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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


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


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


Social media marketing: 8 ways for private tutors to win
There's no doubt, as a tutoring business owner, that you have to get out there on social media. It really makes sense to have it as part...

Sandra
Oct 9, 20223 min read


Tutoring with ease with ready-to-go lessons (that children love!)
Tutoring with ease with ready-to-go lessons from Jigsaw Phonics Tutoring

Sandra
Oct 2, 20224 min read


From teacher to entrepreneur - insights with Sorcha Coyle
Here’s a chat that could really add lots of value to you right now if you are planning to teach abroad or if you want to set up your...

Sandra
Sep 25, 20224 min read


Help! I'd like to start tutoring but I have so many questions!
You'd like to stat your own tutoring business but you have so many questions. Here are the answers!
Jigsaw Phonics Tutoring
Sep 18, 20222 min read


Still thinking you "just" talk to parents? Think again!
When you communicate with parents, you are working in and understand public relations. That means your transferable skills are: awareness...

Jigsaw Phonics Tutoring
Sep 10, 20221 min read


Still thinking you "just" manage a classroom? Think again!
When you manage a classroom, you are using high-level leadership skills. That means your transferable skills are: effective communication...

Jigsaw Phonics Tutoring
Aug 31, 20221 min read
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