tesol spain seville 2026
Teaching Business Sustainability Review.
In my session at TESOL Spain, we explored the professional story many teachers absorb about work: the idea that commitment means always giving more.
For freelancers and independent teachers, that story can quietly shape the way we design our work – often leading to businesses that rely heavily on our time and energy.
If that conversation resonated with you, you may find it useful to reflect a little more closely on the structure of your own teaching business.
That’s what this short Teaching Business Sustainability Review is designed to help you do.
The review focuses on a few key questions:
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Where most of your income currently comes from
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How dependent your work is on your time
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Where the pressure in your business may be coming from
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Whether your current model is designed to sustain you long term
It takes about 3–4 minutes to complete.
Personal video feedback
From the submissions, I will select 10–15 teaching businesses where I feel I can offer the most useful perspective.
For those selected, I’ll record a short personalised video review sharing:
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what I notice about the current structure of your work
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where the main pressure points may be coming from
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the type of structural shift that might make the biggest difference
This won’t be a full consultation, but it should give you a helpful outside perspective on your current model.
Rachael Roberts (me)
This review tends to be most helpful for freelance language professionals who recognise one or more of these patterns:
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Your schedule is very full, but your income still feels limited
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Your work depends heavily on teaching hours
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You’re beginning to explore more sustainable ways of structuring your work
If you’d like to reflect a little further on the design of your teaching business, you’re very welcome to complete the short review below.
It should only take a few minutes.
I’ll be reviewing submissions over the next couple of weeks and selecting 10–15 businesses for personalised feedback.
There is also a link in the form for a further free Business Models Guide, to help you identify which type of business model could work best for you at your current stage of business.