A Member can resign at the time in writing or my email to the Secretary of the Association  on the anniversary of their membership or at any time. Any unexpired amount of their  subscription is not refundable. This is because services and benefits to members are paid for on an annual basis.  

Membership is annual and where a member is paying their subscription monthly, it is a condition of their being accepted into membership that they undertake to maintain payments in favour of the Association for 12 months.

Upon resignation where a member is paying monthly, any outstanding  subscription shall become immediately due.  

A member who continues to use and display the Association’s branding in its marketing  material and/or on their website and/or holds themselves out to be members of the  Association having not paid the subscription due for the year in question shall be  contractually liable for the outstanding subscription irrespective of any post discovery resignation.

Members agree to be bound by the Constitution, all rules and regulations made under it and  adhere to the codes of professional conduct and ethics. Members are expected to conduct  themselves in a professional manner and to treat others with courtesy. 

Members who breach the Rules of the Association, or who have a conviction, have been  disqualified or have an undischarged bankruptcy may have their membership revoked in line  with the Constitutional requirements and regulations. 

Members undertake to inform the Association Secretary without delay if they become  subject to conviction, bankruptcy or disqualification. Where there is evidence that this has  occurred, this will be investigated in line with the Association procedures. 

All members shall be entitled use and receive all the membership benefits provide by and through the Association whilst still in membership. 

Each member is encouraged to participate in the governance of the Association. The Board  of the Association is drawn from the membership and determined by annual elections. Members are also encouraged to participate in panels, committees and special interest  groups.  

Association Members have the right to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting  (AGM). Members will be notified of the AGM and matters to be discussed in advance. Privacy Policy and Data Protection 

Information about Members is kept strictly confidential in accordance with the Data  Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU)  2016/679). The TTA’s Privacy Policy is accessible from the TTA Membership Department or online at:  www.thetutorsassociation.org.uk/privacy.

On becoming a member each member agrees that the personal data supplied to the  Association will be retained for the purposes of administering communication with the  member and the membership system.  

The Association will produce a Searchable Public Directory of Tutors and Tutoring Companies  and each member is responsible for indicating the amount of information that is displayed  on the public directory and understand it is controlled in its totality by them. Each member will be provided with a members’ login so that they can update their own  personal details, select their preferences and determine what is displayed in the directory.  

• Information about Members is kept strictly confidential in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679).
• TTA’s Privacy Policy is accessible here 
•  On becoming a member each member agrees that the personal data supplied to the Association will be retained for the purposes of administering communication with the member and the membership system.
• The Association will produce a Searchable Public Directory of Tutors and Tutoring Companies and each member is responsible for indicating the amount of information that is displayed on the public directory and understand it is controlled in its totality by them.
• Each member will be provided with a members’ login so that they can update their own personal details, select their preferences and determine what is displayed in the directory.

Each member is required to keep their contact details up to date so as to enable the Association to send them important information about membership matters, invoices and receipts and constitutional notifications. The prime information is a current email address, postal address and telephone number

Each member is expected promote membership of the Association and where appropriate  provide a hyperlink from their websites to the Association’s. In addition, each member is expected to include membership on any external profile such as  LinkedIn and Twitter, support the Associations events, panes and conferences. 

The TTA logo is a registered Trade Mark and Members may not use it in any document or  publication, including the Internet, without the written authorisation of the Chief Executive,  Association Secretary or the Membership Department. Such authorisation will only be given to those members who have signed the codes of practice and ethics and comply with the  Association’s bye-laws. 

From time to time these rules may be revoked, altered or added to by the TTA. The TTA will  update the Rules on the website and highlight the changes in regular email communication.  Any dispute relating to these Rules will be determined by the Chief Executive, the  Association Secretary or the Managing Department. Copies of the Constitution, Rules and Standards are available online or by contacting the Membership Team here.