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Category Archives: Opinion
Anti-Bullying Week 2017: Gender and Bullying
This is the fourth post in a series to mark Anti-Bullying Week 2017. The theme for Anti-Bullying Week 2017 is ‘All Different – All Equal’. Two topical stories have emerged which together highlight the need to identify and challenge bullying … Continue reading
Posted in News and Updates, Opinion
Tagged anti-bullying week, bullying, transphobia
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Multiple GCSE resits: do we need a change?
“Almost 80% of pupils in England who do not achieve a C grade in GCSE maths or English fail to attain this mark during their resits. It is leaving hundreds of thousands of students stuck in a cycle of exams.” … Continue reading
Posted in English, GCSE, Key Stage 4, Maths, Opinion
Tagged GCSE resits, new GCSEs 2017
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Robots Versus Human Teachers: Who Wins?
Last month, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney caused some alarm with his prediction that 15 million British jobs could be replaced by robots, due to advancing technology. His speech, at Liverpool John Moore’s university, did not mention teaching as … Continue reading
But What, I Hear You Ask, Is a Fronted Adverbial?
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
Posted in Key Stage 2, Opinion, SATs, Uncategorized
Tagged fronted adverbials, Grammar
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In praise of paper: why screen-based learning must not take over
In recent times, the use of computer technology has increased hugely. Tablets, laptops and interactive whiteboards feature commonly in lessons countrywide, from early years to A Level. The new National Curriculum requires all schools to teach coding to five … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Uncategorized
Tagged paper, screen time, screen-based learning, tuition centres
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Choosing a tutor: some dos and don’ts
Choosing a tutor If the year-on-year increase in our student numbers are anything to go by, more and more parents are choosing to engage a tutor. Whether you need someone to help your child catch up, to achieve an academic goal … Continue reading
Walk to School: Discover, Explore, Create
An early morning walk to school is the perfect way to start the day. Walking to school means you and your child can explore the environment, discover new things and it doesn’t hurt that it builds exercise in to our day. … Continue reading
How to use apostrophes
News that Mid Devon County Council plans to discuss a proposal to ban the use of the apostrophe in their street signs has caused controversy over the weekend. This is no surprise: this small yet powerful piece of punctuation is … Continue reading
Posted in English, News and Updates, Opinion, Top tips, Uncategorized
Tagged apostrophes, mid devon county council
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Early Years Foundation Stage (Nursery and Foundation): part five – Do I need a Tutor to Get Ready for School?
This is the final post in our five-part series on Nursery and Reception (the Early Years Foundation Stage). You can read the rest of the posts here. Better Tuition’s team of qualified teachers is expert in education from Early Years … Continue reading
Posted in Early Years, Opinion, Pre-school, Top tips
Tagged 11+tutor Flixton, Davyhulme tutor, early years foundation stage, Education, English tuition urmston, entrance exam tutor, flixton tutor, getting ready for big school, getting ready for school, how do I get a 4year old ready for school?, how do I prepare my child for school?, kids and technology, maths tuition urmston, maths tutor urmston, Ofsted, pre school skills in Trafford, Primary school, private tuition, skills needed for reception class, starting reception class at school, Starting Trafford Primary schools, stretford tutor, what skills does my child need to start school?
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Helping Special Children: what we can learn from a special cat
What can a fluffy grey cat from Davyhulme teach us about helping children with Special Educational Needs? Two year-old Jessi-Cat (tweet her here) became an international news sensation earlier year when she was crowned National Cat of the … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Special Education Needs
Tagged Cat of the Year, Jayne Dillon, Jessi-Cat, selective mutism
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