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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Year 6 SATs: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (Level 6) Checklist
This test is being introduced in May for all Year 6 students. Read our previous post on changes to Year 6 SATs. You can use Better Tuition’s checklist to help you ensure your child has covered everything s/he needs for … Continue reading
Posted in English, FREE downloads, Key Stage 2, literacy, Top tips
Tagged Grammar, Key Stage 2 SATs, punctuation and spelling test
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Year 6 SATs: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Test Checklist
[UPDATE: 1st February 2019 Read a more up-to-date post here about Key Stage 2 SATs here on our blog] The Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test is being introduced in May for all Year 6 students. You can use Better Tuition’s … Continue reading
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Support for Asperger’s and High-Functioning Autism Update
Yesterday evening, Better Tuition hosted the first meeting of a dynamic new group of parents, carers and professionals who came together to discuss support for young people with Asperger’s Syndrome/ high-functioning autism. You can read all about the meeting on … Continue reading
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New Asperger’s Support Group Meeting in Urmston this Week
Better Tuition is hosting the first planning meeting of a new, as yet unnamed support group for children and young people with Asperger’s/ high-functioning autism on Wednesday of this week. The group aims to support any young person who has … Continue reading
How to use apostrophes
News that Mid Devon County Council plans to discuss a proposal to ban the use of the apostrophe in their street signs has caused controversy over the weekend. This is no surprise: this small yet powerful piece of punctuation is … Continue reading
Posted in English, News and Updates, Opinion, Top tips, Uncategorized
Tagged apostrophes, mid devon county council
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What to Expect in Year One: Numeracy Checklist
This week we are blogging about Year 1: what to expect; how to help and how assessment will be carried out. This is the third in our series of Year 1 posts, which follows on from our Nursery and Reception series. Please read our … Continue reading
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What to Expect in Year One: Literacy
What to Expect in Year 1 Parents often ask us what to expect in Year 1. It’s very important to be well informed, so that you can support your child with school work. This is the first in our series … Continue reading
Posted in English, Key Stage 1, literacy, Maths, Uncategorized
Tagged literacy, numeracy, Year 1
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10 Ways to Help Your Year 1 Child Succeed in Reading and Writing
This week we are blogging about Year 1: what to expect; how to help and how assessment will be carried out. This is the first in our series of Year 1 posts, which follows on from our Nursery and Reception … Continue reading
World Book Day 2013 in Urmston, Stretford, Manchester and beyond
World Book Day 2013 is on Thursday, and schools all over Urmston, Stretford and the universe in general are celebrating with dressing up days (come as your favourite character), read-with-parents events and author visits. Eight books have been specially issued at … Continue reading
Posted in English, literacy, News and Updates, Reading
Tagged Urmston Bookshop, World Book Day
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Early Years Foundation Stage (Nursery and Foundation): part five – Do I need a Tutor to Get Ready for School?
This is the final post in our five-part series on Nursery and Reception (the Early Years Foundation Stage). You can read the rest of the posts here. Better Tuition’s team of qualified teachers is expert in education from Early Years … Continue reading
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