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7 Non-Negotiables of a Lesson to Yield Excellent Results in Lesson Observations

Anthonia Eddo returns to the Qualified Tutor Blog to discuss some key areas to look out for when conducting a session or session observation.

A handy overview of these key techniques, some of which you will no doubt be familiar with. Never a bad thing to go over them again though …

The Level Up Teaching Summit 2022: Creating Community and Providing CPD for Online Tutors & Teachers, with Co-Organisers & ESL Specialists, Crystal Weber and Tim Gascoigne: Podcast Transcript

Welcome to the Level Up Teaching Summit 2022 Co-Organisers, Crystal Weber and Tim Gascoigne. One returning and one debut guest combine to discuss ESL teaching and why it matters for all tutors.

How to Build a Tutoring Platform from Scratch: Perfecting the All-Important Tutor-Student Relationship, with Co-Founder of The Tutor Index, Jason Preece: Podcast Transcript

The story of how one educator and founder developed and built a tutoring platform that has the tutor-student right at its core. This is The Tutor Index and Jason Preece.

Leading the Way in International Tutoring: How One of the Youngest Self-Made CEOs in the World is Building an Education Force to be Reckoned With, with Founder & CEO of Interjoin Teach, Omar El Dokani: Podcast Transcript

Omar El Dokani has big plans for tutoring. And at the age of just 20, he has plenty of time to put them into action. Listen in to one of the most exciting young minds in tutoring today.

‘Learning First, not Teaching First’: Creating the Link Between Research & Teaching in Practice, and the Crucial Role of Memory, with Cognitive Science Expert, Sarah Cottingham: Podcast Transcript

Often, and for too long, the link between cutting-edge research into education and actual education in practice has been too distant, too fractured. Sarah Cottingham is here to change that.

“A Powerful Tool for Focus”: What Tutors Can Learn from the Success of Rewards Programmes in Schools, with Founder of Great Little Rewards, Katie Tyndale: Podcast Transcript

Incentivising students is something all parents and educators have grappled with. Katie Tyndale has created a solution. Great Little Rewards works with schools to motivate children to model good behaviours, and now it’s time tutors take part too.

What You Need to Know about Psychology in Learning: A Deep-Dive into the Latest Research in Memory, Motivation & Metacognition, with Psychologist, Author and Director of Inner Drive, Bradley Busch: Podcast Transcript

Explaining tricky concepts in simple terms is no easy task, particularly for an educator. Bradley Busch has made it his mission to do just that … for educators.

In Flow with The Rapping Science Teacher: How to Use Music & Social Media to Help Produce Great Young Minds, with Founder of JGM Science Tutors, Matt Green: Podcast Transcript

Matt Green is The Rapping Science Teacher. An experienced teacher turned viral sensation (for children and parents), Matt has come to understand the way students learn.

The Power of Education Podcasts as a Vehicle for Effective CPD: In Conversation with Fellow Podcast Host and Co-Host of TandTeaching, Arthur Moore: Podcast Transcript

What would it take for you to get into education podcasts? Well, you’re here. So that’s the first step. The next step is to catch Ludo and TandTeaching co-host Arthur Moore help spread the good word of edu podcasting.

Qualified Tutor Community –> Love Tutoring Community

There have been some changes here at QT over the past few months.

Here, Ludo guides you through a short history of the Community and details what the change from Qualified Tutor Community to Love Tutoring Community really means for you and your business.

The Ups and Downs of Maths Tutoring

“Tutoring isn’t a get-rich-quick job. You need a passion and heart to help students to grow. You need to be organised and disciplined as you work for yourself. It can be very rewarding but also challenging.”

Helen Osmond, Founder of Osmond Education, puts her learnings and experiences from her career in education into one simple yet hugely effective handbook for (Maths) tutors of all kinds.

Learning to Unlearn & Learn Again: How One Expert in Training & Development Can Create a Powerful Approach to Progress for You and Your Students, with COO of Eximus Education, Misbah Iqbal: Podcast Transcript

“Unless you are ready to unlearn and learn again, you will never be able to go further” – it is this mantra that has allowed Misbah Iqbal to develop into the leader and educator that she is today. Now you get to try it too.

Success

Victoria Burns returns to the QT Blog to set us a difficult question: what is our pursuit of ‘success’ in school really leading to? What kind of success are we creating for the students of today?

As ever, Victoria challenges and inspires in equal measure. This is one to discuss with peers … and students too.

Tailored Support for Students: How to Overcome Anxiety & Stress and Ensure a Love of Learning Can Flourish, with Lauren Johnston: Podcast Transcript

Lauren Johnston has so much passion and energy for education that she went and set up a business. Lauren Johnston Tutoring is the product of years of first-hand experience and an MSc in Business Strategy, Leadership and Change converging into one.

Introducing the Superprof Learning Guide

Our friends over at Superprof have put together a wonderful Learning Guide for students returning to their education this (academic) year.

For any of you educators reading this, this Guide (link within) could be a great resource to pass on to your student(s) and may even contain a handful of concepts and learning strategies that you could incorporate into your own teaching.

