My passion to start Jigsaw Phonics Tutoring is simply about helping children learn to read. As a veteran teacher, tutor, level 7 qualified dyslexia specialist and parent of a child with literacy challenges, it's also personal.

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Now I'm channelling my years of experience into helping educators like you to start your own tutoring business so you can continue to give children the high quality support they need. But as a tutor - and take a moment to imagine this - you'll be teaching completely on your own terms. 

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Some things that surprised me about starting my own business that I share with you through the business and marketing support in the membership are:

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• marketing is simply starting a conversation with someone in order to help solve their problems, there's no hard sell necessary at all

•  there's no "right" time to start your own business - the most important thing is just to do it. The best time was yesterday, the second best time is today. 

• "expense or investment" is a mindset thing. In my journey, I came to realize it's ok to ask for - and pay for - help, because we are never going to know everything. And getting help means we find our new tribe in the process.
  
  I hope you join us on our shared mission of helping children learn to read, and build a business and life you love to make that happen.

I'm an artist, graphic designer and printer and I've run my own design and printing business in Wales for over 20 years.

I love simple, fuss-free design and that's perfect for our Jigsaw Phonics Tutoring resources. It's important that resources for children are uncluttered and "noise-free" so they can focus on exactly what they need to learn - their letters and sounds. 

I'll be designing your lead magnets that come as part of the membership. You can commission me for any extra design work you need for your personal branding and you can be sure that I will go above and beyond to make sure you are delighted with the results. 

I am also the co-founder of Ditsy Puffin Designs where I get to create fun, personalised gifts.

Wales is my adopted home and I love the view of Fishguard Bay from my kitchen window. West Wales is absolutely beautiful and one of my favourite things used to be taking my rescue dog Shadow for a walk.

He's our spirit office dog now and he was the best coworker ever :)

Hi, I'm Gemma and I'm an ex-teacher who loves tech. 

Building a website from scratch can be hard work and - if you've never done it before - you often don't know what you don't know. That can cause a few headaches! Inside the Jigsaw Phonics Membership, we have developed the optimal structure and wording to speak directly to your ideal client. 

So imagine having your website up and running in just a couple of weeks. After that, I'll show you how to update it easily yourself, avoiding further costs. And I'm always on hand to help with any questions you have. 

You can commission me to build your website for a very reasonable fee. 

I build websites for tutors of any subject, so get in touch even if you aren't in the Jigsaw Phonics membership but need help with your tutoring website.

Along with Sandra, I'll be busting phonics jargon in a way that directly connects to your teaching and tutoring practice. Our aim is for you to enjoy the confidence that comes with owning your subject expertise. We also want to inspire you with best-practice ideas you can use directly in your tutoring sessions.  

If you are tutoring other subjects alongside phonics and need to refresh your knowledge, we can do that. Equally, if you are a phonics pro and want to find your group of phonics, language and literacy peers, we're here for you.   

I am bilingual, and I'm also a specialist advisor in bilingual and second language education. If you work with English as a second language speakers, or you're an international teacher, we've got you!

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I'm really looking forward to supporting you as a tutor, or you as a parent or carer who needs advice and guidance with dyslexia, language learning and the whole range of learning differences.