Before anything else…
Merry Christmas, and a very Happy New Year.

The last couple of weeks have been a mixture of quiet moments, family time, and that strange end-of-year space where everything feels both paused and full of possibility. Progress on the franchise has naturally slowed. I’ve decided to see that not as a setback, but as a season.

Angel, my youngest, has been home from Germany, and having her here has been a huge gift in itself. So instead of trying to push through long hours, I’ve made the most of the early mornings. Whilst she is still asleep and the house still quiet, and those pockets of time became chances to create more resources for the membership group, resources that, one day, franchisees will also be able to use with their own students.

It’s been slow, but purposeful.
Slow and steady, but progress all the same.

🌱 Setting the tone for 2026

I’ve set myself some big goals for this year. Not impossible ones, but substantial ones, the kind that will require consistency, commitment, and the courage to keep showing up even when it feels like too much effort.

My hope is that by November or December 2026, the franchise will be ready to share with the world. Ready to offer to people who want to build a business with heart. Ready to become the next step in a system that has already helped so many children rediscover confidence in their learning.

It feels a long way off, but then I remind myself:
everything meaningful grows one step, one page, one early morning at a time.

✨ A quote for new beginnings

I heard a quote recently that has stayed with me:

“You get to pick up the pen and choose the next chapter.”

There’s something incredibly empowering about that, especially at this time of year when the calendar resets and we’re given a clean page whether we asked for one or not.

For me, it comes down to two choices:

Option 1:
I get up, I do the work, and I make the next chapter happen.

Option 2:
I sit back, let the year drift by, and reach December realising nothing has changed.

And this year, I won’t be choosing Option 2.

This is the year I pull my finger out, stop hiding behind hesitation and excuses, and do the work that will allow the franchise to exist not just as an idea, but as a legacy.

🌟 Why the franchise matters so much

This isn’t about building a business for the sake of growth.
It’s about creating something that outlives me. Something that offers opportunities not just for tutors, but for children across the country who learn differently, think differently, and deserve more than they currently receive.

A franchise built on heart.
A franchise built for people wanting purpose as much as income.
A franchise built to help thousands more children find confidence in their maths and English.

That is the legacy I want to create.

🖋 So here I am, pen in hand, choosing the next chapter.

It won’t always be fast. It won’t always be tidy. But it will be consistent, honest, and fuelled by the same mission I’ve had since I first started tutoring:

to help as many children as possible feel capable, confident, and supported.

Here’s to 2026, the year of writing the next chapter, one page at a time.