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Independents’ Day 2013 in Urmston: our special offer
The lovely people at the Messenger are running an Independents’ Day promotion this week that sees many of Urmston‘s favourite businesses offering special deals and discounts. Better Tuition is offering your child a free, first lesson if you book your … Continue reading
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How Employing People on the Autistic Spectrum Can Boost Your Business: FREE Breakfast Seminar
Businesses are beginning to wake up to the benefits of employing people on the autistic spectrum; German software giant SAP recently announced that it plans to recruit more people with autism because of their ability to ‘think differently and spark … Continue reading
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Year 1 Phonics Screening Check 2013: What You Need to Know
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
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Year 6 SATs: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Test Checklist
[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
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Support for Asperger’s and High-Functioning Autism Update
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
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How to use apostrophes
News that Mid Devon County Council plans to discuss a proposal to ban the use of the apostrophe in their street signs has caused controversy over the weekend. This is no surprise: this small yet powerful piece of punctuation is … Continue reading
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What to Expect in Year One: Numeracy Checklist
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
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What to Expect in Year One: Literacy
What to Expect in Year 1 Parents often ask us what to expect in Year 1. It’s very important to be well informed, so that you can support your child with school work. This is the first in our series … Continue reading
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What to expect in the Early Years Foundation Stage (Nursery and Reception): part three
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
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What to expect in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Reception: (part two)
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
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