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The following is a Graduate Review for Explore Learning.

Explore Learning scores 3.6/5 based on 177 reviews.

All reviews are based exclusively on results of feedback from employees from Explore Learning. Employees are asked to rate Explore Learning on a wide range of work place topics, which is broken down through star ratings on the right hand side.

To find out how your Graduates can leave reviews of your company, please contact our Brand Manager Grant on 01825 725291.

What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

Meeting new families on a weekly basis
Interacting with children daily
Warm and welcoming staff feel across the whole company
Region clusters - weekly meetings and can reach out anytime for support. You’re never alone as a centre
Training Opportunities available
Tutor training

Worst

Work hours - however recently changes have been made to accommodate staff
Two 11/8 days
One 11/7 day
One 9/6 day
One 9/5 day

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £21,000 - £23,000

Current salary: £25,000 - £27,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 11:00

Finish: 20:00

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Prior to applying have a look at their website for all Explore Learning has to offer. Will you fit in? Have you got the skills to match the role?
As well as all the training and support available it is great if like myself you really have the passion and drive to do well.
My teaching skills and experiences really fitted in nicely with the Assistant Director role and in fact the tutor role (had I gone for this).

Do you have any interview tips?

Be yourself - they really are looking for your personality to shine through. Try and be as relaxed and transparent as possible. Talk about your passions as well as how you’d fit in to the company.
Types of questions asked:
How would your skills match the role?
Why have you chosen Explore Learning?
Name a time you’ve worked in a pressurised environment and how you’ve overcome this.
Scenario type questions based on children’s learning and how you would support them.
Small maths and English test

Whilst working and in the social spaces etc during interview, try and mingle with the candidates and be friendly. This social aspect is crucial to the role as you’ll be facing parents/carers’ on a regular basis.

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