Figtree Learning Ltd
28 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3SS
Tel: 0207 244 1130
Email: info@figtreelearning.com
Web: www.figtreelearning.com
We have met with Figtree Learning’s staff. In addition, 23 clients and 28 tutors have completed an online survey (sent to 75 clients and 65 tutors) and we have followed this up with additional short phone interviews with at least eight of those surveyed.
We’ve reviewed some responsive tutor agencies in our time, but we’d barely hit ‘send’ on our emails before we got replies from Figtree - and really useful ones at that. Clients and tutors agree, describing this agency’s ‘efficiency,’ ‘professionalism’ and ‘helpfulness’ as second-to-none.
Founder Ariana Azad’s eight years as a lawyer helps explain why she runs such a tight ship. Following her academic degrees in law (including master’s in corporate and commercial law from UCL and LLB in economics and law from Keele University), she qualified as a solicitor at Allen & Overy. ‘But I realised law wasn’t my passion,’ she admits. ‘That only came when I started mentoring for a charity alongside my lawyer work. I loved the work in education so much that I decided to set up my own tutoring business.’
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