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Can a Maths Savant Tutor Maths?
Is it easier to tutor maths at KS3 or GCSE if you yourself struggled with maths when you were at school?
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Do You Want a Tutor with a PGCE?
We always try to help clients understand that tutoring and school teaching is very different, and we hope they choose to trust our judgement about what makes a great tutor. It's what we do.
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The Problem With Unconditional University Offers
As tutors, we're aware that unconditional university offers lead to less studying and worse undergraduates.
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A Tutor’s Primary Goal: Not to be Needed
A tutor should be trying to create a better student, not just a student who is better at the topics they study together.
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Should We Change the University Application Process
The problem with university applications is not the time when students apply, it is the fact that some universities are motivated by the number of students they can entice, and the not the quality of their undergraduate intake.
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The Speed of Students’ Reactions to Tutoring
What affects the speed with which students react to tuition? Sometimes it's virtually instant, but it can also take a number of lessons.
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Students Who Need Tuition in Multiple Subjects
How do we decide whether to send a single tutor or multiple tutors when a student or parent requests tuition in more than one subject?
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Is Elitism when Selecting Tutors a Bad Thing?
There is a very good reason that we recruit tutors mainly from Oxbridge and it's because they are the best suited to do the job. That may be seen as elitism, but we think it's the best policy.
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Tuition Over Christmas
Lessons tend to drop off over Christmas and this is due to some tutors and some students being away. Online tuition is an option to keep some consistency.
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