When I started Clara James Tutoring back in 2012, I lacked confidence to a degree which leapt of the scale. I was just coming out of a divorce; I’d had to change my job to one that I quickly realised I didn’t like, and I had 3 young children.

A friend suggested that I should have a go at tutoring as at that point I’d spent the previous 12+ years working in childcare and education, but having just failed in marriage, I feared failing at something else. I don’t think my self-worth could have coped with it.

In the end I took the leap and created my first profile. I wanted to, needed to succeed at this.

In my mind, that just meant not to be publicly humiliated for being incompetent, for not having a clue, for being a failure.

My goal wasn’t that high!

12 years later, the business has grown beyond my wildest dreams.

There are 9 of us working under the Clara James Brand in my local town, we have franchised, there are training courses, and I’ve recently published a book. We have been nominated as finalists in national business awards. We also have the membership group for parents: The Clara James Approach. My big goal is to get our Neurodiverse training into schools.  

And now we are opening the Clara James Tutor’s Group.

When I first started tutoring, I reached out to other tutors so that we could share ideas, support, and motivate each other. No one was interested. But I am still keen to nurture that idea and support others who are going through the steps that I went through back at the beginning. My goal is to provide you with the moral support, ideas, Inspiration that you need to get started and then to grow.

• There will be the Facebook community where we can support each other.

• A monthly Q&A where I will be on hand to answer any questions that you may have.

• Additionally, there will be a new training bundle or resource that you can adapt in your own business.

I am a firm believer that as a team we can support more children and do a far better job.   If this sounds like it could be of interest to you and you want to be a founding member, the investment is just £3.47 a month less than a coffee at most high street coffee shops, £36 for a year or £79 for a lifetime membership.