Welcome to Jigsaw Phonics!
build an online phonics tutoring business
with training, ready-to-tutor lessons and business support for primary teachers transitioning into phonics tutoring
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It’s Sunday afternoon and the “Sunday dread” has already kicked in.
Your teacher bag is still sitting there waiting for you. Planning isn’t finished. There are books to mark, emails you still haven’t replied to and a to-do list in your head that won’t switch off.
You’re exhausted, but your brain is still in school mode.
You keep thinking:
“I don’t know how much longer I can do this…”
…but at the same time, the idea of leaving a permanent teaching job feels huge and frightening.
You want a way of using the skills you already have to create more flexibility, more balance and a working life that actually feels sustainable - without blowing up your whole life to get there.
Welcome to Jigsaw Phonics for mid-career primary English teachers!
We help mid-career primary teachers build small-group online phonics and early literacy tutoring businesses from home using a ready-to-teach curriculum - whether you’re starting alongside teaching, transitioning out of the classroom or ready to turn tutoring into a more professional, sustainable business.
If this sounds like the kind of working life you want to build, sign up for our next free training.
It’ll give you a real feel for how we work inside Jigsaw Phonics, the way we approach tutoring businesses differently, and what it can look like to build a more flexible, sustainable business using the teaching skills you already have.
From Burnt-Out International Teacher to Booked-Out Tutor
free training
From Burnt-Out International Teacher to Booked-Out Tutor
free training
Practical lessons from building a thriving tutoring business - and how you can apply them to your own journey
Join Jigsaw Phonics creator Sandra and online phonics and early literacy tutor Alice McVeigh as she shares how she went from being a burnt-out international school teacher to building a thriving phonics tutoring business in Malaysia.
In this honest conversation, Alice will share the practical lessons, decisions and mindset shifts that helped her grow her tutoring business, including:
• How she got started when tutoring was completely new to her
• How she attracted families to fill her timetable and expand with a team
• The systems that allowed her to grow beyond tutoring alone
• The mistakes, challenges and lessons she learned along the way
• What she'd do differently if she were starting again today
Most importantly, you'll leave with practical advice you can apply to your own tutoring journey - whether you're looking for an additional income stream, more flexibility, or a path out of the classroom altogether.
💻 Can't make it live? No problem.
🎥 Everyone who registers will receive the recording.
If you can join us live, you'll have the opportunity to ask Alice your questions and hear her honest answers about building and growing a tutoring business at the end of the training.
👇🏽 Register now and we'll make sure you get access to the replay.
The Debrief
the weekly email for primary teachers
building online tutoring businesses
The Debrief
the weekly email for primary teachers
building online tutoring businesses
The Jigsaw Phonics Debrief
The Jigsaw Phonics Debrief
Real conversations. Real teachers. Real tutoring businesses.
The Jigsaw Phonics Debrief is a relaxed, unscripted video chat recorded straight after our live group calls inside the Jigsaw Phonics Membership.
Sandra chats with a member about whatever is on their mind right now - from finding tutoring clients and growing confidence, to managing workload, marketing, pricing, phonics teaching and building a sustainable tutoring business.
These conversations are completely genuine, unedited and packed with practical insights from qualified teachers who have successfully transitioned into phonics tutoring.
If you're a teacher thinking about tutoring - or already building your tutoring business - you’ll get:
honest behind-the-scenes conversations
actionable tutoring business tips
phonics tutoring advice from real tutors
encouragement and reassurance from people doing it right now
ideas for marketing, learner support and sustainable growth
You’ll hear the wins, the challenges, the questions and the breakthroughs - exactly as they happen.
✨ It’s like sitting in the staffroom after a really good CPD session… except the conversation is all about building a phonics and early literacy tutoring business that works for your life.
Plus, you’ll get access to the vault of free trainings - practical workshops and bonus sessions that dive deeper into building a sustainable online phonics tutoring business.
The Jigsaw Phonics Debrief is free, it lands in your inbox every Sunday and honestly… you won’t want to miss it.
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