I retired a couple of years ago as Chief Financial Officer of a tech company, having spent many years working with Execs to deliver challenging objectives, and discussing progress with Non E… Read More

This is the website for Manor End, Chew Stoke, Bristol. Nothing to read or see, as of yet. Maybe one day Read More

It’s great when your work gets noticed. A while back I wrote a blog post entitled ‘Tips for tutors: 12 teaching strategies for effective learning‘ which has turned out to b… Read More

I was pleased to see that an article in The Mirror entitled ‘Ask Dr Black: How can I make money from home using the internet‘ covered our online tutoring website Tutorhub. It inc… Read More

Well the new School year has started. Kids the length and breadth of the country take a deep intake of breath, pull on the school uniform and head back to School. This year is different thou… Read More

I was pleased to get a small mention in today’s Telegraph, in an article focusing on online tutoring in the UK and entitled ‘Online learning: tutors at your fingertips’. If… Read More

I was excited to be quoted in an article in today’s Financial Times entitled ‘Home school tutoring turns mainstream’. The article focuses on the use of Pupi… Read More

I tend to read alot on holiday, as I don’t get the chance any other time. I like books with good stories and suspense. This year I downloaded Papillon onto my Kindle and loved it. For… Read More

Those of you that know me will understand why I follow the fortunes of Bristol Rugby. It’s because I grew up close to the Memorial Stadium (where they play), went to a local school whe… Read More

Edward Ellis (also known as Ted) born 11th January 1928 in Dunmanway, Ireland. Died 17th November 1986 aged 58 at home, Bristol. 26 years have passed since my fathers death I still miss hi… Read More