Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin

Twitter for Beginners: Who to Follow

Posted on 27/02/2012 by

Following on from yesterday’s Twitter for Beginners tutorial, here are our five favourite tweeters for anyone interested in education and/ or parenting.  1.  @educationgovuk Official tweets from the Department for Education – get education updates from the pedagogical horse’s mouth.  … Continue reading →

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Twitter for Beginners: Getting Started

Posted on 26/02/2012 by

Twitter is a six year old social networking utility with 360 million users.  We have had a special request from a few parents to write a ‘How To’ guide for would-be Tweeters on our blog.  It seems Twitter can be … Continue reading →

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Three brain-building physical activities to try this weekend

Posted on 23/02/2012 by

It may be February but the weather in Manchester is set fair and sunny for this weekend.  Use this opportunity to get out in the fresh air with your kids and sneakily increase their brain power whilst having fun.  As … Continue reading →

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Blue Monday’s Better Grade Bonus

Posted on 16/01/2012 by

How does exercise help get better grades? Today is the first of two Blue Mondays this year. In case you don’t know, Blue Monday is the most depressing day of the year. The ‘scientists’ who decide these things couldn’t narrow … Continue reading →

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Dates for your diary

Posted on 06/01/2012 by

We have a couple of dates for your diaries coming up: on Saturday 28 Jan 2012, we are running an Introductory Booster Workshop for Year 5 students preparing for Trafford’s entrance exams.  It’s time to get your Year 5 child off … Continue reading →

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The Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions to make about your child’s education

Posted on 04/01/2012 by

As we vacuum away the last of the mince pie crumbs and recycle our now forlorn Christmas trees, it’s time to take control of 2012.  Many of us like to make New Year’s resolutions.  Here are our top five suggestions … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year and a review of 2011 at Better Tuition (Part two)

Posted on 02/01/2012 by

We didn’t know it at the start of 2011, but we were about to take the first steps in an amazing journey along our own personal yellow brick road.  As you all know, back in January we were franchisees of a … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year and a review of 2011 at Better Tuition (Part one)

Posted on 01/01/2012 by

The Better Tuition team would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year.  Now seems to be a good time to look over the events of the past 12 months, and as you all know, there have been quite … Continue reading →

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24th December: one more sleep!

Posted on 24/12/2011 by

Merry Christmas, everyone!  The video below shows a scene similar to the one I expect will be played out in my house tonight – and lots of your houses too!  The Better Tuition team (Paul, Christine, Emma A, Mel, Ann, … Continue reading →

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23rd December: edible maths

Posted on 23/12/2011 by

Your Better Tuition Advent challenge today is a fun maths puzzle. Return to our advent calendar here, and find out more about Urmston’s tuition centre here.   Beth is making gingerbread men for Christmas. She uses 2 raisins for eyes … Continue reading →

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