The Qualified Tutor Podcast

This is the vision for Aidan Whytock, Sharpen's tenacious Founder.

Sharpen is not like any old tutoring platform. Sharpen creates downloadable, searchable and time-stamped PDFs of all notes taken during the session, allowing you and your student to revisit old material alongside the discussion at the time.

This will revolutionise revision and has important consequences for safeguarding, in-session engagement, note-taking skills and much more.

• Take your first session today for free at https://sharpen-app.com/ or contact Aidan directly by clicking here.
• To see how it works in action, find Aidan's helpful tutorial videos here.

If you would like to be part of the UK's first ever Level 3 Qualification in Tutoring, enrol now by clicking here and be the first in a new crop of motivated, committed, qualified tutors. Over 8 hours of workshop-style sessions led by industry experts, you'll set yourself apart in a crowded space.

If you want to have your voice heard, learn more about online tutoring and participate in engaging discussion while meeting other, like-minded tutors, visit https://www.qualifiedtutorcommunity.org/ and join the conversation today.

We can't wait to see you there.

Don't forget to review the show (on Apple, preferably!) - we'd love to hear how you found the advice, guidance and discussions inside.

🥇 The website: https://www.qualifiedtutor.org/
🎙 The Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thequalifiedtutor/
💻 The LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-qualified-tutor/
📱 The Twitter page: https://twitter.com/qualified_tutor
🎥 The YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQqgX9tvzFz0_wL9Vj_KHIQ
📷 The Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/qualified_tutor/

🎧 And thank you as ever to Luke Tierney for the sophisticated soundtrack

Dyscalculia is a condition that affects a student's ability to understand number-related concepts, perform calculations and problem solve with figures.

Judy Brice has been providing tuition support to students with dyscalculia for many years and is 'experienced in helping children who often fall through the cracks at school'.

We welcome Judy's experience and positivity onto the Qualified Tutor Podcast, with an exploration of how to manage a dyscalculic student, what techniques work best and, most importantly, the range of props and games you need at your disposal (hint: no one has a better range than Judy ...).

To find out more about Judy's work and to book your own session, visit jmbeducationalservices.co.uk and get in touch today. Judy also runs a series of engaging and in-depth courses on managing maths anxiety, which you can find here.

If you would like to be part of the UK's first ever Level 3 Qualification in Tutoring, enrol now by clicking here and be the first in a new crop of motivated, committed, qualified tutors. Over 8 hours of workshop-style sessions led by industry experts, you'll set yourself apart in a crowded space.

If you want to have your voice heard, learn more about online tutoring and participate in engaging discussion while meeting other, like-minded tutors, visit https://www.qualifiedtutorcommunity.org/ and join the conversation today.

We can't wait to see you there.

Don't forget to review the show (on Apple, preferably!) - we'd love to hear how you found the advice, guidance and discussions inside.

🥇 The website: https://www.qualifiedtutor.org/
🎙 The Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thequalifiedtutor/
💻 The LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-qualified-tutor/
📱 The Twitter page: https://twitter.com/qualified_tutor
🎥 The YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQqgX9tvzFz0_wL9Vj_KHIQ
📷 The Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/qualified_tutor/

🎧 And thank you as ever to Luke Tierney for the sophisticated soundtrack

I Need A Speaker is a simple concept.

The brainchild of Tricia Richards-Service, the platform connects speakers with audiences. Unlike most speaker platforms, I Need A Speaker is not for past presidents, famous after-dinner speakers or expensive performers. I Need A Speaker is for everyone. Everyone with a story.

Tricia has a fascinating story to tell, and Tricia's message for all educators is: communicate your story and you will raise those around you.

We are delighted to welcome Tricia onto the Qualified Tutor Podcast, not least as it's the most effective medium for Tricia to communicate her story to our community.

If you'd like to become or hire a professional speaker, contact [email protected], mentioning the Qualified Tutor discount. It may be the best decision you make.

If you would like to be part of the UK's first ever Level 3 Qualification in Tutoring, enrol now by clicking here and be the first in a new crop of motivated, committed, qualified tutors. Over 8 hours of workshop-style sessions led by industry experts, you'll set yourself apart in a crowded space.

