
Development of the company
1990
- Setting up of the first groups by
managing director Karola Scheer in
Herscheid/Germany:
English lessons for adults in small groups
1995
- Start of the pilot phase:
English lessons for children from 4 to 10 years
1999
- Start of the franchise company
in Germany: Training of the first franchise partners
2000
- New teaching concept: English for You, English for adults and senior citizens
2003
- New teaching concept: English for Minis, for 2 to 4 year-olds
2005
- New teaching concept: Fit for English, for teenagers
2006
- Construction of the new Mortimer
Franchise Headquarters in Herscheid
2008
- Mortimer goes international: New franchisees in Austria and Hungary
2009
- New franchisees in Slovakia, in the Czech Republic, Poland, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen
- Associated Member of the
German Franchise Association
2010
- F&C Silver Award 2010 for Above Average in Franchise Partner Satisfaction
- Full Member of the German Franchise Association
- New teaching concept:
Fit for Business English - New franchisees in Ukraine, France and the Philippines
2011
- New franchisees in Romania and Spain
2012
- New franchisees in Spain, Bulgaria and Sri Lanka
2013
- New franchisees in Colombia, Russia,
Poland, Turkey and Malaysia - New teaching concept: English for Little Ones, for 1 to 2 year-olds
- F&C Gold Award 2013 for Above Average in Franchise Partner Satisfaction
2014
- New franchisees in Morocco, China and Belgium
2015
- New franchisees in Mexico and Kazakhstan
2016
- New franchisees in Lithuania, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand
- New teaching concept: English for Cool Kids, for 8 to 11 year-olds
2017
- New franchisees in Ecuador, Liechtenstein, Serbia and Latvia
2018
- New franchisees in France, Germany, Switzerland and Sri Lanka
2019
- New franchisees in Tunisia, Montenegro, Georgia, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey
- Jubilee: 20 years Mortimer English Club Franchising
- Rating as top franchisor for education (top 5 in the study of the institute „Deutschlandtest", for the magazine „Focus")
2020
- New franchisees in Germany, Morocco, Switzerland and Thailand
- Development of online teaching concepts for children from the age of 3 up
- Achived "2+" in Frachise Partner Satisfaction (on a 6-point scale, with 1 being the best) in the system check of the German Franchise Association
2021/2022
- New franchisees in Germany, Switzerland, Israel and Slovakia
- Further expansion of online teaching concepts and further material updates
Student record - 500 Mortimer students at Mortimer English Club Hattingen!
November 2023 – Mrs. Silke Koch, our long-time franchise partner, has broken a record!
Read more...Karola Scheer:

„Für mich ist es eine Herzensangelegenheit, dass die englische Sprache, die ich sehr liebe, so freundlich, unterhaltsam und effektiv wie möglich unterrichtet wird. Der Erfolg gibt uns Recht.“
Gründerin und Geschäftsführerin
von Mortimer English Club
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