Category Archives: Top tips

School admissions: what to do if your child didn’t get into their chosen secondary school

Posted on 06/03/2012 by Christine McLaughlin

Due to Trafford’s labyrinthine secondary school admissions policy, March 1st is a highly anticipated date each year. However, for every group of parents heaving a sigh of relief that their child has been accepted into their school of choice, there are … Continue reading →

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Help! My child’s homework is out of hand!

Posted on 01/03/2012 by Christine McLaughlin

A 2008 Mumsnet survey found that 65% of parents had argued with their children about homework and that one third had completely some or all of their children’s homework! Homework is pretty high on the list of ‘things that stress parents … Continue reading →

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Twitter for Beginners: Who to Follow

Posted on 27/02/2012 by Christine McLaughlin

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 Christine McLaughlin

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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Blue Monday’s Better Grade Bonus

Posted on 16/01/2012 by Christine McLaughlin

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

Posted on 04/01/2012 by Christine McLaughlin

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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3rd December: special offer. Voucher for £5 off a lesson at Better Tuition, Urmston

Posted on 03/12/2011 by Christine McLaughlin

This was a £5 voucher towards a lesson at the Better Tuition Centre in Urmston. You had to print the page off yesterday to get your voucher, but you can use it to claim your special offer any time before lessons finish for the year on 21st December. … Continue reading →

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Struggling with literacy or numeracy? These resources are the toolkit you need.

Posted on 28/11/2011 by Christine McLaughlin

We have had lots of lovely feedback from parents this week – suddenly it seems like everyone in Urmston and Stretford is recommending the Better Tuition Centre! We know that one of the features parents really love about our centre … Continue reading →

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Toolkit for improving extended writing

Posted on 08/11/2011 by Christine McLaughlin

One of the questions parents most frequently ask at the Better Tuition Centre is: how can my child improve his/ her extended writing? Indeed we are asked so often that we have come up with a little toolkit for improving … Continue reading →

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