Terms & Conditions of Tuition with Dawn Marchant, Maths Tutor Chippenham

Payment Details

Lessons are 50 minutes long and take place at my home or via Zoom.

Lessons during the first month are £40 per lesson paid as one-off payment by bank transfer before the first lesson.

Then £135/month paid by standing order on the 1st of each month covering 1 lesson per week during term time. 

This equates on average to £39.71 approximately per lesson.  

See below for more details.

Lessons during holidays and July/August are not included in the regular payments, cost £40 per lesson and are subject to availability.

During the final month of tutoring if a full month is not required then the amount will be adjusted accordingly.

Short term students will be charged at a rate of £40 per lesson, in blocks of 4 lessons. Paid by bank transfer.

Refund Policy

If you decide you want to terminate lessons during the first month, refunds will be £40 per remaining weeks.

After the first month, the notice period is 2 weeks. 

Refunds as follows:  £135 minus no of lessons after end of notice period x £40.

Cancellation Policy

Please give notice of any cancellations as soon as possible. 

Sickness – If the student or accompanying adult have something catching such as a cold, please switch to a Zoom lesson or seek to reschedule. 

No refunds will be given for lessons cancelled either by myself or by the student/parents.

A lesson may be rescheduled according to availability in the following week or during the next holiday period.

Safeguarding

For safeguarding reasons, unless the student is over 18 then I require a parent/adult to be present for face-to-face lessons or within listening distance for online lessons.  See policies for more details.

Disclaimer

Although I work within the school curriculum, I do not do homework or assignment questions that are meant to be the student's own work.

I strive to provide the best possible service.  However, I will not be held accountable or responsible for the academic success or lack thereof demonstrated by the student.  Although I will do everything in my power to help grades and skill sets improve, I can offer no guarantee thereto.

I am not liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, special, punitive or similar damages arising out of use of my tutoring service, or any errors or omissions in the content of my materials.  You, the client, specifically waive any and all claims arising out of the use of this tutoring service.

All materials I create in-house are copyright.  You agree that you will not publish or distribute any portion of any materials without prior written permission from me.

I understand that the rate of my/my child’s progress depends on my/their willingness to follow up on the skills taught during the lessons by implementing the suggestions and advice of the tutor and practising these skills between lessons.  Progress is also a result of the combined efforts of the student, tutor, parents and school.

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The monthly payment helps spread the cost more evenly over the school year.

Here is how the average is calculated:

£135 x 10 months = £1350 per year (Excludes July/August)

School year = 39 weeks

3 weeks are deducted for July.

2 weeks are deducted to cover the tutor being sick or otherwise unable to tutor a lesson and unable to reschedule.

£1350 ÷ 34 weeks = £39.71

The actual weekly cost for a particular student may be higher if they cancel lessons that can’t be rescheduled because they are unable to take one of the available alternatives.