BACKGROUND
A. The Client is of the opinion that the Contractor has the necessary qualifications, experience and abilities to provide services to the Client.

B. The Contractor is agreeable to providing such services to the Client on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.

 

IN CONSIDERATION OF the matters described above and of the mutual benefits and obligations set forth in this Agreement the receipt and sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, the Client and the Contractor (individually the “Party” and collectively the “Parties” to this Agreement) agree as follows:

SERVICES PROVIDED
1. The Client hereby agrees to engage the Contractor and provide the Client with the following services (the “Services”):
Tutoring

2. The Services will also include any other tasks which the Parties may agree on. The Contractor hereby agrees to provide such Services to the Client.

TERM OF AGREEMENT
3. The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) will begin on the date of this Agreement and will remain in full force and effect indefinitely until terminated as provided in this Agreement.

4. In the event that either Party wishes to terminate this Agreement, that Party will be required to provide 2 days’ written notice to the other party.
For the first free lesson, if the Client does not show without more than 2 days’ notice, then they may not rebook the free lesson. If the Client does not show without more than 2 days’ notice for a lesson outside the first lesson, the Client is charged the total amount of £35.

 

5. In the event that either Party breaches a material provision under this Agreement, the non-defaulting Party may terminate this Agreement immediately and require the defaulting Party to indemnify the non-defaulting Party against all reasonable damages.

 

6. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by mutual agreement of the Parties.

7. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the obligations of the Contractor will end upon the termination of this Agreement.

 

PERFORMANCE
8. The Parties agree to do everything necessary to ensure that the terms of this Agreement take effect. The Contractor strictly abides by the Nurture Durham Safeguarding Policy.

 

CURRENCY

9. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all monetary amount referred to in this Agreement are in GBP.

PAYMENT
10. The Contractor will charge the Client for the Services as follows (the “Payment”):
The Client will pay Nurture Durham £35 per hour, or £300 for a 10-lesson package. This is to be decided by the Client at the beginning of the contract in writing, digital or handwritten.

11. Invoices submitted by the Contractor to the Client are due within 30 days of receipt.

 

12. In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Client prior to completion of the Services but where the Services have been partially performed, the Contractor will be entitled to pro rata payment of the Payment to the date of termination provided that there has been no breach of contract on the part of the Contractor.

13. The Contractor will be responsible for all income tax liabilities and National Insurance or similar contributions relating to the Payment and the Contractor will indemnify the Client in respect of any such payments required to be made by the Client.

14. The Contractor will be solely responsible for the payment of all the remuneration and benefits due to the employees of the Contractor, including any National Insurance, income tax and any other form of taxation or social security costs.

 

REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES

15. The Contractor will be reimbursed from time to time for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the Contractor in connection with providing the Services, including travel costs for face-to-face tutoring and added hardware required.

16. All expenses must be pre-approved by the Client.

 

INTEREST ON LATE PAYMENTS

17. Interest payable on any overdue amounts under this Agreement is charged at a rate of 8.50% per annum or at the maximum rate enforceable under applicable legislation, whichever is lower.

CONFIDENTIALITY
18. Confidential information (the “Confidential Information”) refers to any data or information relating to the business or the Client which would be reasonably considered to be proprietary to the Client including, but not limited to, accounting records, business processes, and client records and that is not generally known in the industry of the Client and where the release of the Confidential Information could reasonably be expected to cause harm to the Client.
For safeguarding purposes, all lessons will be recorded by the tutor and be stored in a Drive accessible to the Contractor. These recordings can only be accessed by tutors for training purposes with the consent of the Contractor.

 

19. The Contractor agrees that they will not disclose, divulge, reveal, report or use, for any purpose, any Confidential Information which the Contractor has obtained, except as authorised by the Client or as required by law. The obligations of confidentiality will apply during the Term and will survive indefinitely upon termination of this Agreement

 

20. All written and oral information and material disclosed or provided by the Client to the Contractor under this Agreement is Confidential Information regardless of whether it was provided before or after the date of this Agreement or how it was provided to the Contractor.

OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

21. All intellectual property and related material, including any trade secrets, moral rights, goodwill, relevant registrations or applications for registration, and rights in any patent, copyright, trade mark, trade dress, industrial design and trade name (the “Intellectual Property”) that is developed or produced under this Agreement, will be the sole property of the Client. The use of Intellectual Property by the Client will not be restricted in any manner.

 

22. The Contractor may not use the Intellectual Property for any purpose other than that contracted for in this Agreement except with the written consent of the Client. The Contractor will be responsible for any and all damages resulting from the unauthorised use of the Intellectual Property.

 

RETURN OF PROPERTY

23. Upon the expiry or termination of this Agreement, the Contractor will return to the Client any property, documentation, records, or Confidential Information which is the property of the Client.

CAPACITY/INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

24. In providing the Services under this Agreement it is expressly agreed that the Contractor is acting as an independent contractor and not as an employee. The Contractor and the Client acknowledge that this Agreement does not create a partnership or joint venture between them, and is exclusively a contract for service.

 

RIGHT OF SUBSTITUTION
25. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor may, at the Contractor’s absolute discretion, engage a third party sub-contractor to perform some or all of the obligations of the Contractor under this Agreement and the Client will not hire or engage any third parties to assist with the provision of the Services.

26. In the event that the Contractor hires a sub-contractor:
a. the Contractor will pay the sub-contractor for its services and the Compensation will remain payable by the Client to the Contractor.
b. for the purposes of the indemnification clause of this Agreement, the sub-contractor is an agent of the Contractor.

AUTONOMY
27. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor will have full control over working time, methods, and decision-making in relation to the provision of the Services in accordance with the Agreement. The Contractor will work autonomously and not at the direction of the Client. However, the Contractor will be responsive to the reasonable needs and concerns of the Client.

EQUIPMENT
28. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Contractor will provide at the Contractor’s own expense, any and all tools, machinery, equipment, raw material, supplies, workwear and any other items or parts necessary to deliver the Services in accordance with the Agreement.

NO EXCLUSIVITY
29. The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement is non-exclusive and that either Party will be free, during and after the Term, to engage or contract with third parties for the provision of services similar to the Services.

 

NOTICE

30. All notices, requests, demands, or other communications required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement will be given in writing and delivered to the Parties at the following addresses:
a. [tutee’s guardian]

b. Nurture Durham Limited

or to such other address as either Party may from time to time notify the other.

INDEMNIFICATION
31. Except to the extent paid in settlement from any applicable insurance policies, and to the extent permitted by the applicable law, each Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other Party, and its respective directors, shareholders, affiliated, officers, agents, employees, and permitted successors and assigns against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, penalties, punitive damages, expenses, reasonable legal fees and costs of any kind or amount whatsoever, which result from or arise out of any act or omission of the indemnifying party, its respective directors, shareholders, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and permitted successors and assigns that occurs in connection with this Agreement. This indemnification will survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT

32. Any amendment or modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either Party in connection with this Agreement will only be binding if evidenced in writing signed by each Party or an authorised representative of each Party.

TIME OF THE ESSENCE

33. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. No extension or variation of this Agreement will operate as a waiver of this provision.

 

ASSIGNMENT

34. The Contractor will not voluntarily, or by operation of law, assign or otherwise transfer its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Client.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

35. It is agreed that there is no representation, warranty, collateral agreement or condition affecting this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

ENUREMENT
36. This Agreement will enure to the benefit of and be binding on the Parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators and permitted successors and assigns.

TITLES/HEADINGS

37. Headings are inserted for the convenience of the Parties only and are not to be considered when interpreting this Agreement.

GENDER
38. Words in the singular mean and include the plural and vice versa. Words in the masculine mean and include the feminine and vice versa.

 

GOVERNING LAW

39. The Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England.

 

SEVERABILITY

40. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, all other provisions will nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable with the invalid and unenforceable parts severed from the remainder of this Agreement.

 

WAIVER
41. The waiver by either Party of a breach, default, delay or omission of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the other Party will not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or other provisions.