Becoming an I Love to Learn Centre Director-Grazia Naylor
Grazia joined us as tutor and Centre Manager a few years ago. In 2023 she became our first Centre Director, taking on full responsibility for the brand new Fareham Centre.
Taking the Next Step
I came to teaching later in life and worked as a secondary mathematics teacher for over ten years. In that time I used tutoring to make extra income.
I Love to Learn was the next step in my journey and I became a tutor with them in 2020. The training they have provided over the past few years has given me the confidence to help students, not just with mathematics, but also with English, Early Reading, and 11+ tuition. Howard and Linda (the founders) have been fantastic mentors. Little did I know when I joined that I would become their business partner!
The Fareham centre was due to move and, when it did, I moved with it. I changed from being a classroom teacher to being the Fareham Center Director. Being a Centre Director means you are responsible for all parts of the business – building the business through sales and marketing (with the support and help of Howard), to managing finances and accounts (with the support and help of Linda) through to making sure the centre always looks smart. I love it because, although I am autonomous, I am not alone.
The fabulous new Fareham Centre is now going from strength to strength. Nearly all our sessions are at capacity, I work with amazing tutors (we’re always looking for more) and the future is looking bright. I get a bonus and profit share, so it is also rewarding.
If you are thinking of making a change, in what can sometimes be a stress-fuelled industry, then I Love to Learn could be the solution to your work-life balance. I have certainly never regretted joining them. Grazia Naylor.
