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A Snapshot of Better Tuition’s Lessons
People sometimes ask, “What do you teach?” My response is maths, English and entrance exam preparation. What my answer does not encapsulate is the sheer breadth of topic matter covered by Better Tuition’s team of qualified, expert teachers every single … Continue reading
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Flixton Girls’ School is Celebrating
Flixton Girls’ School has been celebrating its 80th anniversary with a portfolio of commemorative events for the whole community. The secondary school, which opened as “The Flixton Senior Girls School” on 24th April 1933 with 373 students on roll, recently … Continue reading
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Our Ten Favourite Blog Posts from 2013
I don’t get to blog as much as I’d like to and if you read our review of the year you will see why. The team of qualified teachers at Urmston’s independent tuition centre celebrated five years on the corner of Crofts Bank Rd … Continue reading
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Christmas NVR Answers
Here are the answers to our festive NVR quiz. Return to Better Tuition’s advent calendar. Learn more about non-verbal reasoning. 1. B 2. D 3. D (D’s star has an outline) 4. C (the present has been reflected) 5. C … Continue reading
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December 15th: Verbal Reasoning – Find the Hidden Word
It’s day 15 of Better Tuition’s advent calendar and we have a fun verbal reasoning activity for you. Can you find the four-letter word hidden across two words? This skill is useful for trainee sleuths, spies and students preparing for GL-style grammar … Continue reading
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A Winter’s Tale: Verbal Reasoning Hidden Word Answers
Here are the answers to Better Tuition’s Verbal Reasoning Hidden Words Challenge for trainee sleuths, spies and students preparing for grammar school entrance exams/ 11 plus. Return to our advent calendar. Return to Better Tuition’s 2013 advent calendar. Learn more … Continue reading
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Christmas Maths Problems: Answers
Here are the answers for Better Tuition’s Christmas Maths Problems. Return to our advent calendar or try an easier Christmas maths quiz. Return to our advent calendar. Tweet
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Rudolph the read knows rain, dear: answers
Here are the corrected song titles from yesterday’s advent spelling challenge. Return to Better Tuition’s winter advent activity calendar. Don’t forget that if you need practice in this area, you can visit our download store to buy our Finding and Correcting Spelling … Continue reading
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Creating and Encouraging Positive Attitudes Towards Disability
SandraScott@PositiveAttitudes is an inspiring new service aimed at developing positive attitudes towards disabled people. Sandra Scott is running dynamic workshops for primary-aged children that will give them an understanding of a range of disabilities through a series of engaging activities. … Continue reading
Practice entrance exam for independent schools in Greater Manchester
Better Tuition is running a practice entrance examination on Sunday, December 15th for children preparing for Manchester Grammar, Bolton School, Withington Girls’ School, Cheadle Hulme School, Stockport Grammar, Alderley Edge School for Girls, St Bede’s College and North Cestrian Grammar. The practice … Continue reading
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