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Highly experienced tutor and qualified teacher. Over 10 years experience across FS/KS1/KS2/Lower KS3.

🌊 The Cove Learning

💛 A safe place to belong, learn & grow

⭐ Teacher | Qualified Counsellor

🧠 Neurodiversity expertise

🌱 Confidence, connection, progress Advocate for confidence and empowerment in learning, finding the right approach for each individual to engage and have fun whilst they learn.

05/09/2026

The Cove Learning is now open.

Small-group learning support designed to build confidence in self and with learning, in a calm, inclusive and neurodiversity-friendly space.

* Based at The Printworks, Papworth
* Founding Family Rate available now

Message me to find out more or chat about whether The Cove could be the right fit for your child.

12/08/2026

The Cove Learning

Some children don’t need more school after school.

They need something different.

A smaller group.
More individual attention.
Less pressure.
Time to build confidence.
And a space where they feel known and understood.

That’s what The Cove Learning offers.

Our small, carefully matched groups combine meaningful learning with a calm, supportive environment — helping children make progress while rebuilding confidence and, importantly, enjoying learning again.

✨ KS1, KS2 & early KS3
🌈 Neurodiversity-informed
💛 Confidence-led
🌊 Small groups, big impact

Founding Family places are available for our September launch at £30 per session.

Families who join at the founding rate will keep their £30 rate when standard pricing is introduced.

If you’re wondering whether The Cove could be the right fit for your child, send me a message. We can have an informal chat about what they need and which group might suit them best.

A safe place to belong, learn and grow. 🌊

23/07/2026

Happy holidays! ☀️

Summer can be a bag of mixed emotions. Some of the positives include:

❤️Gratitude and relief for the reduced pressure of mornings and no school run;

🍿Relaxed evenings without strict bedtimes;

🕞 Time to just be - whatever, whenever.

But sometimes the positives themselves can feel like they make day to day life harder:

🗓️ Struggles to find a new routine and rhythm;

⬆️ Heightened emotions due to less predictable sleep patterns;

💥 Perceived pressure to do more and be more.

As adults ourselves, we often get used to living with a tight, pressurised routine. For our children this can be exactly the same.

What if we accepted that the start of the holidays can be wonderful and wonderfully hard at the same time?

Gave ourselves grace to accept ourselves and our children where they are at?

If we accepted and expected a slow start, which may feel alien, where would the summer take us?

Children don’t need to be busy all the time, sometimes they just need time itself. As do we. Our children are like sponges, absorbing our words, actions and energy. A slow summer starts with us.🌻

04/07/2026

Many children are excited about summer.

But alongside that excitement can be worries that are much harder to spot:

✨ Who will my teacher be?
✨ Will my friends be in my class?
✨ What if the work is harder?
✨ Will people expect more from me?
✨ What if I don’t fit in?

For children who are anxious, autistic, ADHD, highly sensitive or simply find change difficult, those thoughts can quietly grow long before September arrives.

Sometimes what looks like tiredness, irritability or “challenging behaviour” is really uncertainty.

In the meantime, you don’t need to have all the answers.

Instead, try to:

🌊 Keep routines as predictable as you can for the next few weeks.

🌊 Resist the urge to reassure away every worry. Start with, “That sounds like a really big thought.”

🌊 Make time for confidence-building experiences that have nothing to do with school - baking, climbing trees, drawing, cycling, swimming, helping cook dinner - anything that reminds them they are capable.

🌊 Let summer be restorative. Children don’t need to spend six weeks preparing for September. They need time to rest, play and reconnect with themselves.

When the time feels right, you can begin talking about September in small, manageable steps.

Confidence isn’t built by eliminating uncertainty.

It’s built by helping children discover that they can cope with it.

🌊 A safe place to belong, learn and grow.

30/06/2026

Sometimes children don’t need us to convince them they can do something.

They need us to help them feel safe enough to try.

When a child says, “I can’t do it,” it’s often not because they aren’t capable. It may be because they’re worried about getting it wrong, feeling overwhelmed, or protecting themselves from the discomfort of failing.

