BrightStart Phonics with Sarah offers a trusted, engaging, and effective way to support your child’s reading development. Here’s what sets it apart:

Extensive Teaching Experience

Sarah brings nearly 25 years of experience as a dedicated Primary School Teacher, specialising in phonics and early reading development. Her deep knowledge and practical expertise ensure children receive high-quality instruction tailored to their needs.

Qualified and Insured Tutor

As an insured tutor, Sarah is fully equipped to deliver structured, curriculum-aligned phonics programmes. She combines professional standards with a nurturing approach to ensure every session is safe, supportive, and effective.

Personalised Learning Approach

Whether in small online groups or paired sessions, Sarah provides individualised attention, adapting lessons to match each child’s learning style and pace. This ensures every child can thrive and make meaningful progress.

🐼 Engaging Characters and Fun Learning

The Jigsaw Phonics programme features three beloved characters - Puzzle the Panda, Wug the Alien, and Trick the Robot, designed to capture children’s imaginations and make phonics learning fun, interactive, and memorable.

🌈 Inclusive and Supportive Environment

BrightStart Phonics is inclusive and welcoming for all learners, including children with literacy difficulties or those on the dyslexia spectrum. Sarah’s experience enables her to support a wide range of learning needs with care and expertise.

Proven Results and Parent Testimonials

Parents consistently praise Sarah for the positive impact she has on their children’s reading and spelling abilities. Improved confidence, stronger language skills, and a love for learning are just some of the outcomes families have celebrated.

Unlock Your Child’s Reading Potential
With Sarah’s passion for teaching, proven methods, and child-centred approach, BrightStart Phonics is a trusted choice for building strong literacy foundations in a joyful and effective way.

Online phonics tutoring is a flexible and effective way for children to develop essential reading skills from the comfort of their own home. Delivered via a secure online platform, this virtual learning method connects students with a qualified tutor who provides personalised phonics instruction and support in real time.

Through engaging lessons, interactive activities, and individualised attention, children can practise and strengthen their phonics skills in a fun, focused, and supportive environment, wherever they are.

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Online phonics tutoring can be just as effective as in-person sessions, if not more. With the support of experienced tutors, engaging digital resources, and interactive lesson formats, students receive the same high-quality instruction in a more convenient and flexible setting.

At BrightStart Phonics with Sarah, children benefit from personalised attention through one-on-one or small group sessions, tailored to their individual needs and learning styles. All from the comfort of home, they can make significant progress in reading, spelling, and overall literacy development.

Our online phonics programme is carefully designed to ensure strong outcomes and lasting confidence in your child’s reading journey.

Online phonics tutoring is ideal for children aged 4 to 9 years, a crucial stage for developing foundational reading and phonics skills. During these early years, targeted instruction can make a lasting impact on your child’s literacy journey.

My programme is thoughtfully designed to meet the unique needs and learning styles of children within this age range, ensuring engaging lessons, steady progress, and growing confidence.

If your child is older than 9, we can still provide effective phonics support. Many older learners benefit from revisiting core skills to strengthen their reading and spelling abilities, and we’re here to help them succeed, at any stage.

Each tutoring session is 30 minutes long, a duration carefully chosen to maximise focus, engagement, and learning effectiveness—especially for young learners.

During this time, our certified tutor, Sarah, delivers structured and interactive phonics instruction tailored to your child’s specific needs. Through fun, focused activities and personalised guidance, every session is designed to be both productive and enjoyable.

These 30-minute sessions strike the perfect balance—long enough to make real progress, yet short enough to keep your child actively engaged and motivated throughout.