Category Archives: Top tips

Applying for a place at secondary school? Read this first!

If your child is currently in Year 6, you will need to apply for their secondary school place by 31st October 2018. This is an important step in your child’s educational journey and it’s very important that you handle the … Continue reading

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October 2018 Half Term Activities in and Around Manchester

Half term October 2018 is coming up and there are a plethora of events to entertain, educate and amuse your family in Manchester and the surrounding areas. Here is our pick of the best ones. Dashehra and Diwal Celebrations Autumn … Continue reading

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Avoiding the ‘Summer Slide’ – Why Summer Study is so Essential

                    Find out about our 2019 Summer School here. Is your child ready for the next school year? Is s/he meeting expected standards in maths, reading and writing? If so, congratulations: … Continue reading

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GCSE Revision: Easy Active Learning Hacks to Help You Revise

GCSE revision is tough. You may feel stressed and swamped by a seemingly endless amount of facts to be  memorised and concepts to be grasped. You’re willing to put in the time, but do you know how to use it … Continue reading

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How Will Better Tuition Benefit My Child?

One of the benefits of booking a free assessment is the opportunity for you to meet with our directors, Paul and Christine, and to find out more about the benefits of tuition. Many parents come to us with anxieties about … Continue reading

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Anti-Bullying Week 2017: Empowering Books

This post is the third in our series marking Anti-Bullying Week 2017. Today we are focusing on books that will empower your child to beat the bullies. You may already know that Better Tuition has a mini lending library. Most … Continue reading

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Anti-Bullying Week 2017: Building Resilience

Resilience. This is the second post in our series marking Anti-Bullying Week 2017. Resilience is an essential life skill. Children have seldom been more protected from the evils of disease, exploitation and poverty but each new era brings fresh challenges. … Continue reading

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How to survive GCSEs: a guide for parents

GCSE season is drawing near and it won’t be long before Year 11 students embark upon the most significant examinations of their lives to date.  Supporting your child through GCSE examinations takes time, energy and patience, but it isn’t rocket … Continue reading

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Books to help develop confidence and good study skills

We now have a small lending library at Better Tuition. We have assembled a collection of books with two aims in mind:- To assist our students in becoming confident, happy, independent learners. To assist parents/ carers in helping their children … Continue reading

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What sets us apart from other tuition services?

What sets Better Tuition apart from other tutors? There are many providers of tuition in Urmston, Flixton, Davyhulme and beyond in Greater Manchester, so how can you be sure that we are the best tutors for your child? Here are seven good … Continue reading

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