Monthly Archives: November 2013

Creating and Encouraging Positive Attitudes Towards Disability

Posted on 24/11/2013 by

SandraScott@PositiveAttitudes is an inspiring new service aimed at developing positive attitudes towards disabled people.  Sandra Scott is running dynamic workshops for primary-aged children that will give them an understanding of a range of disabilities through a series of engaging activities. … Continue reading →

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Practice entrance exam for independent schools in Greater Manchester

Posted on 11/11/2013 by

Better Tuition is running a practice entrance examination on Sunday, December 15th for children preparing for Manchester Grammar, Bolton School, Withington Girls’ School, Cheadle Hulme School, Stockport Grammar, Alderley Edge School for Girls, St Bede’s College and North Cestrian Grammar. The practice … Continue reading →

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Entrance exams/ 11 Plus: two helpful quizzes

Posted on 11/11/2013 by

Better Tuition has prepared two reasoning quizzes to help prepare your child for Trafford’s entrance exams (formerly known as 11+).  These quizzes will also be useful for Year 6 children currently preparing for entrance exams/ 11+ for Manchester Grammar, Bolton … Continue reading →

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Entrance exam pointers from Better Tuition for Year 5 and 6 children

Posted on 11/11/2013 by

Whilst many Year 6 children in Greater Manchester are busily preparing for independent school entrance exams/ 11 plus, lots of Year 5 students are just beginning to get to grips with verbal and non-verbal reasoning.  Verbal and non-verbal reasoning are … Continue reading →

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Look Who’s Tweeting: the Better Tuition Bird is on Twitter

Posted on 05/11/2013 by

The Better Tuition bird has been leading the way for avian social networking with his/ her (we can’t be sure) very own Twitter account. “It’s winter,” chirruped the bird, “And it’s boring having to stay indoors so much so I … Continue reading →

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The Simultaneous Oral Spelling Method in Ten Easy Steps at Home

Posted on 04/11/2013 by

The Simultaneous Oral Spelling method can be highly effective in improving spelling scores.  This technique combines audio (hearing), visual (seeing) and kinaesthetic (touch/ doing) methods, helping children remember how to spell the words they practise.  It’s a very easy method … Continue reading →

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