Business English Tutors for Professionals

For a professional whose first language is not English, competence at work is often judged through performance in meetings, in written reports and in the confidence with which a case is put across on a call, in a negotiation or in front of a client. Business English tuition works directly with these situations, using material drawn from the learner's own role so that practice carries over into the meeting, email or presentation that is actually due that week.

This is the page for that professional and for the HR or L&D team arranging training on their behalf, since a programme for adults begins with an assessment of where the learner is now and is delivered one-to-one or in small groups, so that time in a lesson matches the situations that arise in the working week.

At a glance

• Who it is for: Professionals and teams who use English at work, and employers arranging training for staff
• Levels: CEFR A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient), with a level check before the first session
• Format: One-to-one or small groups of colleagues
• Where: Online, or in person in central London
• Employers: Programmes for staff, invoiced directly to the organisation
• Fees: From £50 per 50-minute session, depending on tutor level

Where business English matters at work

A meeting chaired in a second language, a report drafted for a board that reads only in English, a presentation delivered to a client, a negotiation held under pressure and a call that has to land the right register all test more than vocabulary. Business English tuition addresses these situations directly, working from meetings and discussion, presentations and public speaking, email and report writing, negotiation and influence, and telephone or video calls, with a learner's own tasks providing the material for each lesson.

• Meetings and discussion
• Presentations and public speaking
• Email and report writing
• Negotiation and influence
• Calls with clients and colleagues

Assessing your starting level

Every adult programme begins with a free initial consultation, with no registration fee, where tutor recommendations follow and a starting point somewhere between beginner (CEFR A1) and proficient (C2) is identified. An introductory session with the matched tutor follows, setting the programme against the meetings, reports and presentations that make up the working week before regular sessions begin, and Taylor Tuition re-matches at no extra cost if the fit proves wrong.

One-to-one tuition and programmes for colleagues

English for adults is taught one-to-one or in small groups, at every level from beginner to proficient, which lets a single professional work through material specific to their role or a small cohort of colleagues train together towards a shared task such as a joint presentation or a client pitch. Tutors are tiered by qualifications and teaching experience, which is what sets the fee for a given tutor, with fees starting from £50 per fifty-minute session and depending on tutor level and subject.

How progress is reported

Progress reports follow sessions and reach the learner directly, with a dedicated point of contact at Taylor Tuition throughout the programme. Where an employer is paying, that same contact extends to the HR or L&D team arranging the training, so a line manager or L&D lead can follow a colleague's progress without relying on the learner to relay updates themselves.

Fitting sessions around work

Sessions run online by default, which allows a lesson to sit inside a working day without travel, alongside in-person tuition in central London for learners who prefer to meet a tutor in the room. Both formats are offered at every level, so a colleague based outside London or working irregular hours has the same access to tuition as one who can travel to a session in person.

Invoicing for employers

Where a business is arranging tuition for its staff, Taylor Tuition invoices the employer directly, keeping the booking on the employer's account and separate from the employee's own finances. This applies whether a single colleague is working towards a specific task or a wider group is progressing at different levels, with invoicing sitting alongside the free initial consultation and the tiered fee structure used across adult tuition.

How tutoring with Taylor Tuition works

English for adults is taught one-to-one or in small groups, at every level from beginner (CEFR A1) to proficient (C2), online or in person in central London. Employers can book English programmes for staff and are invoiced directly by Taylor Tuition. Fees start from £50 per 50-minute session and depend on tutor level and subject. There is no registration fee and the initial consultation is free. Every placement begins with an introductory session with the matched tutor, and we re-match at no extra cost if the fit is wrong.

More than half of our tutors hold Qualified Teacher Status and around three in five hold a master's degree or doctorate. Families receive progress reports after sessions and have a dedicated point of contact at Taylor Tuition. We reply to enquiries with tutor recommendations.

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