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A Child-Centred Approach to School Placement Programmes, with the Co-Founder of EducAd Consulting, Yuliya Kosko: Podcast Transcript
We delve into the world of school placement support here, with Yuliya Kosko, Co-Founder of EducAd Consulting. EducAd was set up by Yuliya and her business partner, Ivona, to facilitate better support for, predominantly, Russian families looking for better education for their children here in the UK.
It’s a heartwarming story and continues to be a vital system for many children and parents across the country.
It’s Time for Professional Tutors to Reach a Status in Society Alongside Doctors and Lawyers: Here’s How, with the Founder of The Profs, Richard Evans: Podcast Transcript
Dive into the conversation on the Future of Education with the Founder of The Profs, Richard Evans.
And ask yourself as you’re reading: what are you doing to raise the status of tutoring in society?
Tutors: How To Do Your ‘Digital Duty’
Have you upskilled as a tutor over the lockdown? It’s easier than ever but the rate of technological advancement is making it ever more vital that we keep up. For us tutors, and for our students.
Andrea Gadsbey, as ever, has a few words of wisdom.
The Global Online Tutoring Market: What It Means to be an Effective ESL Tutor in 2021: Podcast Transcript
Want to know what it means to be an effective ESL tutor in 2021?
Want to know what ESL stands for? (We can tell you that bit: English as a Second Language)
But to find out the ins and outs of what it takes, you’ve got to listen to Crystal Weber, Founder of ESL curricula platform, Crystal Clear ESL …
Exhausted Teachers and Underused Tutors – How Can We Move Forward?
“Until you treat the wound, the plaster does nothing. And, as we know, most plasters run out of ‘stick’ before the wound has healed.”
Charlotte Watson has an excellent analogy for the initiatives that have been aimed at teachers for the past 20 years. It’s time for change.
Could tutors be a start?
Language Matters #4: Expressive and Receptive Communication
Jack returns for #4 in his new mini-series on the importance of language, and here, communication.
Have you heard of ‘expressive’ and ‘receptive’ communication? Now’s the time to jump in and learn about how and why some individuals may struggle with communication, including you yourself.
“Communication is much more than language”. Let’s hear it, Jack 👏
How to Balance Your Business Needs with Those of Your Student: The Tutoring Business Talk with Shola Alabi: Podcast Transcript
Shola Alabi delivers a masterclass on balancing the pedagogical needs of your student(s) with your business needs as an entrepreneur: it’s hard!
Shola has set up multiple tutoring business over the past 20 years, while also maintaining a high level of teaching quality for her many lucky students. Here’s how she did it …
CPD: Why We Should Keep Moving Forward
‘Every educator needs to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be...
What I Gained From The Level 3 in Education and Training
The Level 3 in Education and Training from Qualified Tutor I believe will take your...
Helping You Put Profit First in Your Business, with Profit First Certified Master, Susanne Mariga: Podcast Transcript
Dive into the world of Profit First, with Susanne Mariga: a Profit First Certified Master and author of ‘Profit First for Minority Business Enterprises’.
This conversation will 10x your business approach and the way in which you view profit in the framework of your business strategy.
Oh and Susanne is also the Founder of the hugely successful accountancy firm Mariga CPA, based in Houston.
Learning Languages from Home: Tips and Advice from the Experts on Self-Paced vs Teacher-Led Language Learning
In this collaborative article, we hear from 8 language experts about how they learn from home and what tips they have for studying and revising languages.
Thank you to all those who contributed to this collaborative piece.
Language Matters #3: The Principle of Total Communication
Jack is Back!
Blog #3 in Jack’s series on the importance of language covers the area of Total Communication. Never heard of it before? Neither had we – allow Jack the Master to expand your knowledge once more.