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 – 1999
- Start of the pilot phase:
English lessons for children from 4 to 10 years - Start of the franchise company in Germany: Training of the first franchise partners
2000 – 2004
- New teaching concepts: English for You, English for adults and senior citizens and English for Minis, for 2 to 4 year-olds
2005 – 2009
- New teaching concept: Fit for English, for teenagers
- Construction of the new Mortimer Franchise Headquarters in Herscheid
- Associated Member of the German Franchise Association
- Mortimer goes international: New franchisees in Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, in the Czech Republic, Poland, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Yemen
2010 – 2014
- F&C Silver Award 2010 for Above Average in Franchise Partner Satisfaction
- F&C Gold Award 2013 for Above Average in Franchise Partner Satisfaction
- Full Member of the German Franchise Association
- New teaching concepts: Fit for Business English and English for Little Ones, for 1 to 2 year-olds
- New franchisees in Ukraine, France, the Philippines, Romania, Spain, Bulgaria, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Russia, Poland, Turkey, Malaysia, Morocco, China and Belgium
2015 – 2019
- New teaching concept: English for Cool Kids, for 8 to 11 year-olds
- 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")
- New franchisees in Mexico, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Ecuador, Liechtenstein, Serbia, Latvia, France, Germany, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Montenegro, Georgia and Turkey
2020 – 2023
- 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
- Further expansion of online teaching concepts and further material updates
- New franchisees in Germany, Morocco, Switzerland, Thailand, Israel, Slovakia and Romania
New opening in Istanbul
April 2025 – Our Turkish Master Partners, Hakan Özgen and Meltem Karahan Özgen, proudly announced the completion of their new Mortimer English Club Learning Centre in Istanbul.
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„It is dear to my own heart that the English language, which I love so much, is taught in a manner which is as friendly, entertaining and effective as possible. Our success shows that we have chosen the right path.“
Founder and Manager Mortimer English Club
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