Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin

Entrance Exams 2019: Information Events for Year 4 Parents

Posted on 14/03/2018 by

Preparing for grammar school entrance exams can be daunting, especially if you have never done it before. To help Year 4 parents, Better Tuition is running two (identical) entrance exam information events. The first of these is on Saturday, April … Continue reading →

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Pi Day 2018

Posted on 14/03/2018 by

14th March is Pi Day. Every year, the mathematically-minded get all ‘irrational’ over pi – or 33.14. Representing the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, pi is a fundamental element of geometric calculation. Physicist Peter Trueb recently calculated … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare Week 2018

Posted on 13/03/2018 by

Shakespeare Week 2018 runs from 12 – 18 March this year and there are many ways to introduce your child to the Bard of Avon, without scaring them off – after all, ‘Of all base passions, fear is the most … Continue reading →

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Grammar School Open Events 2018

Posted on 09/03/2018 by

Trafford’s grammar schools have released details of their open events for students currently in Year 5, as well as their parents.  The dates are as follows (in alphabetical order): Altrincham Grammar School for Boys – Thursday, 28th June, 5 – … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year from Better Tuition

Posted on 02/01/2018 by

Happy New Year from the whole team at Better Tuition. 2018 is a big year for us as in April we celebrate ten years in business! We couldn’t do what we do without the support of our wonderful customers, so … Continue reading →

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Day 24 – Festive Non-Verbal Reasoning

Posted on 20/12/2017 by

It’s the final day of Better Tuition’s Advent Activity Calendar and we have some festive non-verbal reasoning activity for you.  You will find the answers here.  Try more festive NVR from Better Tuition. Non-verbal reasoning helps develop problem-solving skills and … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendar Day 23 – Gingerbread Puzzle

Posted on 20/12/2017 by

Your Better Tuition Advent challenge today is a fun maths puzzle.     Ava is making gingerbread men for Christmas. She uses 2 raisins for eyes and 3 raisins for buttons for each gingerbread man. She buys 4 boxes of raisins, each with 120 … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendar Day 22 – When the Reindeer Went Missing

Posted on 20/12/2017 by

Welcome to Day 22 of Better Tuition’s Winter Advent Activity Calendar.  Today we have a Yuletide English Language Quiz for you.  We hope you enjoy it. Instructions: In each question, choose the best word or group of words to complete this passage … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendar Day 20 – A Solstice Puzzle

Posted on 20/12/2017 by

Your Better Tuition Advent challenge today is a fun maths puzzle. Welcome to Day 20 of Better Tuition’s Winter Advent Activity Calendar.  Today we have a Christmas maths problem for you. Maths Problem: December 21st is the winter solstice: the shortest and darkest day of the year. If … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendar Day 21 – Mince Pie Maths

Posted on 20/12/2017 by

Welcome to Day 21 of Better Tuition’s Winter Advent Activity Calendar.  Today we have a Christmas maths problem for you. Return to our advent calendar. Santa visits eight houses in twenty minutes.  In each he eats the following amounts of mince pie: 2, 4, 1, … Continue reading →

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