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Do PhDs Make the Best Tutors?
Many parents request a tutor who is an expert in their field, as they feel that this will give their children the best start at a subject. However, is it really necessary to book a tutor who is an expert in their subject?
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Tutors and Schools Need to Combat Sleep Deprivation in Students
Teachers have reported an increase in the number of students falling asleep in class because they have been up late studying, or playing computer games and surfing the internet.
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Tutors Should Advise Students on Their Futures
As private tutors, we have the opportunity to discuss possibilities and aspirations with our students, but it is difficult to follow this through without support from schools.
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Tutors' Guide to Dealing with Student Stress
One of the things a private tutor will often have to deal with is their students’ overall well-being and stress levels. The spring and summer months are the worst time for this, as students are preparing for exams and waiting anxiously for results.
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Tutors Nervous About Results
Many A’ Level students have been working with private tutors in order to help them prepare for exams, and their tutors have also been waiting anxiously to hear the outcome.
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Tutors Help with Exam Retakes
At this time of year GCSE, AS and A’ Level results are released. For many students, this will be a time of great celebration and they will go on to start 6th form and university courses having achieved the grades they hoped for. However, many other students will be evaluating their situations, and in particular considering the possibility of retakes.
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The Frustration of Being a Tutor in Oxford or Cambridge
Oxford and Cambridge are not actually very big cities, meaning that our tutor to student ratio is much higher than anywhere else in the UK.
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How Does One Know a Tutor is a Good Tutor?
At the time of year when A Level and GCSE exams results are being published, it’s not just hopeful students who are eagerly awaiting the results.
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A Tutor's Guide for Students Working Over the Summer
Once the pressure of the university term is over and students are no longer attending classes, it can be difficult to find the motivation to complete the required work, especially when the sun is shining!
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