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Back to School: How to Organise Your Routine

How Can I Organise a Good Back to School Routine? September’s ‘back to school‘ rush has crept up on stealthily this year and before you can say ‘Bonfire Night’ it will be Christmas.   Children may complain about the big return … Continue reading

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Entrance Exam Question of the Day Weekly Roundup

Throughout summer, Better Tuition is posting an Entrance Exam Question of the Day on Facebook and Twitter.  Here, for your convenience, are the questions from the first week of summer. Solutions are below; if you would like to know more … Continue reading

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Trafford entrance exams: what should I be doing over Easter?

If your child is preparing for Trafford’s grammar school entrance exams, you may like to plan some activities for the two week break.  1.  If you haven’t already familiarised yourself with the various requirements of each school, you should read … Continue reading

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Parents’ Evening: A Rough Guide

How to raise concerns at parents’ evening Parents’ evenings at school are springing up like daffodils at the moment and it is super important to attend and discuss your child’s academic and social progress.  But how do you raise concerns without … Continue reading

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Top Ten Easy World Book Day Costume Ideas for Parents and Teachers

Why should the children have all the fun on World Book Day this Thursday?  Let’s make this the year parents and teachers get in on the act.  We all have our favourite literary characters, but practicality is important: you are unlikely … Continue reading

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Three brain-building physical activities to try this weekend

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

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 one)

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!

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

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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