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Year 1 phonics screening checks will be carried out in the week commencing Monday 17th June 2013.  The checks will also be carried out on Year 2 children who did not reach the required standard in 2012. Many parents are keen … Continue reading →

[UPDATE: 1st February 2019 Read a more up-to-date post here about Key Stage 2 SATs here on our blog] The Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test is being introduced in May for all Year 6 students.  You can use Better Tuition’s … Continue reading →

Yesterday evening, Better Tuition hosted the first meeting of a dynamic new group of parents, carers and professionals who came together to discuss support for young people with Asperger’s Syndrome/ high-functioning autism. You can read all about the meeting on … Continue reading →

This week we are blogging about Year 1: what to expect; how to help and how assessment will be carried out.  This is the third in our series of Year 1 posts, which follows on from our Nursery and Reception series.  Please read our … Continue reading →

This is part of a series of posts about the Early Years Foundation Stage (read part one here and part two – the Prime Areas – here). The Early Learning Goals are divided into Prime and Specific Areas.  Yesterday we … Continue reading →

This post is part of a series on what to expect in Nursery and Reception (the Early Years Foundation Stage).  Yesterday we gave a brief overview of nursery; today we will look at the Early Learning Goals. The Early Learning … Continue reading →

This is a guest post from Sue Kerrigan, tutor, dyslexia campaigner and owner of the Let Me Learn website.  Sue is dyslexic herself and really understands the issues involved in dyslexia from a personal and professional point of view.  You … Continue reading →