FOR SCHOOLS

Our background:

SpeakYourMind is a young, completely independent organisation. Everyone involved is directly in touch with various aspects of the day-to-day realities of teaching English and have a lot of their heads and much of their hearts in the classroom.

The SpeakYourMind project began in the mid 90's in Verona, Italy where Iain McInally had co-founded a school of English. Fascinated by teaching and frustrated by teaching approaches where received ideas would hide the evidence and deny common sense, one thing led to another and the school in Verona began to double as a workshop as classroom procedures and teaching materials took shape and evolved - a process that continues today. The school in Verona grew and has gained a strong local reputation.
Word spread through one of those grapevines and soon other schools in Spain, Japan, London and Italy showed interest and decided to adopt SyM for their own General English courses in the mid to late 90's.

Throughout those years, all our efforts had been focused on developing and trialling teaching methodology and updating and improving course materials. But with consistently positive response from students, the step towards spreading the use of SyM seemed natural. 2008 saw the creation of Network Development at SyM and the beginning of a more proactive approach to expanding the network of associated schools. As a result, schools have also opened in Russia, the U.S., Brazil and Poland, as well as further schools in Spain and Japan.

Moving forward together:

We want to grow and we believe SpeakYourMind has the real value to enable this growth. At the same time we want to grow together with people who are committed to providing high standards and with whom we can look forward to a long and fruitful relationship. That is why we have chosen to offer the SpeakYourMind Method in the context of a licensing agreement involving a 'package' which includes training, support and back-up services rather than looking for one-off contacts or book sales. We won't insist you paint your school red and blue, and you won't have to provide constant reports and statistics or pay percentages on earnings - none of the intrusive aspects of being part of a franchise.

The teaching material and the course-management systems we can provide, together with the pooled experience of the associated schools over many years and in different regions means that schools adopting SpeakYourMind do not need to rely on guesswork or intuition when it comes to setting up and running courses.

Whether you are an established operation wanting to switch over to SpeakYourMind, or a start-up school who sees the potential in your area, we can cater to your situation and provide a plan that meets your needs. If anything you have read on this web-site strikes a chord with you and you'd like to find out more, please feel free to get in touch.

Josh Lambert
Network Development Manager

If you are interested in finding out more about what SpeakYourMind can offer you, becoming a member and details on the licensing agreement we offer, please take a look at the following pages

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- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -

or write to Josh at josh@speakumind.com