Privat tuition centre - starting up

[donblako]

Hi all,

I am currently in the process of sourcing premises for a private tuition business for secondary school students. A key issue that has been raised is that the premises will require planning permission for change of use from offices to d1, education non-residential.

Does any have an experience with this or any idea how long it may take?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Regards

Mark

 

[Victoriao]

An office seems a bit unnecessary in my opinion. Why don't you try local schools, you could offer Saturday classes and rent out a room or two?

 

[nickjlucey]

If you were able to get it set up in an existing school this would make it easier to gain the trust of potential customers as well.

 

[trefd]

Hi -I'm looking at doing the same having doing much research in this sector. Do you want to touch base to compare notes?

 

[papverpoppies]

Hi all,

I am currently in the process of sourcing premises for a private tuition business for secondary school students. A key issue that has been raised is that the premises will require planning permission for change of use from offices to d1, education non-residential.

Does any have an experience with this or any idea how long it may take?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Regards

Mark

Surely it has to be the school, or the pupils home - anything else would be extremely dangerous.
Even Saturdays using the school, unless there are other people present is a little risky.....

I only write this, as I know someone who offers out of school coaching, and they would never ever knowingly put themselves into what could be a very vulnerable position.


Poppy xx

 

[Jeff FV]

If the OP is thinking of setting up a tuition centre, like Kumon or Kip McGrath, then he will need to find some premises and he will be 'safe' as there will be a number of different pupils there at anyone time. Such schemes have, I think, been successfully run by renting premises by the hour = e.g community centres, Church Halls etc.

To anyone doing individual tuition, I would suggest that you go to the pupils house, partly for safety reasons, but mainly because you'll turn up, and therefore still get paid. If you do tutoring in your own home (or other location) the pupil may not turn up = no lesson = no cash.

Jeff