If you want to have your voice heard, learn more about online tutoring and participate in engaging discussion while meeting other, like-minded tutors, visit https://www.qualifiedtutorcommunity.org/ and join the conversation today.

We can't wait to see you there.

Don't forget to review the show (on Apple, preferably!) - we'd love to hear how you found the advice, guidance and discussions inside.

🥇 The website: https://www.qualifiedtutor.org/
🎙 The Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thequalifiedtutor/
💻 The LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-qualified-tutor/
📱 The Twitter page: https://twitter.com/qualified_tutor
🎥 The YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQqgX9tvzFz0_wL9Vj_KHIQ
📷 The Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/qualified_tutor/

🎧 And thank you as ever to Luke Tierney for the sophisticated soundtrack

We decided to do things a little differently for our festive special.

5 contestants, 1 host and a whole lot of Just A Minute inexperience. 

The contestants performed admirably, with just and fair winners being crowned at the end of the day's play.

Our contestants were:

• Amanda Cremona
• Julia Silver
• Jessie Pitsillides
• James Sheppe
• Ludo Millar

There was fierce competition from all sides and high-quality, off-the-cuff speeches being given at every turn.

Listen in for 40 minutes of fun, festivity and fallibility (yes, we're not all experts at this ...)

For A Life Worth Living.

The foundational concept of Nudge Education is simple: no child is left behind.

The Founder of Nudge, Diego Melo, shares a powerful belief that chronic disengagement can be overcome by passionate and targeted support. Whether the system accepts or rejects a student, Nudge Education are there to provide for their needs.

We speak to Diego about the philosophies that have got him this far, experiences from his years in the sector and his visions for the future, however ambitious.

Follow Nudge Education on the following channels, or check in with their blog to keep up to date with the most recent research and study into support for children.

• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

If you would like to be part of the UK's first ever Level 3 Qualification in Tutoring, enrol now by clicking here and be the first in a new crop of motivated, committed, qualified tutors. Over 8 hours of workshop-style sessions led by industry experts, you'll set yourself apart in a crowded space.

If you want to have your voice heard, learn more about online tutoring and participate in engaging discussion while meeting other, like-minded tutors, visit https://www.qualifiedtutorcommunity.org/ and join the conversation today.

We can't wait to see you there.

Don't forget to review the show (on Apple, preferably!) - we'd love to hear how you found the advice, guidance and discussions inside.

🥇 The website: https://www.qualifiedtutor.org/
🎙 The Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thequalifiedtutor/
💻 The LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-qualified-tutor/
📱 The Twitter page: https://twitter.com/qualified_tutor
🎥 The YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQqgX9tvzFz0_wL9Vj_KHIQ
📷 The Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/qualified_tutor/

🎧 And thank you as ever to Luke Tierney for the sophisticated soundtrack

Action Tutoring are our first repeat guests - I repeat! They're our favourite guests!

As one of the lead organisations in the National Tutoring Programme, Action Tutoring are right at the centre of changing lives for disadvantaged students in the UK.

The Programme kicked off in early November and, since then, thousands of pupils across the country have benefitted from one-to-one, one-to-two and/or small-group tuition. With lockdown affecting many students, the shift to online tutoring has been complex.

Action Tutoring have been leaders in online tutoring support for years and their online tutoring pilot this summer revealed a great deal about the most effective methods for schools in how to implement online tuition should it be required.

Join their volunteer tutor team today by applying today - there is no better way to make a difference this year.

If you want to have your voice heard, learn more about online tutoring and participate in engaging discussion while meeting other, like-minded tutors, visit https://www.qualifiedtutorcommunity.org/ and join the conversation today.

If you would like to be part of the UK's first ever Level 3 Qualification in Tutoring, enrol now by clicking here and be the first in a new crop of motivated, committed, qualified tutors. Over 8 hours of workshop-style sessions led by industry experts, you'll set yourself apart in a crowded space.

We can't wait to see you there.

Don't forget to review the show (on Apple, preferably!) - we'd love to hear how you found the advice, guidance and discussions inside.

