MEET Tony Payne

A unique approach to learning for children and adults alike!

Tony and Friends in the gym

  • Primary supply teacher
  • Online tutor for primary children
  • Online sessions for parents to help them to support their children’s learning
  • Online lessons for adult learners of English as a second language
  • Puppet ventriloquist entertainer
  • Children’s author
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Educating children & adults for 30 years

Tony has worked in over one hundred and fifty different primary schools and other educational establishments as a supply teacher and course facilitator.

From primary to adult education

Tony has taught mainly at primary level but also has experience in secondary education, including in SEN schools. He has developed and delivered courses for parents in schools, family centres and charity settings.

Online lessons for learners of English as a second language

For four years, Tony taught English to adults in the South of France where he also became bilingual. His interest in how children best learn led him to incorporate spontaneous storytelling and puppetry into his unique teaching style, both for children and for adults. 

When standard teaching methods don’t work

Tony’s approach has been praised frequently by teachers and teaching assistants with whom he has shared classrooms for his ability to draw in children who have become disengaged from learning.

“I really hope my daughter… ends up with a teacher like you”

Matthew Wright on LBC Radio

30

years of teaching experience

150

primary schools worked in

2

books authored

1000s

of laughs and smiles

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This what other people say about Tony:

Punctual, consistent, reliable, positive and professional. Perfect for my daughter. Perfect tutor. 
Private pupil
I really want to thank you for the Emotional health course and the excellent notes. Why are they excellent as they are short sharp easy to find. I constantly refer to them. So unlike many books where it can take an age to find the thing you wanted, these are a great summary and also quick ready reference, memory jogger.
Customer on Emotional Health Course
Your method is very special because when we have the lesson, we do not need to write anything. I can focus on the listening and the watching on the computer. I can understand more. After the lesson I can print the email notes. I can print, read more and practise. It’s better. (In other teachers’) lessons we need to write something and we don’t have time to focus on the lesson and we never review the lesson. You are special. I like the teaching method. 
Pupil in ESOL/Teaching English as a Foreign Language to adults
I have completed six of your courses. It has been wonderful and equipped me to help my kids learn and me stay happy and healthy. Thank you for your time, humour, responses and inspiration. 
Spontaneous Storytelling Attendee