The Break Away Tutors Origin Story
Before I became a full-time online tutor, I spent four years working as a scientist 🔬. I started in January 2020 as a trainee scientist and worked my way up to Senior Certification Scientist by April 2024. On paper, it sounded impressive. In reality, I was exhausted, restricted, and watching my ambitions shrink. When I resigned, I was earning £45,000 a year—but I was giving up something far more valuable: my freedom ✨. Where it all began: My career started right before COVID-19 hit 🌍. For a year and a half, I worked fully from home and proved I could do my job without ever stepping into the office. But when things “returned to normal,” my company ordered me back twice a week. My office was two hours away !! 🚗💨. Suddenly I was losing 8 hours of travel every week and spending £30 just to show face in a building I didn’t need. With a young family and rising costs of living, I felt trapped. I wanted location freedom. Plain and simple 🗺️.That’s when tutoring entered my life. My tutoring journey — the real, unfiltered version: When I started tutoring in 2022, I had no clue what I was doing 😅. - I charged £15/hour because I had to revise before every lesson - I got questions wrong - I taught straight from textbooks - I handed out leaflets outside train stations 🚉 - I stuck up posters anywhere I legally could I was desperate for clients and learning everything the hard way. My first year? £5,000 total. Painful 😬. But I was learning. Year two? £15,000. Better. I reinvested everything into courses, books, and training 📚.This time, I IMPLEMENTED every lesson immediately. Then things took off. From earning £1,800 per month in late 2023…To earning £5,000 in March 2024…And over £6,000 in April 2024 🚀. I finally bought the freedom I’d been chasing. The turning point Between January 2024 and July 2025, my tutoring business made over $100,000 💰. That’s an average of $5,700 per month, even during slow summer months—completely surpassing my UK scientist salary.