Financial Literacy for Teens: What Tutors & Parents Can Do To Prepare Students for the Important Decisions in Life, with Founder of Isabel Explains, Isabel De La Cruz: Podcast Transcript

Isabel De La Cruz does something very few other tutors do: financial literacy for that age-group we call teenagers. It is at this age where the crucial intersection between (lack of) knowledge and responsibility for decisions is at its most strained.

Designing an Evidenced-Based Programme for the Tutoring Sector: What the National Tutoring Programme Can Teach Us About Social Mobility & Education, with Liberty King: Podcast Transcript

Liberty King is one to watch. Formerly involved in the design of the first year of the National Tutoring Programme, Liberty now promotes and supports social mobility causes in the UK through PR and strategy consulting.

Qualified Teachers in Tutoring: The Secrets Behind How to Make This Model Successful, with Founder of Capital Tuition Group, Matthew Curnier: Podcast Transcript

We hear many stories of individuals moving from teaching to tutoring. Matthew Curnier did so around 5 years ago and his story brings with it a great deal of experience, wisdom and amusement …

Turning ‘Errors’ into ‘Experiments’

We welcome Jade Arthur to the Qualified Tutor Blog. A US-based verbal exam prep tutor and member of the National Tutoring Association, Jade also holds Advanced Certification, a highly regarded qualification level in the US.

This first piece is packed full of knowledge and nuance. A slight mind shift that will likely work wonders for you and your students.

A Heart-Led Approach to Overcoming Stress, Anxiety and the Dangers of Technology: Strategies for Students and Educators Alike, with Founder of Elements Hypnotherapy, Amy Solon: Podcast Transcript

A former primary school teacher and mother to 2 girls, Amy Solon has an intuitive sense of what motivates, and distracts, children. Technology has never been such a potent force in our society – but how should we approach it?

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How Tutors Can Use Empathy to Support Students Who Are Disengaged from School

This week, we chatted to our friend Jack. We had a big conversation, as we always do, about how we must approach education for those that need it most.

What a Former Head of Education at Wormwood Scrubs Prison Has Learnt About the Power of Believing in People

It’s hard to know what life is like in prison if you haven’t experienced it. For a chronically disengaged student, it’s much the same. Claire Smith understands both.

Spotlight on Gavin McCormack: The Change that a World-Renowned Educator Wants to See in the World

Gavin McCormack is an educator and change-maker recognised around the world. From the schools he’s built in Nepal to the thousands of children he’s read to on Zoom this year.

Blogs

7 Non-Negotiables of a Lesson to Yield Excellent Results in Lesson Observations

Anthonia Eddo returns to the Qualified Tutor Blog to discuss some key areas to look out for when conducting a session or session observation.

A handy overview of these key techniques, some of which you will no doubt be familiar with. Never a bad thing to go over them again though …

The Level Up Teaching Summit 2022: Creating Community and Providing CPD for Online Tutors & Teachers, with Co-Organisers & ESL Specialists, Crystal Weber and Tim Gascoigne: Podcast Transcript

Welcome to the Level Up Teaching Summit 2022 Co-Organisers, Crystal Weber and Tim Gascoigne. One returning and one debut guest combine to discuss ESL teaching and why it matters for all tutors.

How to Build a Tutoring Platform from Scratch: Perfecting the All-Important Tutor-Student Relationship, with Co-Founder of The Tutor Index, Jason Preece: Podcast Transcript

The story of how one educator and founder developed and built a tutoring platform that has the tutor-student right at its core. This is The Tutor Index and Jason Preece.

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7 Non-Negotiables of a Lesson to Yield Excellent Results in Lesson Observations

Anthonia Eddo returns to the Qualified Tutor Blog to discuss some key areas to look out for when conducting a session or session observation.

A handy overview of these key techniques, some of which you will no doubt be familiar with. Never a bad thing to go over them again though …

The Level Up Teaching Summit 2022: Creating Community and Providing CPD for Online Tutors & Teachers, with Co-Organisers & ESL Specialists, Crystal Weber and Tim Gascoigne: Podcast Transcript

Welcome to the Level Up Teaching Summit 2022 Co-Organisers, Crystal Weber and Tim Gascoigne. One returning and one debut guest combine to discuss ESL teaching and why it matters for all tutors.

How to Build a Tutoring Platform from Scratch: Perfecting the All-Important Tutor-Student Relationship, with Co-Founder of The Tutor Index, Jason Preece: Podcast Transcript

The story of how one educator and founder developed and built a tutoring platform that has the tutor-student right at its core. This is The Tutor Index and Jason Preece.

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The Love Tutoring Festival - An Open Letter from Julia Silver

An Open Letter from Founder of Qualified Tutor, Julia Silver. A mission statement for what Qualified…

Qualified Tutor and Nudge Education Bring You … the Love Tutoring Festival 2: Podcast Transcript

Nudge Education and Qualified Tutor have been partners for a while. But this brings something different,…

The Get Different Philosophy: How to Create Marketing that Gets Noticed, with Co-Founder of The Different Company, Justin Wise: Podcast Transcript

"Marketing is so nebulous … that’s why we’ve put handlebars on it with the Get Different…

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…

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How Tutors Can Use Empathy to Support Students Who Are Disengaged from School

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Spotlight on Gavin McCormack: The Change that a World-Renowned Educator Wants to See in the World

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