Newsletters
are a way to provide your tutors with important information and resources and
demonstrate that you are here to support them. It is important that your
newsletters are engaging and content rich, but not overwhelming, to ensure that
tutors read them and use them as a resource.
Things to Consider
Including in Each Newsletter:
Here are
some examples of headings and content that you might want to include in your
newsletter. Chose a few that work best for your business and consider changing
up your headings/content often to keep tutors engaged.
What’s
New:
Any new information that you want tutors to
be aware of.
- Important
updates e.g. BANG release
- New
incentive or recognition programs e.g. Tutor of the Year, contests
- New
resources from Home Office, tutors, or that you have found e.g. Learning Styles
Guide
- Changes
to local curriculum
- New
charities that you are supporting
- Openings
for EC or office positions
- Urgent
student matches
Tip
of the Week/Month:
Tutoring Tips/Tutoring Strategies or
Methods/Curriculum Tips
- Tips
from tutors- have tutors submit their tips to you; this is a great way to
promote tutor engagement
- Links
to blog posts e.g. blogs from Tutor Doctor website, tutoring/teaching blogs
- Links
to tutoring/teaching articles, videos, podcasts
- Creative
tutoring ideas e.g. turning board games into tutoring games - Pinterest is a
great source of ideas
- Great
tutoring materials e.g. math manipulatives, board games, books, etc.
Resource
of the Week/Month:
Tutor
Talk Podcast:
Shout
Outs/ Kudos Corner/ Recognition of the Week/Month/ Tutor of the Week/Month:
Recognition is key to helping tutors feel
connected, valued, and appreciated! You may want to consider connecting your
recognition with one of the Tutor Doctor values: Understanding, Curiosity,
Ingenuity, Ownership, and Grit, to help tutors feel more connected to the brand
and part of something big.
- Client
feedback
- Tutors
recognizing other tutors for going above and beyond
- Your/staff
recognition of tutorsThank
tutors for tutor referrals- celebrate the referrals that didn’t work out too!
This allows tutors to see that the referral program is working and encourages
them to refer too.
Reminders/Don’t
Forget:
- Referral
program
- Session
reports due within 12 hours of a completed session
- Holiday
office closures
- We’re
here to help! Contact us for any problems/concerns/questions
- Office
contact details- phone and email
- Recognition/incentive
program reminders
Birthdays/Anniversaries/Milestones:
- Tutor
birthdays or start date anniversaries
- Recent
graduates
- Birth
of children
- Achievements/accomplishments
Recommended
Reading and Listening:
- Have
tutors submit recommendations for great books/blogs/podcasts
Quote
of the Week/Month:
Meet
the Team:
- Photo
and bio of individual tutors and staff members- feature a new team member each
newsletter
Tutor
Success Stories:
- Tutoring
success stories written by tutors
- Client
feedback
Contests:
- New
or current contests/incentive programs
- Winner
announcements
Tutor
Doctor in the News:
- Links to news articles/videos/blog posts/podcasts featuring Tutor Doctor locally and
globally – this is a great way to help tutors feel part of something big,
because they are!
Professional
Development:
Be clear that these are only something
that may interest tutors and they are not mandatory.
- Links to
articles/webinars/online courses/conferences/seminars that tutors may find
valuable for their professional development
- Find content
on sites such as: