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Key Stage One SATs 2020: Your Two-Minute Guide

If your child is currently in Year 2, s/he will be taking Key Stage 1 SATs in May 2020. Here is your super-speedy, two-minute guide to Key Stage 1 SATs 2019, for extra-busy parents. Year 2 children sit papers in: … Continue reading

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October 2018 Half Term Activities in and Around Manchester

Half term October 2018 is coming up and there are a plethora of events to entertain, educate and amuse your family in Manchester and the surrounding areas. Here is our pick of the best ones. Dashehra and Diwal Celebrations Autumn … Continue reading

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Secondary School Open Evenings in Urmston, Stretford and beyond 2018

If your child is in Year 5 or 6, you will probably be thinking about which secondary school will be best. There is a lot to take into account: results, pastoral care, friendship groups and extra-curricular activities are just a … Continue reading

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Another Easy Maths Game

We like to play this easy maths game because it can be adapted for almost all abilities. This game uses the hundred square and it really helps children explore numbers. You can also use it to expand your child’s mathematical … Continue reading

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Entrance Exam Masterclasses for Summer 2018

Entrance Exam Masterclasses in Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning   Book an entrance exam masterclass at Better Tuition – follow this link. Dates and Availability: Our entrance exam masterclasses will run at Easter and over the long summer break. Dates … Continue reading

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Vocabulary: how to teach it and why you should

Vocabulary is an essential part of your child’s education. Indeed, many education professionals will argue that word power is the foundation of a good education. There is no question that developing a rich store of words will enhance your child’s performance … Continue reading

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How Will Better Tuition Benefit My Child?

One of the benefits of booking a free assessment is the opportunity for you to meet with our directors, Paul and Christine, and to find out more about the benefits of tuition. Many parents come to us with anxieties about … Continue reading

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Entrance Exams 2019: Information Events for Year 4 Parents

Preparing for grammar school entrance exams can be daunting, especially if you have never done it before. To help Year 4 parents, Better Tuition is running two (identical) entrance exam information events. The first of these is on Saturday, April … Continue reading

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Free and Low-Cost Downloads from Better Tuition

We have recently updated our download store so that it’s even more straightforward to use. If you haven’t visited it yet, do take a look: you will find FREE practice entrance exam/ 11 plus papers, covering maths, English, verbal and … Continue reading

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Better Tuition Term Dates – 2017/18

Here are our term dates for 2017/18. Autumn Term Monday 4th September 2017 – Saturday 20th October 2017 HALF TERM Monday 30th October 2017 – Tuesday 19th December 2017 CHRISTMAS BREAK Spring Term Wednesday, 3rd January 2018 – Saturday 9th February … Continue reading

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