AUSTRALIAN TUTORING ASSOCIATION

(ATA) LTD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015

130 Edwin Street NorthCROYDON, NSW

9th December 201510.30AM – 11.30AM

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Report of the Secretary2

Welcome and apologiesStatutory ReportsThe year that was

KPIs Notable achievements

PRENTUS Charity Overview and details Founding donors Website

https://www.tutoringscholarships.org/2016 Plans and goals

PETS Charity GPTA developments

Welcome and apologies3

Welcome 10th AGM of the ATA

Apologies The ATA received the following apologies:

Nam Hong Nguyen Storm McGrath

Apologies received

1. Nerissa Lee Long A2Z Learning

2. Sherryl Stratford

3. Lindsey Timms English Language Tutorials

4. Agnes De Robilliard KMEC - Booragoon

5. Susan Ganz

6. Anita Saravanamuttu Richmond Tutoring College

7. Rita Davies North Home Tuition

8. Yasmin Bell Just For Kids Learning Centre

9. Delphine Labourea-Ormancey French Tete-a-tete

10. Daniela Piccione Bella Lingua - Italian for kids

11. Amanda du Toit Dyslexia Matters

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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)5

Total members 31st December 2011348Total members 31st December 2012413Total members 31st December 2013 504Total members 31st March 2014 551Total members 30th June 2014 572Total members 30th September 2014 587Total members 3rd December 2014 601Total members 1st December 2015 485

Total current members 492

Net decrease through 2015: 108 membersNet increase through 2014: 97 membersNet increase through 2013: 91 membersNet increase through 2012: 65 members

Reason for fall in overall membershipThe cost of accreditation and the loss of those who do not believe in best practice standards for the tutoring sector

Key Performance Indicators (cont’d)

Number of ‘likes’ since Dec 2014: Increased from 281 to 412

Twitter: Number of Tweets increased from 50 to 117 Number of tweets: 191

ATA You Tube Channel:526 views

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The year that was…2015 summarised

7 January

New ATA membership criteria apply: the requirement to provide an ABN and demonstrate clearance to work with children

Press article in The Age, by Anna Broinowski, “Testing times: selective schools and tiger parents”. February

2nd February Private Enterprise Tutoring Scholarships (PETS) fund is approved on the business register

March ATA CEO interview with Tony Jones on ABC Lateline addressing selective schooling Australian Tutoring Association (ATA) turns 10-years-old

May ATA Board updates the Code of Conduct and agrees to have it translated into Arabic, French and German May 11th PETS Charity approved and listed by ACNC (Australian Charities and Not-for-profits

Commission) May 21st PETS Charity approved for DGR (Donor Gift Recipient) status• June• ATA Press Release, “Tutors call on teachers and authorities to help eliminate plagiarism”

July English, Arabic, French, German, Greek, Hindi , Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional

Chinese, Vietnamese, Telugu (and Telugu supplement) – al translations completed Front page news: “Children increasingly expected to do homework in the school holidays”, 04.07.15, by Kieran

Gair August

ATA Board approves a model for Premium Accreditation Press article, “Tutor paid to boost NAPLAN results”, by Natasha Bita, The Australian ATA Press Release, “A bold new direction – Tutors in schools”

September Premium accreditation for Intuition Education Australia and The Extension Centre

October PETS Bank A/c set up – ATA loans $10,000

November PETS receives pledges: $10,000 from Kip McGrath Education Centres (KMEC), $10,000 (Nam Quang

Tuition, NQT), $10,000 Chin Chan (iSmart Tuition), $5,000 Mohan Dhall December

PETS website ready and Official launch at ATA AGM ATA AGM

Accreditation

Current AccreditedTutor stats: 842 members 642 tutors that are accredited or in the process of

completing their accreditation

AccreditedTutor.org website receives in excess of 30,000 pages views per month.

Premium accreditation What threshold? Cost v Benefits

Special needs training for charity

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ATA Finances9

Audit requirements for AGM and ASIC Rules - Companies limited by guarantee – simplified obligations 

From 28 June 2010, companies limited by guarantee are subject to a number of law changes including: prohibition on payment of dividends to members preparation and audit or review of financial reports, and annual financial reporting to members.

Importantly, the law now defines a small company limited by guarantee.

What is a small company limited by guarantee?  A company is a small company limited by guarantee in a particular financial year if: 

it is a company limited by guarantee for the whole of the financial year it is not a deductible gift recipient at any time during the financial year, and its revenue (or consolidated revenue if that applies) for the financial year is less than $250,000.

 

Tier Type of company Obligations1 Small company limited by guarantee. Unless directed by a member or ASIC, does not have to: 

• prepare a financial report or have it audited• prepare a directors’ report, or• notify members of annual reports.

Source: http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/Companies+limited+by+guarantee-simplified+obligations

ATA Finances10

Income from Memberships

ATA Memberships (YTD Jan – Nov): $115,848 (2014:$ 102,336.54)

Other income: AON Partnership income (Jan-Nov): $2,055.90

Total annual income: $117,903.90 (2014:$103,445.34)

Expenses Accreditation: $44,122 Other Expenses $77,864.96 (wages expense: $49,542)) Loan to PETS Charity $10,000 Loan to GPTA $7,198

Net increase in bank (Dec 2014 – Nov 2015): + $25,525.98

2016 Fees Structure – no change from 2015….

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Membership Categories

 For businesses with a teacher principal $499 inc GST: ATA (membership and accreditation) $299 and insurance $200 

 For businesses with a non-teacher principal: $549 inc GST ATA (membership and accreditation) $349 and insurance $200

 For individual teacher: $499 inc GST: ATA (membership and accreditation) $299 and insurance $200 

 For individual non-teacher: $549 inc GST: ATA (membership and accreditation) $349 and insurance $200

Listing Price (members with multiple sites – one manager)

$55 per site per year for registered businesses $220 for “Agencies” – no actual physical site

Bundled membership - 2016 Fees Structure

We are negotiating with AON to offer: A bundled membership of:

• ATA Membership• Accreditation• And insurance

Members who take up this option will qualify for discounted private health insurance with Medibank Private

The bundled price would be $490 (teachers) and $540 (non teachers). This represents a cost saving and also ease of renewal for memberships.

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Future directions13

PRENTUS Charity to be one focusFurther membership alliances

Such as an alliance with AON for further benefits Bundled membership package option

2nd ATA National Tutoring SurveyDevelopment of GPTAImproved use of social media for aligning the

‘fragmented’ tutoring sector