Different Tutors have different teaching methods and styles. One of the primary benefits of private tuition is that the Tutor can tailor his/or her method to the needs of the individual student in a way that cannot be achieved in the larger group classroom setting. There is no set pattern or material for private tuition. Every student is an individual, and student and Tutor need to find the best approach together. The background information given before starting is of great help and I will ask for any additional information needed.

Please ensure that tuition can be conducted in a quiet atmosphere conducive to concentration on the tuition involved. Provision of exercise books, textbooks and other reference materials is usually the responsibility of the student but may be provided by myself from time to time.

At the start, it can be difficult to determine how much tuition a student requires. I try to be as flexible as possible as it is important to get the balance right for you. Some parents use private tuition as a year round supplement to their child’s education. For others, just a few sessions may be required as a top-up and confidence builder prior to an exam. All parents and students would like to see private tuition as a quick fix, in reality it is not. It can take time for trust and rapport to be built between Tutor and Student.

Responsibilities

The Tutor cannot be held responsible for chaperoning minors, nor guarding a house and/or household effects while Tutoring. Please ensure that a responsible adult is on the premises at all times.

Illness & Holidays

Please contact me directly over such matters, especially during the usual holiday periods, giving a minimum of 24 hours’ notice (except in unforeseeable situations). Cancellations without due notice may be charged at 50% of the original session rate.

Tuition Stopped By Student

If you are on a subscription plan, please give at least 2 week’s notice of end of tuition in writing, so that I may conclude my work with the student. This cancellation provision applies after tuition has commenced. You may e-mail your notice to david@davidjacksonmusic.co.uk and the notice will be deemed to have been received by myself the second working day after the notice was sent.

Payment For Tuition

Three payment options exist, a per session payment, a bulk prepayment and a subscription plan.

Per-Session Payment

A per-session payment can be made at the point of sale and must be paid in full before a tutoring session can be scheduled. Sessions can be rescheduled for an alternative date if the student provides a minimum of 24 hours notice of the cancellation of the session to myself. If the Student fails to give at least 24 hours’ notice of cancellation, a Minimum Fee amounting to 50% of the full cost of the cancelled session will be charged. If the Student fails to notify me and I make myself available for tuition, no refunds can be made.

Subscriptions

With the subscription payment plan, a payment will be made weekly or fortnightly to cover a set number of tuition sessions. For example, a payment will automatically be processed and you will be able to schedule a lesson in the proceeding 7 or 14 days.

Pre-Paid Package

By opting to purchase a pre-paid package (such as a gift card), you are offered a reduced rate for an agreed number of sessions, which are paid in full, in advance. Payment must be made prior to the commencement of the first session. Once tuition has commenced, there are no refunds for the cancellation of sessions by the Student prior to completion of the course. However, the course is flexible in terms of illness and holidays, and sessions can be rescheduled for an alternative date if the student provides a minimum of 24 hours notice of the cancellation of the session to myself. You are, however, entitled to cancel the contract within 14 days of your acceptance or deemed acceptance of these Terms of Business (“Cancellation Period”), in which case you will be entitled to reimbursement of all Fees paid. However, if you schedule tuition sessions to commence before the end of this Cancellation period, you will not be entitled to receive a refund of the Fees paid for said session in the event that such tuition session has already been arranged to take place prior to your cancellation.

Online Tuition

Online tuition or Live Remote Tuition is when the tutor tutors a student where tutor and student are not in the same location as the tutor using the Internet. Online tuition is conducted via Zoom which enables both myself and the Student to hear and/or see one another as well as use an interactive white board. It is up to the student and tutor to decide which media or combinations of media best suits their preferences and achieves the student’s goals.

Fees

My standard service includes receiving invoices, receipts and statements via e-mail. If you require paper invoices, receipts and statements then this will incur an administration charge of £3 per letter to cover costs.

CRB/DBS

A copy of my Enhanced CRB/DBS certificate is available to students on demand, please email david@davidjacksonmusic.co.uk and a PDF copy will be provided as soon as possible.

Data Protection

Students providing personal data are consenting to the use of that data by myself for billing and fee collecting purposes, provision of the requested service(s) and to enable myself to contact the student from time to time for administrative reasons. Where required for legitimate purposes in connection with my business and subject to suitable safeguards that data may be transferred to others.

