The Canary, the Phoenix and the Dove
Emma Harper was a secondary maths teacher until last year. Now she is a full time tutor. In 2020 she had a breakdown brought on by the loss of her mother. She was pregnant at the time, and the shock of that sudden loss caused her to be signed off from work with PTSD...
Why Qualified Tutor? Why Now?
The story of QT is one of passion, patience and persistence. When the idea of supporting tutors first came to me in 2019 I was leading a lovely primary school in North London. That’s where I discovered that the best way to improve outcomes for learners is to develop...Taking time off as a tutoring business owner
Let’s be honest – tutoring takes time, energy, and compassion. We so often give this to our students, reminding them of the importance of breaks during study time, or the need to give themselves compassion if they aren’t quite “getting it” yet.
SEND Series with Jack #4: Truth Seeking
Jack produces his penultimate instalment of this SEND series, with a fabulous piece on understanding, as tutors, our role in the whole education of the child, and the importance of creating a community feel.
The key is understanding what you have to bring in the moment, and accepting that that might not always be what you might consider ‘perfect’. Hopefully, though, it will be (at least) ‘a little better’ than what the student has had before.
Top Five Reasons to Get a Twinkl Subscription as a Private Tutor
QT Connect Partners Twinkl have a wonderful set of resources and planning docs & sheets that will greatly improve your tutoring … and your time management.
Here, Tutor Manager, Beth Todd, lays out some of the key reasons to sign up for any one of Twinkl’s subscription packages.