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44 reviews
3.0
6 Mar 2024
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Pros

- great all round experience for first time management job - the people and values - the children and families - personal development

Cons

- overworked - no work life balance or flexibility - micromanagement from regional managers - no incentives for achievements- just surface level feedback - no considerations for centre staff - never praise without negatives which can be soul destroying - not much career progression

3.0
5 Jan 2025
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Pros

- Varied Responsibilities - Great development opportunities - Good support from management

Cons

- Tricky hours - High expectations to perform many different roles

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Explore Learning Response
1y
Thank you for your review of working at Explore Learning. It is great to hear that you felt there was opportunities to develop and you felt supported! Thank you for your contribution to Explore Learning and we wish you the very best for the future!
5.0
16 Apr 2025
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Pros

Community, flexibility (home-based) and work life balance

Cons

Don’t think salary is competitive for the role

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Explore Learning Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback of working with us at Explore Learning. It is lovely to hear that you found the flexible work life balance suited you well. It is also great you felt a sense of community which is what we strive for! Thank you for your feedback and we wish you the very best of luck for the future!
4.0
21 Jul 2025

Centre manager

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Pros

Friendly environment Learn so many skills Relationships built with the members and families Always something new to learn

Cons

Work life balance with hours Feels like 5 jobs in 1 sometimes Pay doesn’t reflect how much a manager does High turn over of staff so hard to manage staffing the calendar sometimes

1.0
29 May 2024

Terrible

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Pros

There were none at all unfortunately

Cons

- Rude management (CD and RM), gas lighting, little training, very unprofessional and would use ADs as scapegoats if membership numbers fell/overall centre performance. - Not very politically correct - comments they would make about the demographics (race) of the area One of the ADs in region also said on a training sessions that she liked her uni as it was ‘very white’, she worked in this area in London too, suggesting she thought less of the people in her area - she went as far to say she’s more comfortable doing parent meetings as English is a second language for many parents in Willsden so they won’t know if she messes up - No work life balance; led to stress related illness

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Explore Learning Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your experience of working with us. I'm so sorry to hear that your experience with Explore was not a positive one and I'm very concerned by the comments you have made - the behaviour you have mentioned should absolutely not be tolerated and goes against everything that we stand for. We would be very keen to find out more about the issues that you have raised, so if you are happy to, please email hr@explorelearning.co.uk so that we can arrange this. I hope that we will hear from you soon to discuss this further. I'd like to thank you for all that you contributed to Explore and wish you the best of luck for the future.
1.0
8 Jun 2024

Don’t come to Explore learning

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Pros

Literally nothing except for the fact you’ll be able to put Manager on your CV

Cons

Explore Learning is a terrible company to work for. There is; - zero work life balance - zero diversity in head office - zero financial recognition for hitting targets and goals. -zero care for staff well being and mental health -racism and discrimination towards staff from other members of staff goes unpunished - the pay is low considering how much is expected of managers

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Explore Learning Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your experience of working with us. I'm so sorry to hear that your experience with Explore was not a positive one and I'm very concerned by the comments you have made - the behaviour you have mentioned should absolutely not be tolerated and goes against everything that we stand for. We would be very keen to find out more about the issues that you have raised, so if you are happy to, please email hr@explorelearning.co.uk so that we can arrange this. I hope that we will hear from you soon to discuss this further. I'd like to thank you for all that you contributed to Explore and wish you the best of luck for the future.
2.0
10 Jan 2025

Easy for students

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Pros

Online so don’t need to spend money on travel. Amazing managers. Incredible support system. Friendly staff.

Cons

Not flexible. Low pay. Hard to take holiday. Need to do a minimum of 8 hours but then they don’t give 8 hours worth of sessions. Hard to have a work life balance as they expect you to drop everything for the job.

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Explore Learning Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback of tutoring online with Explore Learning. It is so lovely to hear that you found the role flexible around your other commitments, also that you were able build strong relationships with your managers and team! With regards to your hours we would ask if you wish to share more details of this please email hr@explorelearning.co.uk. Thank you for your review and we wish you the very best for your future career!
3.0
25 Feb 2024

It’s okay

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Pros

A lot of experience in different areas Kids and families are fantastic

Cons

It’s a hard work and it seems like we don’t get appreciated as much as we did years ago. No work life balance

3.0
24 Mar 2025
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Pros

Good work life balance overall

Cons

High workload and average salary

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Explore Learning Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback of working with us at Explore Learning! It is great to hear you felt a positive work life balance. Thank you for your feedback and we wish you all the very best for your continued career with us!
3.0
23 May 2024
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Pros

Rewarding to help children progress

Cons

Staff schedules/rotas- awful and no work life balance

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Explore Learning Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your experiences working with us at Explore. We're glad to hear that you found the role rewarding and we will make sure to pass on your comments around work life balance to the relevant teams. Thank you for all that you contributed to Explore and we wish you all the best for the future!
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