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Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin
A Maths Game You Can Play Anywhere
No doubt about it, a good maths game can make learning more enjoyable, which makes learning more ‘sticky’. We like to play this game in restaurants, while waiting for our food. We’ve played it on trains and in doctors’ waiting rooms. … Continue reading
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
Upcoming Events at Better Tuition
Upcoming Events have been busy bees at Better Tuition over the Easter break. Summer term is our busiest and we have several upcoming events, so we were determined to get ahead of the game. Birthday Glee It’s our tenth birthday … Continue reading
Entrance Exam Masterclasses for Summer 2018
Entrance Exam Masterclasses in Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning Book an entrance exam masterclass at Better Tuition – follow this link. Dates and Availability: Our entrance exam masterclasses will run at Easter and over the long summer break. Dates … Continue reading
Can Calculators Make Better Mathematicians?
The impact of calculators in maths teaching Calculators have been in the news this week. Four years ago, the Year 6 SATs calculator was abolished. This week, an academic study has found that calculators make our children better mathematicians. You … Continue reading
Vocabulary: how to teach it and why you should
Vocabulary is an essential part of your child’s education. Indeed, many education professionals will argue that word power is the foundation of a good education. There is no question that developing a rich store of words will enhance your child’s performance … Continue reading
SATs 2018: Key Dates for Key Stages 1 and 2
Statutory Assessment Tests (SATs) will take place in schools during May of 2018. You can read more about SATs and find some useful resources on our SATs page. Key stage 1 Date Activity May 2018 Key stage 1 test period … 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
Entrance Exams 2019: Information Events for Year 4 Parents
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
Pi Day 2018
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