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The Qualified Tutor Blog explores insights, shares expertise, and encourages thoughtful reflection, fostering curiosity, generosity, and professional growth in tutoring.
We are all Participants
After a difficult, but very wonderful year, I have discovered that one question holds the key to my freedom. That question is: ‘Where do I participate?’ For example, I don’t follow current affairs. When my eldest son asks me why I don’t read the news, I tell him,...
Pay Attention: Is it time for parents to give tutoring more headspace? Love Tutoring Think Tank May 2023 QT Paper
Pay Attention: Is it time for parents to give tutoring more headspace? Love Tutoring Think Tank May 2023 QT Paper On a fresh Thursday evening in May 2023, twelve professionals gathered in a hotel near Tower Bridge, central London. Most of the participants were...
What is the difference between £5/hour tutoring and £50/hour tutoring?
There is a question that I take with me wherever I go: What is the difference between a £5/hour tutor and a £50/hour tutor? Recently I discussed this question with a very impressive tutor to learn her thoughts. Melissa Harvey has a degree in French & Spanish with...
How QT Digital Credentials will Transform the Tutoring Profession
No longer do you need to hang your certificates behind your desk so clients know what you’ve achieved. No need to put your trophies on the mantelpiece or hang awards in the downstairs loo. Now your verified credentials can follow you in every communication. My...
Inclusive Quality Assurance: International Tutoring Framework
Leaders in tutoring welcomed the International Tutoring Framework from Qualified Tutor this week in London and online at the Love Tutoring Leadership Festival. ‘I think this is absolutely wonderful and will quickly be recognised by people around the world.’ Kirstin...
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...
Perfectionism in Education
Perfectionism is a term spoken about much, but little time has been spent reflecting on where it comes from and the consequences of having a perfectionist mindset. On the surface, perfectionism sounds ideal in the sense of wanting to do your best all the time. And for...
Education Policy in 2023 by Daniel Dipper
The last three years in particular have been hugely difficult in the education space, from the impacts of coronavirus to political instability which meant we went through more education secretaries than meals there are in the day. Now we seem to have more permanent...
150 and Out – Bringing a Smile to So Many Faces and Building a Community Like No Other: Wrapping Up Ludo Millar’s Time as Host of the Qualified Tutor Podcast: Podcast Transcript
The time has come. After 150 episodes as Host of the Qualified Tutor Podcast, Ludo Millar is stepping away from the podcast and from Qualified Tutor.
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.
A Creative Primary Curriculum for All: The Changes We Can, and Should, Make to Improve our Education System, with Author Emma Palastanga: Podcast Transcript
“The goal of our education system should be to prepare our children for a future which is uncertain” – this, along with the focus on mental health, is Emma’s lasting message and the rallying cry for her book ‘A Creative Primary Curriculum for All’.
The move from the staff room to the home office
Do you miss working with others?
For many of us in the world of running our own businesses we have moved from louder locations. With staff rooms, water coolers, and meetings to collect insights & support from.
Lessons from the Front Line: A Former Teacher-turned-Entrepreneur’s Story of What it Means to Run Not One, But Two, Successful Education Businesses, with Claire Riley: Podcast Transcript
Claire Riley has words of wisdom for all business owners, particularly those in the education space. She has set up and run a number of companies, some successful and, crucially, some not.
The Tutoring In Schools Conversation: What the Latest Educational Research Can Tell Us about the Future of Education in the UK and Beyond, with the Head of Policy & Research at Impetus, Ben Gadsby: Podcast Transcript
There are very few with the same expertise in, and passion for, educational research and policy here in the UK as Ben Gadsby. We’re very lucky to have welcomed him to the show for this episode.
SEND Series with Jack #5: Love
In Jack’s final piece of this series, he approaches the sometimes difficult topic of ‘love’ in the tutoring environment.
Of course, this does not mean romance. It means trust, it means belief, it means perseverance.
This eloquent, and elegant, article teaches us to understand the pitfalls of loving your craft, and the ways in which we can create a trustful environment to protect against these pitfalls.
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