Trust Your Gut: The Power of Instinct in Tutoring and Teaching

In this episode of Grow Your Tutoring Business, I’m talking about something we don’t give ourselves enough credit for: our professional instincts. I share a story from my early days in social services, where a primary mental health worker picked up on signs of domestic abuse before we’d even knocked on the door, just from subtle cues and experience. We dig into what that means for us as tutors, teachers and education professionals – how our brain, body and nervous system are constantly reading red flags and green flags in the children and families we work with, whether that’s safeguarding concerns, tricky parent conversations, or noticing when a child is actually ready to move on academically.We then bring it right into the tutoring room: spotting when a student is bored because the work is too easy, handling behaviour in small groups, recognising when a family isn’t the right fit, and noticing the things that quietly light you up in your tutoring business (hello, GCSE maths tutoring!). This is a reflective, honest episode for private tutors, tuition business owners and teachers who want to lean into their intuition, stay aligned with their values, and make better decisions about the students, parents and opportunities they say yes (or no) to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.