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S02E09 A Day in the Life of An English Tutor with Gemma Bull

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S02E09 A  Day in the Life of An English Tutor with Gemma Bull.

Welcome to Season 2 of the UK Educators Community Podcast, where you'll get a sneak peek into Educator's diaries, as Syd asks her guests to run through one of their typical days.  On this episode, you'll meet Gemma Bull and hear about her business, Lion Education.

Gemma supports her students to be confident, assertive and resilient, whilst making rapid academic progress.  She promises that with her calm and collaborative approach her students will "learn to ROAR" (Like Katy Perry, not a scary Lion having caught a Zebra!)

This chat is full of shiny take away points, here's just a handful:

  • The private education model aligns with Gemma's values much closer than traditional schooling.  She's been told by Headteachers of the past to ignore students who need emotional support, and concentrate her effort on pushing the ones who are doing well academically.
      
  • Whether you're a teacher or tutor in any capacity, it's soooo important to be passionate about your subject.  The passion is what inspires students, or even co-workers

  • Taking constructive criticism positively is really important, and your action as a result will make you better.


🦁 To find out more about Gemma, and Lion Education:  https://lion-education.co.uk/

💻 For full show notes and more details about this and other episodes, please check here: https://ukeducators.com/podcasts/

🤼To join in the conversation with other educators, here's the Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukeducators

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More about Syd.

Syd is on a mission to disrupt the Education sector by empowering Education Businesses to think differently, maximising their impact and enabling them to continue doing what they do best – being an awesome Educator!

She recognises there are many great educators out there. UK Educators Community was born to support and empower other amazing teachers and educators to scale their business, to think more about their business development and to understand how small changes in their approaches can give different results.

Serial Entrepreneur and Outstanding Woman in STEM Award Winner, Syd knows a thing or two about the Education sector. Through her business, Femtinos, Syd has worked with over 12,000 children over the last decade.  Her vision is to take her skills global, working with remote schools and training staff to instill growth mindset strategies. During lockdown, Syd has grown an online school in 6 months from 0 to 18 staff, which has delivered nearly 2000 online classes within that timeframe.