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TUTORS

We work with tutors who share our commitment to high standards, safeguarding, and thoughtful teaching. Our aim is to build a team of reliable professionals who can deliver lessons with care, confidence, and consistency.

 

We value professionalism, good judgement, and genuine respect for pupils’ learning. Together, we aim to spread a real love of chess while ensuring that every lesson reflects the care and standards behind ECA provision.

Tutor registration
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Our Tutors

We are proud to work with tutors who bring care, professionalism, and purpose to their teaching.

Sadun Soykir
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Damian McCarthy
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ECA provision

Professional benefits
Payment​

  • Fair, consistent, transparent, and competitive rates are offered.
     

  • As clubs grow, tutors benefit from a pay structure that scales.

Training and guidance
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  • Introduces tutors to the ECA model, teaching approach, and standards.
     

  • Provides ongoing guidance and support across the teaching process.

References
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  • References can be provided for future roles and opportunities.
     

  • They reflect reliability, safeguarding, and consistent school-based delivery.

Teaching resources
Curriculum

  • Provides tutors with ready lesson content, structure, and slide access.
     

  • Reduces preparation and supports consistent, confident delivery.

​Teaching tools​
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  • Provides tutors with the tools and materials required for each lesson.
     

  • Refreshes resources and replaces equipment for reliable delivery.

​Streamlined administration
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  • Manages promotion, planning, communication, and payments.
     

  • Helps tutors focus on teaching with less administrative pressure.

TUTOR PORTAL

Our own purpose-built learning portal connects teaching, classroom management and progress across the Elements Chess Academy experience.

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Tutors can deliver structured lessons through an interactive Lesson Player filled with engaging activities, visual challenges, chess exercises and interactive learning experiences designed around the ECA curriculum. Live chessboards, annotation tools and a growing collection of classroom utilities support tutors throughout each session, from attendance, seating and random selection to timers, notes, progress tracking and tournament management.

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Everything works within one connected environment, giving tutors the resources and flexibility to make lessons interactive, responsive and consistent while securely recording each learner’s progress.

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Tutor expectations

Professional standards
Safeguarding awareness
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  • Maintains appropriate professional boundaries.

 

  • ​Follows ECA safeguarding expectations and procedures.

Reliability
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  • Arrives prepared, punctual, and consistent in delivery.
     

  • Communicates clearly, honestly, and promptly when needed.

Attitude

  • Brings a calm, respectful, and thoughtful approach.
     

  • Helps create a supportive experience for pupils and schools.

Teaching standards
Chess knowledge
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  • Has a secure understanding of key chess concepts.
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  • Explains ideas clearly and accurately using ECA lesson materials.​

Behaviour management
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  • Supports pupils calmly, fairly, and consistently.
     

  • ​Helps lessons remain positive, focused, and respectful.

Learning enthusiasm
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  • Encourages pupils to think, participate, and ask questions.
     

  • Builds confidence through active and enjoyable learning.

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