The Golden Circle
10 Albert Bridge Road
Battersea
London
SW11 4PY
Tel: 020 3845 9014 / 07882 122737
Email: hannah@goldencircletutors.co.uk
Web: www.goldencircletutors.co.uk
We have met with Golden Circle’s staff. In addition, 26 clients and 25 tutors have completed an online survey (sent to 210 clients and 178 tutors) and we have followed this up with additional short phone interviews with at least eight of those surveyed.
A family business, with tutors and clients claiming it’s particularly ‘friendly’ and ‘personal’ as a result. Hannah Titley BA (biological sciences, Oxford), MA (public policy, King’s College London) PGCE was first on board, having founded the organisation in 2017. Her sister, Lydia Titley BA (international business management and French, Bath), joined a year later and is marketing manager. They have a shared office space in Battersea and are supported by a client manager.
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