There comes a certain point in every teacher’s business journey when they realise that teaching only 1:1 lessons is unsustainable.

When that happens, many teachers ask me what they should do next. And my answer is almost always to create a group language course.

Group language courses give you so many opportunities to take your business to new heights. And in this article, I want to explain exactly what they are so, like my clients, you can enjoy the benefits of having a profitable, sustainable group program.

If you’re a freelance language teacher, you’ve probably realised that there’s a limit to how much money you can make by teaching 1:1s.

You may find yourself limited by the number of hours in a day and, let’s face it, you’re probably already teaching much more than you should be.

So what do you do? How can you grow your business further and impact more students?

That’s where group courses come in!

Every day I speak to teachers who are trying to build a better life for themselves. They are bloody brilliant at what they do, and I just know that they will make amazing business owners.

But… they don’t quite see it themselves.

Years spent working for low-paying schools or platforms has left them with little confidence. Or, in some cases, no idea that building a business is even a possibility.

That was the reality for Elisabetta, a fabulous Italian teacher who lives in Germany.

Two years ago, she never even dreamed of running her own business. But now, she’s got her own students, sets her own schedule AND charges more than she ever imagined she could.