Author Archives: Damien B

Outside the classroom

There are many great things about owning a Smiths English school franchise but right up there has to be the relationship you develop with your students. In the three years I’ve been a franchise owner many of my best friends started out as students. Last month for example, I went to watch a [...]

‘The fastest way to the grave’

Last Monday I was discussing the issue of ‘marriage’ from the Lets Talk section of the Curriculum with a very talkative, confident high level student. She is currently dating a foreign guy so recently our lessons have resembled counseling sessions (at no extra cost)! I often teach her pieces of English that she [...]