🥇 The website: https://www.qualifiedtutor.org/
🎙 The Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thequalifiedtutor/
💻 The LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-qualified-tutor/
📱 The Twitter page: https://twitter.com/qualified_tutor
🎥 The YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQqgX9tvzFz0_wL9Vj_KHIQ
📷 The Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/qualified_tutor/

🎧 And thank you as ever to Luke Tierney for the sophisticated soundtrack

Nina Jackson is not Nina Jackson.

Nina Jackson is The Ninja, moving in mysterious ways and bringing about effective change out of the limelight.

Nina has worked in the area of music and education for well over a decade and in almost every country you can think of, and has built up a unique style of bringing out the 'fizz' in both students and teachers.

An inspirational speaker, as you can tell, and a highly engaging writer, as you will soon find out, Nina has a different take on how we should approach our work with children (hint: it's not the current system ...)

Find out more about Nina's works:

• Of Teaching, Learning and Sherbet Lemons
• The Little Book of Music for the Classroom: Using Music to Improve Memory, Motivation, Learning and Creativity 

"I want to give other people this purpose and empowerment to be able to serve themselves and others as well ... your purpose then becomes of service to others" - we couldn't agree more, and neither could our Community ...

If you want to have your voice heard, learn more about online tutoring and participate in engaging discussion while meeting other, like-minded tutors, visit https://www.qualifiedtutorcommunity.org/ and join the conversation today.

If you would like to be part of the UK's first ever Level 3 Qualification in Tutoring, enrol now by clicking here and be the first in a new crop of motivated, committed, qualified tutors. Over 8 hours of workshop-style sessions led by industry experts, you'll set yourself apart in a crowded space.

We can't wait to see you there.

Don't forget to review the show (on Apple, preferably!) - we'd love to hear how you found the advice, guidance and discussions inside.

🥇 The website: https://www.qualifiedtutor.org/
🎙 The Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thequalifiedtutor/
💻 The LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-qualified-tutor/
📱 The Twitter page: https://twitter.com/qualified_tutor
🎥 The YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQqgX9tvzFz0_wL9Vj_KHIQ
📷 The Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/qualified_tutor/

🎧 And thank you as ever to Luke Tierney for the sophisticated soundtrack

What would it take for you to view yourself as a business?

Tutors are a business. An incredibly important business, for many students. The most successful tutors are those that take the greatest care of their own business. To maximise your students' learning and ensure you can focus on their needs, you have to be safe in the knowledge that your financial future is secure.

Mike Michalowicz is a world-famous speaker and author in the field of small businesses and entrepreneurialism, building his knowledge off the back of losing it all and having to walk the path of recovery. He knows a thing or two about starting from the bottom.

Mike now leads a series of inspiring communities of motivated entrepreneurs and small business owners, led in their practice by the business techniques laid down by Mike over 15 years of expertise in the industry.

Find out more about how Mike can help your tutoring business thrive by visiting his website. Mike has written a great deal of bestselling works, but we'd recommend in particular The Surge and The Pumpkin Plan.

Mike also has an incredible range of free tools and resources to help your business grow:

• Profit First Overview & Profit First One-Sheet
• Profit Pod Starter Kit & Sample Agenda
• Discover Your Company’s Immutable Laws
• The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur Prosperity Plan

If you want to have your voice heard, learn more about online tutoring and participate in engaging discussion while meeting other, like-minded tutors, visit https://www.qualifiedtutorcommunity.org/ and join the conversation today.

If you would like to be part of the UK's first ever Level 3 Qualification in Tutoring, enrol now by clicking here and be the first in a new crop of motivated, committed, qualified tutors. Over 8 hours of workshop-style sessions led by industry experts, you'll set yourself apart in a crowded space.

We can't wait to see you there.

Don't forget to review the show (on Apple, preferably!) - we'd love to hear how you found the advice, guidance and discussions inside.

🥇 The website: https://www.qualifiedtutor.org/
🎙 The Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thequalifiedtutor/
💻 The LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-qualified-tutor/
📱 The Twitter page: https://twitter.com/qualified_tutor
🎥 The YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQqgX9tvzFz0_wL9Vj_KHIQ
📷 The Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/qualified_tutor/

🎧 And thank you as ever to Luke Tierney for the sophisticated soundtrack

Fran Morgan has spent over a decade changing the lives of children who do not 'fit the system'.

