Why Choose Paired?
✅ One-on-one attention ✅ 100% online & flexible ✅ Proven curriculum
📚 Personalized, Online Reading Lessons – Anytime, Anywhere
✔ One-on-one sessions with a qualified tutor
✔ Fully online – no travel, no hassle
✔ Convenient scheduling from the comfort of home
🎯 Tailored Learning That Grows With Your Child
✔ Customized lessons based on reading level
✔ Built-in progress tracking for steady improvement
✔ Confidence-boosting reading support
📖 Proven, Structured Reading Program
✔ Follows the Oxford AWEH! reading series
✔ Step-by-step approach to build strong literacy skills
✔ Designed for long-term success
🔒 Safe, Secure, and Trusted
✔ Vetted professional tutors
✔ Recorded sessions for safety & quality
✔ A supportive learning environment
Meet the Team
Lauren Bradfield
Lauren Bradfield is a qualified teacher with a BEd: Foundation Phase and ECD, as well as a BEd (Hons): Learning Support from the University of Pretoria. With 10 years of experience teaching young learners, she is passionate about making education fun and interactive. As Co-Founder and COO of Book Village, Lauren has helped thousands of children access structured reading support. A fellow in Injini’s Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program, she works to scale innovative literacy solutions. At Paired Education, Lauren leads the educational vision, ensuring high-quality, engaging learning experiences for every child.
Sarah Bradfield
Sarah Bradfield is an EdTech innovator, Co-Founder, and CEO of Book Village, an organisation dedicated to improving literacy through accessible reading programs. With 20 years of experience teaching thousands of children to read through non-profits, she has deep expertise in effective reading instruction. As a fellow in Injini’s Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Program, Sarah works to scale transformative literacy solutions across Africa. Her leadership in both education and technology makes her a trusted authority in the field, committed to making high-quality literacy education accessible to all.
Here's what people have to say about our approach:
"The Book village approach gives children the essential human connection in the learning to read process."
Ed Tech Impact
"According to Pedagogical Quality evaluation, the Book Village approach delivers exceptional educational quality, proven to promote efficient learning
95+
"Outstanding Pedagogy receiving 99/100"
Our approach, designed by Book Village, has been evaluated by EdTech Impact, which conducts impact evaluations using the Finish- EAF method based on global quality standards for learning solutions."