I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Explore Learning (Abbey Wood, England) in Oct 2023
Interview
Maths and English assessment Demonstrate your current knowledge base in these core subjects in a 10 minute test. You must think quickly and accurately. Pre recorded. you’ll be provided with a link to complete a series of short videos. Why you want to be a tutor . Then talking a student through a question. Live virtual interview Hosted by a member of the recruitment team, this final interview is an opportunity for us to assess your strengths and initiative through a series of scenario questions;
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why you want to be a tutor . Then talking a student through a question.
I interviewed at Explore Learning (Walsall, England)
Interview
Pre-recorded interview stage then an interview with someone at Explore - usually a hiring manager. Simple behavioural questions about your job motivations and skills. My advice - flaunt your communication and social skills. Don’t worry too much about hard skills as long as you have decent maths and English grades from secondary, a-level or at degree level.
I applied online. I interviewed at Explore Learning
Interview
An online interview with mock questions is easy and requires you to pretend to teach a child who is struggling with a question. From what I remember from the person interview they wanted to know you and why you wanted to work at Explore
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Explore Learning in Nov 2025
Interview
Friendly interviewer, laid out the format of the interview at the start. The role I had applied for had already been filled but discussed which centres were nearby and found a role I could take. Questions took roughly 15 mins, then asked about logistics (my availability, any planned time off etc). Let me know I would hear from them in the next three working days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do I want to work in education? What would be your greatest challenge coming into the role? What does safeguarding mean to you? If a student was having a difficult session and having trouble focusing, how would you feed this back to the parent whilst the child is there?