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Shahida Kola, Founder of 121 Tuition

“I am 34 years old, born in the UK, mother of 4 beautiful children and I run a successful tuition company (121 Tuition). From a young age I have always wanted to work with children; this passion grew stronger as I got older. I studied hard whilst taking care of my 4 young children.
In 2008, after completing my studies, I knew it would be a while before I would apply for a teaching job in a school, so I decided that whilst my children were still young, I could offer private tuition.
I designed some leaflets myself,  which were very basic as I did not have much to put into the business at that time. Within the first week of posting the leaflets around the area I was overwhelmed with the number of calls I received. The intention of teaching a few students actually turned out to be the initial number of 59 students. I worked from a large room in my home,, which I converted into a classroom. I continued at my home for a year and employed my first member of staff.

121 Tuition had more students joining, which resulted in a need for the move to a business premises. I rented out a room with over 100 students that had signed up for tuition. Over the years we have grown into a very successful business. We now have over 150 students that attend our tuition centre and 20 tutors. We are running our very successful tuition centre and have now launched Online tuition. We have students who are being home-schooled and are achieving grades above what is expected of them.
I want to help children realise their full potential and build their confidence, so that they can go out into the world and be the best they possibly can . The best feeling is when the students have moved up in school or come back to show me their amazing grades.”

Shahida Kola, 121 Tuition founder.



“34 yaşındayım, 4 çocuk annesiyim. İngiltere'de doğdum. 121 Tuition isminde bir eğitim platformu işletiyorum.
Küçüklüğümden beri hep çocuklarla çalışmak istedim. Bu istek ben büyüdükçe arttı ve çocuklarımla ilgilenirken aynı zamanda bunun için çalıştım.
2008'de eğitimimi tamamladığımda bir okulda öğretmenliğe başlayabilmemin hemen gerçekleşmeyeceğini biliyordum. Çocuklarım hala küçükken özel ders vermeye karar verdim.
Kendi ilanımı tasarladım. Oldukça basit bir ilandı ama o kadarını yapabildim. İlanları yapıştırdığım ilk hafta aldığım aramalardan yorgun düşecek hale geldim. Sadece birkaç öğrenciye eğitim verme girişimim 59 öğrencilik bir olaya dönüştü. Evimdeki büyük bir odayı sınıfa çevirdim. Bir yıl kadar evde devam ettikten sonra ilk çalışanımı işe alacak hale geldim.

121 Tuition'ın öğrenci sayısı arttıkça daha büyük bir yere ihtiyaç duymaya başladık. 100'den fazla öğrencimin sığabileceği bir yer kiraladım. Yıllar geçtikçe daha da başarılı olduk. Şu an 150'den fazla öğrencimiz 20 öğretmenimiz var. Ayrıca online kursumuz da var. Evde eğitim gören ve beklenenin üzerinde performans gösteren öğrencilerimize yönelik. Çocuklara potansiyellerini fark etmelerinde ve özgüvenlerini geliştirmelerinde yardım etmek istiyorum. Böylece kendilerinin olabilecekleri en iyi versiyonu olabilirler.
Çocukların okuldaki başarılarının artmasından ve bana notlarını göstermek için gelmelerinden mutluluk duyuyorum.”

Shahida Kola, 121 Tuition'ın kurucusu.
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