The words we choose in those moments matter.

Instead of:
“Of course you can.”

Try:
“It feels really hard right now.”

Instead of:
“Just keep trying.”

Try:
“Let’s work out which bit feels difficult.”

Instead of:
“Don’t worry if you get it wrong.”

Try:
“You don’t have to get it right first time.”

Confidence isn’t built by convincing children they’re amazing.

It grows when they feel understood, experience appropriate challenge, and discover - through their own experiences - that they can do hard things.

Today also marks something new for me.

I’ve published the very first article in The Cove Journal: Things I Wish Parents Knew About Confidence.

It’s a space where I’ll be sharing longer reflections on children’s learning, confidence and wellbeing—drawing on my experience as a teacher, counsellor and mum.

In this first article, I explore why children freeze even when they know the answer, what confidence really is, and how we can help it grow without relying on praise alone.

If you’d like to read it, you’ll find the link in my bio.

I’d genuinely love to hear what you think, and I hope it’s the first of many conversations we can have together.

Claire

28/06/2026

What does learning at The Cove actually feel like?

When parents first hear about The Cove, one of the questions they often ask me is:

“What happens in a session?”

The answer isn’t just English or maths.

It’s children walking into a calm, welcoming space where they can settle, feel understood, valued and gradually rediscover confidence in learning.

Small groups mean there’s time to think.
Time to ask questions.
Time to make mistakes without feeling embarrassed.
Time to celebrate every step of progress.

Because when children feel safe, they’re far more able to learn.

The Cove has been created for children who would benefit from a different approach to traditional tutoring-one that values confidence, connection and individual progress just as much as academic achievement.

✨ I’m currently planning September groups, alongside a small number of transition workshops over the summer.

If you’re wondering whether The Cove might be the right fit for your child, I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to send me a message for an informal chat.

🌱 A safe place to belong, learn and grow.

24/06/2026

🌞 When children feel overwhelmed, the heat can make everything harder.

Hot, tired, out of routine, struggling to concentrate, more emotional than usual…

For many children, especially those with sensory sensitivities, a heatwave can be exhausting.

This week, success might look different.

🌊 Coping with changes to routine
🌊 Taking a break before becoming overwhelmed
🌊 Recognising for what they need
🌊 Coming home and simply resting

When children feel understood, everything feels a little easier.

Especially on days when they’re tired, overwhelmed or out of sorts.

At The Cove Learning, we believe confidence and learning grow best when children feel safe, understood and supported.

🌊 A safe place to belong, learn and grow.

22/06/2026

Hi, I’m Claire.

I’m the founder of The Cove Learning.

I have over 15 years of primary teaching experience, a Diploma in Counselling, and I’m a mum, so I understand that every child learns differently and that confidence, wellbeing and learning are closely connected.

Throughout my career I’ve worked with children who are bright, capable and full of potential, but who don’t always thrive in large, busy environments.

That’s why I created The Cove Learning.

A calm, supportive space where children can build confidence, feel understood, and make progress in a way that works for them.

My approach combines extensive teaching experience with a neurodiversity-informed understanding of how children learn best, helping children feel safe, valued and ready to learn.

From September, I’ll be offering small-group learning and tuition for children in Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and early Key Stage 3.

I’m excited to share more about The Cove Learning over the coming weeks.

🌊 A safe place to belong, learn and grow.

20/06/2026

Launching September 2026.

Follow for updates and summer workshops.

18/06/2026

Every child deserves to feel safe, understood and capable.

Some children thrive in large classrooms.

Others need:
🌊 Smaller groups
🌊 More time to process
🌊 Learning that works with their strengths
🌊 A place where confidence can grow alongside academic progress

That’s why I created The Cove Learning.

Drawing on over 15 years of teaching experience, alongside my understanding of neurodiversity and child development, The Cove Learning offers small-group learning support for children in Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and early Key Stage 3.

A calm, nurturing space where children can belong, learn and grow.

✨ Small groups, big impact.
✨ Confidence-led learning.
✨ Neurodiversity-informed support.

I’d love to know:

What helps your child learn best?

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