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Resits - Making the decision

by Sara

Without venturing into a debate of whether exam resits are a good idea or not, the fact is, students who do have the opportunity to take resits will have to make their decision quite quickly. Many students may have fallen sick at exam time or simply could not cope with the stress at the end of the y...

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Signs that may indicate your child needs a private tutor

by Sara

Many children who are struggling at school will suffer in silence, consequently their parents are unaware of their child's needs. Keeping a close eye on your child's reactions and behaviour can be the best way to monitor possible underlying problems with school work. Below are a few key signs that m...

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Verbal, logical, visual or aural. What’s your learning style

by Sara

Many of our tutors suggest a first evaluation/assessment lesson when taking on new tutees. This may seem obvious; they need to know what areas you need help with, discover your weak points, but did you know that many tutors also like to discover your personal learning style?

Learning styles are c...

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Do you need to lose your accent?

by Sara

Below are a couple of recent requests sent to tutors from our registered tutees.

"I'm looking for some elocution lessons. I'm a lazy speaker to be honest. I've always accepted this but I need to work on it and be clearer particularly for the public presentations I have. I still pronounce my "th" as...

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A-Level Biology

by Sara

Demand for one-to-one private tuition for A-Level Biology stands at second place (after Maths) on our search statistics this week.

Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms together with their characteristics and behaviours. How species and individuals com...

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