Author Archives: Christine McLaughlin

Our Better Tuition advent calendar would not be complete without a fun Verbal Reasoning challenge for all those year five students who are busily preparing for Trafford’s Entrance Exams.  Santa, Rudolph and the Grinch go to the cinema. There is a comedy film, … Continue reading →

Santa has a lot of letters to read at this time of year!  Here’s one with a lot of spelling mistakes and missed punctuation.  Can you a) count how many there are of each?  and b) correct each one?  To make … Continue reading →

  Here’s some more Better Tuition advent calendar maths. This set of ten festive maths problems is really tricky and is the ideal challenge for Key Stage 2 or 3 students. If your child struggles with maths, call Better Tuition on … Continue reading →

This was a £5 voucher towards a lesson at the Better Tuition Centre in Urmston. You had to print the page off on 10th December to get your voucher, but you can use it to claim your special offer any time before lessons finish for … Continue reading →

… which translates as Merry Christmas in Tahitian!  Your Better Tuition Advent challenge today is to identify the Merry Christmasses from around the world.  There are fifteen and I’ve done the first one for you!  Why not print it off … Continue reading →

Today’s Better Tuition advent treat is a cute video to watch: no activity, after all everybody needs a break sometimes.  Find lots of festive learning fun in our advent calendar. Find out more about Urmston’s tuition centre here, and return … Continue reading →

Here are the answers to yesterday’s Verbal Reasoning Challenge.  Find more festive fun by opening windows on our advent calendar.  Learn more about Better Tuition, Urmston here. The hidden words were: scam; they; deal; sand; hand; wash; here; rasp; vale; skid; … Continue reading →

Here’s some more Better Tuition advent calendar maths, by popular demand.  This set of ten festive maths problems is fairly easy; the next set will be harder! If you struggle with maths, call Better Tuition on 0161 748 3912 to book your FREE assessment.  … Continue reading →

Here are the answers to our  Better Tuition advent calendar angles challenge: there are 7 acute,  6 obtuse and 6 right angles. 0 – 6 could do better! 7 – 12 good! 13 – 16 well done! Does your child need help … Continue reading →

Our Better Tuition advent calendar would not be complete without a fun Verbal Reasoning challenge for all those year five students who are busily preparing for Trafford’s Entrance Exams.  In this challenge, you must find the 16 words hidden at … Continue reading →