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Hope this isn't falling on deaf ears... :?: I have a couple of small English schools, which I was originally running all by myself (on alternate days). As things are expanding, I've decided I need a manager to come in and take charge of one of the schools so that I can concentrate on the second sch...

Looks great! I was going to buy some games this week but some of your board games and worksheets will do the job very nicely!

OK, so I've got a small group (probably 3, maybe 4) of local housewives desperately wanting to improve their conversational English. I've 'taught' conversational classes before, but usually 1-on-1. Now I'm a little daunted in handling 3 or 4 students at the same time, particularly as I fail to see h...

Great stuff! I'm going to start with some of these ideas tomorrow.

I have a new student who is after an intense month of English, meaning up to 10 lessons a week :shock: . To save time, we've agreed to do a number of lessons over the phone, as he largely wants to improve his speaking. I've never taught over the phone and was wondering if anybody had some sterling i...

Hi, I've thinking of starting up a 'story hour' for the kids in my neighbourhood. I think it will be a great hit, but am not entirely sure how it's going to work. OK, I can get hold of some picture story books and read them out to a small gaggle of kids, but is that it? Shouldn't I get some kind of ...

First a little background info: I currently teach part-time, all privates (I also work part-time in the Hi-Tech industry as a tech writer). I now have an opportunity to rent a smallish, street facing office, complete with large plate glass window, in a reasonably good area (a mixture of offices and ...

Thanks for the feedback! :D I had the lesson earlier today and it went well. As far as I can see, the mother wants me to concentrate on the recently purchased school text books for the upcoming year. So, I think I'll mix in a few fun activities and give her plenty of homework in much the style you s...

Tomorrow I start teaching a 10 year old girl (private). Her mother has informed me that her daughter is currently in the middle stream in her English class, but she wants to push her up to the upper stream. The girl has also had a private tutor for the past year, but they heard about me and want to ...