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Run Your Own STEM Business and Rediscover the Joy of Teaching

The only UK engineering-focused STEM franchise run exclusively by qualified teachers

If you’re anything like us at Inventors & Makers, you became a teacher because you wanted to work with kids and make a difference.

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But somewhere along the way, the job started getting in the way of exactly that.

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With the expectations for paperwork and limited non-contact time, all your admin constantly spills into your evenings and weekends.

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The number of children and individual needs you’re managing means you’re giving everything to the job, leaving nothing in the tank for your own family.

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And with mounting expectations and a culture where there's always more to do, it can feel like however hard you work, it's never quite enough.

Ideally, you'd love to:

Focus on the teaching

Deliver fun and engaging lessons

Know you're making a difference to children's futures

Have enough time during the day to do your admin

Be trusted and respected to teach how and what you want to

Earn an income that genuinely reflects the value of your expertise

Take time off when you need to - for sports days, appointments, or just because

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Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is that if this silver bullet of a job existed out there, you’d already be doing it.

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That’s why we’ve created this opportunity to become an Inventioneer with us and teach for YOU.

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At Inventors & Makers, we believe teachers deserve to rediscover their love for teaching, receive due reward for their teaching expertise, and do so all on their own terms - just like we’ve been able to.

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"After 14 years of teaching, starting my own business felt like a huge leap. I knew I could run the workshops, but I was nervous about everything else - business plans, invoicing, marketing, legal bits. But I needn't have worried - from day one, the support has been brilliant, with clear, purposeful training and help whenever I’ve needed it.

 

Within a few weeks, I was set up with HMRC, insurance, a business account and bookkeeping software—things that seemed overwhelming before. Just six weeks in, I sold out two after-school clubs in 14 hours!

 

Now I get to drop my own children at school and spend my time doing something I love, with none of the downsides of school life."

Clare, Franchisee Reading

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How Becoming an Inventioneer Works

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Run a Proven Business

We provide you with a proven business model in a premium, in-demand industry - so you can grow your own business,  still work with children every day, and rediscover the joy of teaching, without the stress.

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Create Your Own Schedule

As a business owner, you work for yourself and create your own schedule - making the hours work around your life, taking back your evenings and weekends, and finally having time for the things that matter.

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Influence Your Own Pay

Your income directly reflects the time and effort you put in- - franchisees typically earn between £20,00 and £60,000, with real potential to grow beyond that. Feel motivated and proud of what you've built yourself. 

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Be Your Own Boss

You're your own SLT - you can dictate your own workload, put an end to micromanagement and unnecessary paperwork, and put your future career progression into your own hands.

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Teach Great STEM Content

You'll deliver our award-winning, engineering-focused STEM content - specifically designed for primary schools and nurseries. No STEM expertise needed. Your teaching qualification is what makes the difference.

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Become An Expert

As the visiting expert in schools and nurseries, say goodbye to draining class teacher responsibilities and give yourself the time and space to develop your passion and expertise, with the respect and recognition you deserve.

Becoming an Inventioneer and running your own Inventors & Makers business is finally the chance to do exactly what you got into teaching for in the first place.

 

If you’re ready to rediscover the joy of teaching, make a real difference to children’s lives and still have time and energy for yourself - download the brochure and let's talk.

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