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The Qualified Tutor Podcast brings QT Conversations to you wherever you are. Honest, practical discussions with tutors and education leaders about the ideas, challenges and relationships shaping our profession.
Should you never do for a child what they can do for themselves? This week’s QT Conversations starts with that parenting-class maxim and quickly turns to “it depends.”
Julia Silver and Qualified Tutor members talk about scaffolding as something that responds to the student in front of you on that particular day. Strong relationships are what make that possible.
In this episode:
Why a scaffold left up too long becomes a cage
Stripping a task back to the learning objective to protect cognitive load
Colour-coding, PEAL frames and “What do I see? What do I know?” as scaffolds students can take away and use alone
Letting students choose how much support they want
Unconscious competence, and why reflective tutors make it conscious
Using AI to get feedback on your own sessions
With: Frankie Atkinson, Alex Iltchev, Lucy Mebarki, Dee Atkins-Greig, Colin Watts, Mia Frost, Margaret Mary McFadyen and MJ.
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8 Oct 2026
Why Relationships Matter: Starting Strong with New Students
Why does the relationship between tutor and student matter—and can learning really flourish without liking, trust and respect?
Julia Silver is joined by Lucy Mebarki, Mia Frost, Margaret Mary McFadyen, Alex Iltchev, Matthew Jones, Graham and Dee Atkins-Greig to explore how strong relationships reduce friction, help students step into the discomfort of learning and lead to better results.
They also share practical approaches to discovery calls, trial sessions, parent communication and playful getting-to-know-you activities—and discuss how to recognise when a tutor, student and family simply aren’t the right match.
1 Oct 2026
SEND Reform: Are We Fixing the Right Problem?
What do the proposed SEND reforms actually mean for children, families and tutors?
Hosted by SEND specialist and long-standing Qualified Tutor member Kayleigh Rapson, this QT Conversation explores EHCPs, EOTAS, early intervention, inclusion and the realities facing neurodivergent learners.
The conversation moves beyond policy to a bigger question: are we fixing the existing system, or do we need to rethink the conditions in which children learn?
A thoughtful discussion about barriers to learning, advocacy, individual need and the role tutors can play in creating genuinely inclusive education.
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