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Christmas Quiz: Are You Ready to Start Your Own Tutoring Business?
Find out of 2024 could be the beginning of a new chapter for you. We're going old school here, so grab a pencil and select the answer...

Sandra
Dec 4, 20233 min read


But what do I charge? Everything you need to know about pricing in your private tutoring business.
The number 1 question tutors have is always: what should I charge? So I want to talk you through everything you need to think about when...
Sandra Pyne
Oct 4, 20234 min read


Reading made delicious!
The recipe cards from Reading Made Delicious are an authentic, multisensory way to develop at reading at home ... deliciously!

Sarah Travers
Aug 31, 20234 min read


The value of quarterly planning in your tutoring business
What is quarterly planning? It’s simply a structured way of prioritizing how you plan to develop and improve your tutoring business over...

Sandra
Jul 2, 20233 min read


Creating your Dream Tutoring Business
It was so good to talk to Melitta Campbell about starting your dream tutoring business on her podcast The Driven Female Entrepreneur. ...
Sandra Pyne
Jun 23, 20232 min read


Cobranding with Jigsaw Phonics Tutoring
Here's what branding your tutoring business really is and how cobranding with Jigsaw Phonics is the solution to all your branding needs.

Sandra
Jun 3, 20234 min read


Trick the robot: making phonics effective in early literacy tutoring
How Trick the robot makes literacy and phonics tutoring really effective for young learners.

Sandra
May 7, 20234 min read


Meet Wug the alien!
Potentially unpopular opinion here, but I am not a fan of using alien words to teach or tutor phonics and early literacy. Alien words...

Sandra
Apr 23, 20234 min read


Meet Puzzle the panda!
See for yourself how easy and effective the Puzzle lessons are! They save you time because you have no prep, and they are structured and...

Sandra
Apr 16, 20234 min read


How to start your tutoring business: part 2
More action steps to turn your business ideas into a reality! Few teachers are business experts and when you start a new tutoring...

Sandra
Apr 9, 20233 min read


How to start your tutoring business: part 1
6 action steps to make your tutoring business idea a reality Few teachers are business experts and when you start a new business you have...

Sandra
Mar 26, 20233 min read


Meet official Jigsaw Phonics tutor Kara Cook!
Hello, I'm Kara. I am a passionate primary tutor and phonics expert. My mission is to help children learn to read and write with...

Jigsaw Phonics Tutoring
Mar 5, 20234 min read


Adaptive phonics and literacy tutoring for EAL learners
Adaptive tutoring for EAL (English as an Additional Language) learners is a method of tutoring that is tailored to the specific needs and...

Sandra
Feb 17, 20233 min read


Bust these myths to get excited about starting your tutoring business!
It’s always easy to find reasons not to do something. But sometimes those reasons are just not valid. So they hold us back needlessly....

Sandra
Jan 22, 20233 min read


How to sell without selling
When you go on a long journey to somewhere new, you have lots to do. You plan it out, figure out the best route and pack the snacks. And...

Sandra
Jan 15, 20234 min read


Get your business online, for free, fast!
How to get your tutoring business online, using free tools, fast.

Sandra
Dec 11, 20223 min read


What really makes a font easy on the eye?
Our blog guest this week Bríd Ní Chatháin has not only done the research, she has created the font that is ideal for both adults and...

Bríd NíChatháin
Dec 4, 20223 min read


Your job - quit or stay?
Your job - quit or stay. If you are teacher thinking of quitting to change career or start your own tutoring business, here's how.

Ritchie Kyriacou
Nov 27, 20224 min read


Group tutoring or one‐to‐one lessons? Which is best?
It’s a hot topic amongst tutors and opinion is divided. So here’s my personal experience of both one‐to‐one and small group tutoring that...

Sandra
Nov 20, 20223 min read


What are the benefits of tutors focusing more on pronunciation in the English classroom?
This week we are delighted to welcome guest blogger Jennie Reed from Excellence in English Education. Jennie is a coach who specializes...

Jennie Reed
Nov 13, 20225 min read
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