I started my Speech Bubble journey when I started to get that itch to teach again. I left teaching French & Spanish in secondary schools in 2021 to start a new challenge in the world of Ed Tech. I’m really enjoying my new role but as I mainly work from home, I started to miss the buzz of face-to-face teaching and regularly using my language skills. I got in touch with Louise late in 2022 about setting up my own Speech Bubble franchise in Dumfries & Galloway and she clearly explained the full process from start to finish – this gave me more than enough confidence to know that I would have access to a brilliant network of support.
As I was planning to continue working full-time in my other role, I knew that having access to high quality guidance for the initial set up the business and well-thought-out resources for the classes would be a massive time saver for me. I started teaching my evening classes from January 2023 and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed using the materials which still allow for plenty of flexibility to teach in your own style and the varied activities and games have been a huge hit with my students. Now, the business is a great source of additional income for me, and I am enjoying being able to teach both of my languages again. Although it is still very much a side-hustle for me, I am keen to expand the business further across the region so will be on the lookout for some tutors to join my team as well.
For anyone thinking about setting up their own franchise, I would highly recommend Speech Bubble – Louise has been a fantastic support and has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share!
Speech Bubble Languages provide fun Spanish classes and French classes at our HQ in East Kilbride, Glasgow, and across the UK through our growing network of exceptional franchisees.
