Whether you are an experienced tutor or about to undertake your very first lesson, you want to make a positive first impression, get the student underway on their learning journey, and lets face it – schedule follow-on lessons. The purpose of this blog post is to give you pointers and things to think about to... Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Why sleep is important to your child’s education
Research indicates that many children in the UK are suffering from severe sleep deprivation, which has a knock-on effect on their concentration and performance at school. According to studies carried out by The Sleep Council, the statistics are staggering: one in three children aged between 12 and 16 sleeps between four and seven hours a... Read more »
Tips for tutors: developing critical thinking in your students
Tutoring students to pass an exam is one thing. Setting out to improve students critical thinking skills, to help them develop their knowledge of how to look at a problem and analyse it thoroughly requires different skills. The purpose of this blog post is to look at the technique of critical thinking, and give tutors... Read more »
Should we use fictional TV characters to teach history?
Another day, another Michael Gove controversy. Perhaps one of the more inept members of parliament in recent years, he has changed the face of education, often to the dismay of students and teachers alike. This week it would appear that Gove has turned his attention to being a media commentator, criticising history programmes such as... Read more »
Time to talk – 8 reasons kids need to do so
It’s a shame that children don’t get the chance to talk more in class. Or be listened to. Because talking is a valuable aid to learning that home educators get to make full use of. It develops many aspects of their children’s education. For example: Thinking – the most valuable of all life skills a... Read more »
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