Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin

But What, I Hear You Ask, Is a Fronted Adverbial?

Posted on 09/05/2016 by

Key Stage 2 SATs commence this week and this year’s tests have already proved so controversial that many parents have decided to boycott the them altogether by keeping their children off school. The main source of controversy is government intervention … Continue reading →

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New Arrangements for Entrance Exams in September 2016 – CEM Format

Posted on 17/04/2016 by

UPDATE: October 2022 There is a disctinct possibility that there will be a change of format in 2023. We will update this page when more information is available. There is a new consortium arrangement between four of Trafford’s grammar schools: … Continue reading →

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Tuition Centre Checklist: 16 Questions You MUST Ask

Posted on 04/02/2016 by

You can use our tuition centre checklist to compare different tuition centres – or to find out more about Better Tuition. You can download a PDF of our tuition centre checklist or you can simply print this page. Tuition Centre Checklist … Continue reading →

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Practice entrance exams 2016

Posted on 10/12/2015 by

Each year, Better Tuition runs practice entrance examinations to help Year 5 children prepare for Trafford’s grammar school entrance exams.  Our papers are tailored to the requirements of the school of your choice, including: Urmston Grammar, Stretford Grammar, Altrincham Grammar … Continue reading →

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The New Term Beckons – A Housekeeping Post

Posted on 28/08/2015 by

Autumn term 2015 begins for us on Tuesday, 1st September. Lessons will run on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 4.00 pm and 5.30 pm and on Saturdays at 9.00 am and 10.30 am. We are Ofsted registered which means … Continue reading →

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Better Tuition Vocabulary and Proof Reading Workbooks Available Now

Posted on 24/07/2015 by

We have two workbooks available from our Urmston Tuition Centre. The workbooks are suitable for older Key Stage 2 children (Years 5/6) and cost just £5 each. The Better Tuition Word Power Vocabulary workbook aims to boost your child’s vocabulary … Continue reading →

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Summer School 2015 at Better Tuition, Urmston

Posted on 03/06/2015 by

UPDATE: find out more about our 2019 Summer School here. Our 2015 Summer School will run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the last week of of July and throughout August.  You can book in for each lesson you would like … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day: a Warm Welcome

Posted on 06/01/2015 by

Our bright, cosy tuition centre, waiting to welcome our happy students as they begin their new term. Tweet

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Happy New Year from Better Tuition, Urmston’s Independent Tuition Centre

Posted on 01/01/2015 by

We didn’t send our customers Christmas cards this year.  There were a few reasons for this.  Firstly, we have a lot of customers (past and present customers would run into the thousands) and it would take a long time to … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas from the Better Tuition Centre

Posted on 24/12/2014 by

Merry Christmas to all our customers and readers of this blog. Our final post of this year is a joke: Q – What’s another name for Santa’s elves? A – Subordinate clauses. If your child needs help with subordinate clauses, … Continue reading →

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