Opinion: Solving issues with your students’ parents over coffee

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When issues arise that aren’t easily solved during lesson time, cellist and teacher Naomi Yandell finds that taking a pupil’s parent or guardian out for a coffee and a chat on neutral territory can be time well spent

One of the most powerful ingredients in the making of a successful one-to-one teacher–student dynamic is undoubtedly the building of a positive working relationship between the teacher and student…

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