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There is so much for us to learn as tutors. Whether you’re exploring a topic, researching for a specific student or simply looking for inspiration, our Love Tutoring Videos, Podcasts and Blogs will help. Lean in to your specialisms, explore your blind spots, engage deeply and let your learning change your practice.

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Creating a Values-Driven and EQ-Led Education Business for Students and Mentors: The Story Behind Oppidan Education, with Founders Henry Faber and Walter Kerr: Podcast Transcript

Henry Faber and Walter Kerr came together to build Oppidan Education 6 years ago. Their journey has led them to become one of the most exciting and ambitious education business in the UK, and has helped develop the lives and careers of hundreds of mentors and hundreds more students.

The Reality of the ‘New Normal’

Anthonia Eddo is the Founder of Leading Lingual, which caters for the language skills and needs of students around the world. As someone who’s seen the rise of online learning first hand, Anthonia is well acquainted with the stresses and strains contained within.

Here, Anthonia challenges us to consider what the ‘new normal’ really means for education, and whether the theories and philosophies of a certain American educational reformer from the 20th century can help us implement a new future for education.

From Head Teacher to Head Tutor: Key Lessons Learnt Along the Way and How We Ensure Mental Health (for Student & Tutor) Stays at the Forefront, with Founder of MyTutorElite, David Bell: Podcast Transcript

David Bell is an inspiration to us all. As a former teacher and headteacher for over 18 years, fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and now founder of a new tutoring business, David has seen it all in education.

Why you should have an Ableton tutor

Omar Meho is an artist and DJ from Britain, having played in some of the biggest clubs in the UK.

Music Workflow Academy, Omar’s educational mission, provides a range of services for customers, including music production lessons, mixing, mastering, tutorials, DJ lessons and more.

Here, he looks at how working with an Ableton tutor can take your DJing to the next level.

Don’t Believe in the Box: An Improved Mindset for Understanding Each Other and the World Around Us, with Master Coach, Dinah Liversidge: Podcast Transcript

Dinah Liversidge touches hearts and minds. As a qualified celebrant, master coach, award-winning keynote speaker and mindset trainer, Dinah delivers a passion for life and celebration every single time she shows up.

Reimagining the Fabric of our Education System: How to Create Incredible Learners, with CEO of Streamline Learning, Ian Siegel: Podcast Transcript

Ok so you’re involved in education. You might well be an educator yourself. Do you ever reflect that the system you work in could be reimagined for the better? Ian Siegel has made it his mission – here’s how.

All Tutors are Teachers of Literacy

With verve, passion and a large helping of first-hand experience, Andrea Gadesby delivers a rallying cry to tutors of all subjects: we are all teachers of literacy.

Explained in the context of actual 2017 GCSE and KS2 exam paper questions, Andrea sets out the stall for why all educators must understand how vital good literacy skills are for educational development.

Dear Education Secretary

In typically eloquent and forthright language, Daniel Dipper pens a letter to the new Education Secretary, setting out a series of realistic requests and demands that will help set the right course both for the newly-incumbent minister and for the education sector itself.

Shining a Light on Literacy: How Jigsaw Phonics Tutoring are Helping Educators Understand How to Teach Language, with Sandra Pyne: Podcast Transcript

A lexicographer, a tutor, a primary teacher, a SEND specialist, a dyslexia assessor and now a company founder. Sandra Pyne has a long and distinguished educational background – and now Jigsaw Phonics is taking things to the next level.

How to Transform Your Passion into Confident Self-Expression: Speaker Empowerment for Educators & Professionals, with Linda Ugelow: Podcast Transcript

It’s not often that you come across someone with the passion and spirit of Linda Ugelow. A lifelong dancer and performer, Linda removes the anxiety and fear of speaking with confidence.

20 Top Marketing Strategies for Tutors

Michael Gibben is back on the QT Blog – lucky for us!

To help us ease into the summer period, Michael has some incredible ideas for how you can make the most of the traditionally less busy summer stint to help with your marketing. Read on!

Wellbeing, Support and Mindfulness for Our Profession: How to Get Involved in World Tutors’ Day 2nd July 2022, with Sarahlynn Hodder: Podcast Transcript

World Tutors’ Day 2nd July is a celebration of all things tutoring. It’s a special day for our profession and this year, led by the sparkling Sarahlynn Hodder, there’s a focus on wellbeing and outdoor activity.

How to Write a Must-Read Business Book: The Crucial Role of Focusing on the Reader, with Editor & Publishing Strategist, AJ Harper: Podcast Transcript

QT Podcast fan favourite Mike Michalowicz says he trusts no else more in the world. She’s regularly cited by many top authors as the reason for their success. AJ Harper is a towering force in the authorship industry.

The Route into Growing a Successful Franchise Business, with Love Tutoring Festival 3 Speaker and Founder of Groe Global, Sean Goldsmith: Podcast Transcript

It’s not often you find someone with so much passion for what they do. Sean Goldsmith has lived and breathed franchising for a long, long time and has sage advice for us all.

Tips for How to Capture a Student’s Full Attention Online

Superprof, in their second piece for the Qualified Tutor Blog, with a highly engaging article about what it really takes in 2021 (moving rapidly into 2022) to be an inspiring and effective online tutor.

How many of these tips do you know and make use of already?

Inspiring Teachers and Students to Be Their Best Selves: An Interview with the President-Elect of the Chartered College of Teaching, with Steven Berryman: Podcast Transcript

Steven Berryman is the President-Elect of the Chartered College of Teaching. This is great reward for a teacher and curriculum designer who’s worked at the highest level for 15+ years.

The Essential Role that Vocabulary Plays in Children’s Learning, with Published Children’s Author, Sheena Ager: Podcast Transcript

In our first episode dedicated to vocabulary, we explore the intricacies of this field and central importance to education through the lens of the published works of a children’s author.

The Scalable, Affordable Solution: Taking Tutoring to the Next Level through the Interaction of Creativity & EdTech, with Founder of CanopyEd, William Minton: Podcast Transcript

What would it take for you to see the value of tutoring? If you already do, this conversation will put a spring in your step. If you need convincing, allow William Minton to plot that path for you.

How to Incorporate Spaced Learning into Your Tutoring

Cindy Palmer, Founder of STEM Tutoring based in Washington State, has a handy tip to help you embed spaced practice into your students’ learning.

Let us know if it helps you and your students out!

The Emotionally Intelligent Tutor: How to Incorporate Fearlessness & Vulnerability into Your Teaching & Learning, with Tania Khojasteh: Podcast Transcript

The rise of emotional intelligence (EQ) as a determiner for a child’s success and understanding in the world is well under way. For Tania Khojasteh, combining this with an awareness of fearlessness is the masterstroke.

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Podcasts

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.

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