Terms And Conditions Of Business (Students)

These terms and conditions of business (“Terms of Business”) are between David Jackson (“the Tutor”, “I”, “Myself”, “Me”, “My”) and the Student or any party engaging the Tutor on behalf of a third party (“the Student”) and are deemed to be accepted by the Student when the Student arranges a session or sessions of tuition with the Tutor.

The Student is entitled to cancel the contract within 14 days of your acceptance or deemed acceptance of these Terms of Business (“Cancellation Period”). However, if you instruct the Tutor that you want the tuition sessions to commence before the end of this Cancellation Period, you will not be entitled to receive a refund of the payment for any such tuition session, in the event that said tuition session has already been arranged prior to your cancellation.

The Tutor is responsible for co-ordinating the tuition and will request the necessary background information from the Student from time to time. Provision of exercise and textbooks is not the responsibility of the Tutor.

The Tutor is engaged by the Student only to provide tuition and is not responsible for the safety, welfare, well being and care of minor Students or for the protection of any person’s property. In the case of Students under the age of 18 years, a responsible adult (other than the Tutor) must be present at the premises at all times during which the Tutor attends for tuition.

The Student will choose one of two payment options, the discounted prepayment plan or per session payments, described below.

Per Session Payments

If the client chooses to use Per Session Payments, the client will normally be billed at the point of arrangement of said session and an email receipt will be sent to the Student. Each receipt will show the total of the Tutor’s fees. Should the client arrange a session by any method other than this website, an Invoice will be sent to the Student. Invoices are due and payable no later than 14 days from the date of the invoice. The Tutor may charge interest on the outstanding at a rate of 8% per annum above the base-lending rate set by the bank of England from time to time from the due date to the date that the outstanding sum is paid, and whether or not a Court order for payment has been obtained. If any sums remain unpaid for 14 days, the Tutor will initially send the Student reminder letters until such sums (including interest thereon and other reasonable costs) are paid. A charge of £10 per letter may be made (which sum will be added to the overdue sum and interest charged thereon) to cover the Tutors’ administration costs. (This is to avoid the costs of collection increasing tuition costs generally and affecting all Students.)

Both the Student and the Tutor agree to notify the other in advance of any holiday commitments they may have; and any changes to the tuition timetable necessary because of illness. The Student and the Tutor will try to arrange an alternative date for cancelled tuition. If the Student fails to notify the Tutor and the Tutor makes her/himself available for tuition or the Student fails to give at least 24 hours’ notice of cancellation to the Tutor, the Minimum Fee will be charged. The Minimum Fee is 50% of the full cost of the cancelled session.

Prepayment

If the Student chooses to purchase and prepay a number of tuition sessions (in any form including, but not limited to, Gift Cards), an agreement shall subsist between the Tutor and the Student from the date of payment until such time as the pre-paid sessions are completed (the Prepayment Agreement.) The Prepayment Agreement represents a commitment by the Student to pay for a multiple session course of tuition, such sessions to be used by any date stated on the payment form. The total number of pre-paid sessions is indicated on the payment form where the Student selects the prepayment option. No refunds will be given to the client if the client does not use or complete all of the sessions of the course of tuition by the last date for such sessions stated on the payment form once the first tuition session has been arranged with the Tutor. If, however the Tutor is unable to complete the course of tuition, the Tutor will refund a portion of the fees pre-paid by the client representing the number of sessions that the Tutor has been unable to complete. The prepayment agreement represents a commitment to an agreed number of sessions.

Both the Student and the Tutor agree to notify the other in advance of any holiday commitments they may have; and any changes to the tuition timetable necessary because of illness. The Student and the Tutor will try to arrange an alternative date for cancelled tuition. If the Student fails to notify the Tutor and the Tutor makes her/himself available for tuition or the Student fails to give at least 24 hours’ notice of cancellation to the Tutor, the Minimum Fee will be charged. The Minimum Fee is 50% of the full cost of the cancelled session.

The Tutor is self-employed and engaged by the Student to provide tuition to the Student. The Student does not have power to bind the Tutor in any way.