Explore membership qualifies for a number of government initiatives including the Childcare Vouchers scheme, Accor, Allsave, Busy Bees, Care4, Faircare, Imagine, Leapfrog and Sodexho Pass. Explore Learning also offer scholarship places to support lower income families who qualify for either Income Support or Income-Based Jobseeker's Allowance.[citation needed]
Awards[]
Explore Learning was named Supplementary Education Provider of the Year in 2011 and 2012 in the Education Investor Awards, and won the Private Tuition Centre Operator award[3] in 2016, 2015 and 2014. Explore Learning was also named in The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For in 2016,[4] and was the fourth time it has received this award.
References[]
- ^ "Explore Learning launches Explore at Home". Explore Learning. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ "Reading, writing and a dog in the library". Information on Loughborough. 2010-07-20. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Education Investor Award Winners 2016".
- ^ "The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For in 2016".
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