Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin

Simple strategies to make spelling homework easy

Does your child struggle with spelling homework or sail through the weekly test without ever needing to learn the words?  Our simple strategies will make your life easier and ensure your child is working to their full potential.       … Continue reading

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How do I get my child to start the day with a healthy breakfast?

Education and health professionals agree: a balanced, healthy breakfast is the best way to start the day.  The impact of missed breakfast on our children’s educational performance is quite remarkable.  Breakfast provides the fuel needed for concentration throughout the school … Continue reading

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Better Tuition Term Dates 2013/ 2014

Better Tuition Term Dates 2013/ 2014 Summer Term  Lessons begin: Monday 02 June 2014 Final lessons: Saturday 25th July 2014 Summer School 2014 Our popular summer school runs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the summer.  Session times are: 10:00am – … Continue reading

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Entrance Exams Summer Break Toolkit and Advice

  Preparing for Trafford’s grammar school entrance exams can get quite stressful for parents and children alike. We are now midway through the summer break and while it is important to keep working hard, you must be careful not to … Continue reading

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Independents’ Day 2013 in Urmston: our special offer

The lovely people at the Messenger are running an Independents’ Day promotion this week that sees many of Urmston‘s favourite businesses offering special deals and discounts. Better Tuition is offering your child a free, first lesson if you book your … Continue reading

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Summer School at Better Tuition, Urmston

Book your place on Better Tuition’s Summer School. [UPDATE – 26th June 2018: this is an archive post. To find out about Summer School 2018, please follow this link. Summer beckons and, as schools begin to wind down and enjoy less academic … Continue reading

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Urmston Independents: celebrating our independent traders

As regular readers of this blog will know, the Better Tuition team are celebrating five years of fantastic tuition on the corner of Crofts Bank Road.  It’s a significant milestone and one which has led us to reflect on how … Continue reading

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How Employing People on the Autistic Spectrum Can Boost Your Business: FREE Breakfast Seminar

Businesses are beginning to wake up to the benefits of employing people on the autistic spectrum; German software giant SAP recently announced that it plans to recruit more people with autism because of their ability to ‘think differently and spark … Continue reading

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High-Functioning Trafford June Meeting: ALL Welcome

Regular readers of the Better Tuition blog will recall our mentions of a support group for young people in Trafford with high-functioning autism/ Asperger’s. The group is being set up by soon-to-be-published writer and autism campaigner (amongst other things) Jayne … Continue reading

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Year 1 Phonics Screening Check 2013: What You Need to Know

Year 1 phonics screening checks will be carried out in the week commencing Monday 17th June 2013.  The checks will also be carried out on Year 2 children who did not reach the required standard in 2012. Many parents are keen … Continue reading

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