Building Clara James Tutoring - step by accidental step

Dawn Strachan

Published on: 29/10/2026

In 2012 a friend suggested I had a go at tutoring. I had no idea of the expectations but put everything from my experience, qualifications and expectations into a metaphorical bucket and hoped I was on the right lines

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14 Years of Tutoring: Flying Folders, Chewed Shoes and the Marketing That Changed Everything

Dawn Strachan

Published on: 20/10/2026

When you consider becoming a tutor you think of lesson plans and resources. But actually they are not the things that stay with you as your business grows. It's the people and the interactions

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The bigger Clara James story

Dawn Strachan

Published on: 29/09/2026

If you'd asked me a year ago what Clara James was, I probably would have told you that it was a tutoring business. And it was... But I had lots of other ideas, but they felt like oddments The benefit of a great mentor they can see the bigger picture

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What would you do differently if you started tutoring again now?

Dawn Strachan

Published on: 22/09/2026

If I could turn back the clock to when I started tutoring, there would be so much that I would change. My belief in myself and what I was capable of, my dreams and aspirations. Also many practical bits that would have made the road so much easier!

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