Last year, Fran set up Square Peg, a company that works to help nurture the talents and passions of those children that the education system has rejected.

The conversation here is moving and important. Never before has the lack of support and infrastructure for students who don't fall neatly into line been so exposed and it is in this time that children with special educational needs require the greatest care.

Read and watch more from Fran, Ellie Costello and Simon Kay (both Square Peg Directors):

• Lockdown and school attendance (first published 14th November 2020)
• 'Special needs children 'shut out' of school' (first published 4th October 2020)
• Back to School Webinar, with Fran Morgan, Professor Tamsin Ford and Dr Polly Waite 

If you want to have your voice heard, learn more about online tutoring and participate in engaging discussion while meeting other, like-minded tutors, visit https://www.qualifiedtutorcommunity.org/ and join the conversation today.

If you would like to be part of the UK's first ever Level 3 Qualification in Tutoring, enrol now by clicking here and be the first in a new crop of motivated, committed, qualified tutors. Over 8 hours of workshop-style sessions led by industry experts, you'll set yourself apart in a crowded space.

We can't wait to see you there.

The QT Podcast exists for those tutors about to take the plunge into the profession, for those that already have but want to strengthen their practice or simply for those in education who love hearing about what others are doing and what tips they can take from it. We are all constantly learning and there is no better place right now to hear about the developments in e-learning and education through tutoring than the QT Podcast.

Don't forget to review the show - we'd love to hear how you found the advice, guidance and discussions inside. On Apple, find the Ratings & Reviews tab underneath the list of episodes - thank you.

🥇 The website: https://www.qualifiedtutor.org/
🎙 The Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thequalifiedtutor/
💻 The LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-qualified-tutor/
📱 The Twitter page: https://twitter.com/qualified_tutor
🎥 The YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQqgX9tvzFz0_wL9Vj_KHIQ
📷 The Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/qualified_tutor/

🎧 And thank you as ever to Luke Tierney for the sophisticated soundtrack

"You've taken us, as a profession, to another level"

The scale and detail with which Bramble conducted their recent survey into online tutoring is quite incredible. The report on the survey was published recently (you can find it here) but this is the first time they have been able to discuss and explore it in a collaborative environment - Qualified Tutor is delighted to be part of such an important step in this industry's development.

As lockdown takes over the education sector once more, we must all learn the lessons from this spring and ensure that no student is left behind. The National Tutoring Programme is going a long way to achieving this but we have to maintain that classroom experience and consistency for all students, including in their online learning.

Watch out for the third instalment in the series, which will cover Bramble's defining feature: Smart Search. This is what sets Bramble apart from other online tutoring platforms - searchable lessons which provide safety for all parties and which allow students the perfect tool for revision.

If you want to have your voice heard, learn more about online tutoring and participate in engaging discussion while meeting other, like-minded tutors, visit https://www.qualifiedtutorcommunity.org/ and join the conversation today.

If you would like to be part of the UK's first ever Level 3 Qualification in Tutoring, enrol now by clicking here and be the first in a new crop of motivated, committed, qualified tutors. Over 8 hours of workshop-style sessions led by industry experts, you'll set yourself apart in a crowded space.

We can't wait to see you there.

The QT Podcast exists for those tutors about to take the plunge into the profession, for those that already have but want to strengthen their practice or simply for those in education who love hearing about what others are doing and what tips they can take from it. We are all constantly learning and there is no better place right now to hear about the developments in e-learning and education through tutoring than the QT Podcast.

Don't forget to review the show - we'd love to hear how you found the advice, guidance and discussions inside. On Apple, find the Ratings & Reviews tab underneath the list of episodes - thank you.

🥇 The website: https://www.qualifiedtutor.org/
🎙 The Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thequalifiedtutor/
💻 The LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-qualified-tutor/
📱 The Twitter page: https://twitter.com/qualified_tutor
🎥 The YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQqgX9tvzFz0_wL9Vj_KHIQ
📷 The Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/qualified_tutor/

🎧 And thank you as ever to Luke Tierney for the sophisticated soundtrack