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Reading Lists for Summer
While you might not want to overload your student for the summer break, it is good to send them off with the idea that a small amount of something will be beneficial to them.
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Increasing Confidence in Students
Some students come to you brimming over with confidence. They know they are going to get an A but want an A*, or they know they are good but are just struggling with a certain aspect of the syllabus. But then there are others, who can hardly say a word without blushing, whose eye contact is non existent. These students need help to regain confidence in themselves before we can possibly ask them to move on with their learning.
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‘Research doesn’t just mean look it up on Google’
The culture of clicking online for instant answers risks "infantilising" learning, says the head of a charity which runs independent girls schools. Helen Fraser will warn delegates of the Girls' Day School Trust about the risk of pupils relying on "nuggets of information" from the internet.
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Gove’s New GCSEs
Pete's blog 3-7-12: It was interesting last week to read about Michael Gove’s plans to revamp the year 11 qualifications in England...
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Shakespeare for 3 year-olds!
People are often rather aloof about Shakespeare and to them perhaps the idea of Shakespeare for 3 year olds is simply ridiculous. But why shouldn’t some of his plays be adapted for use in earlier learning environments? The stories are intriguing and often teach about morals concerning good or bad behaviour and its consequences.
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How do I get Promoted?
I often get asked this question and there is a very simple answer - be a great tutor. Be reliable, be prepared, be committed. If you are all of the above then promotion will follow the excellent feedback you continually receive from your students.
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You’re a Tutor not a Babysitter!
When tutoring younger children, responsibility for their welfare can be an issue. Whether you tutor at your house, or theirs, or somewhere agreed mutually, you are responsible for their safety while their parents are not around.
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‘Helicopter’ Parents who won’t let their children grow up.
The Mail Online today (07/06/12) reports on the increasing presence of parents at university open days and freshers weeks, events which used to be attended by the students only as they started the long process of fledging.
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More Tutor Assessments Needed
Pete's blog 26-6-12: Laura was away on Monday and Tuesday last week, so I was covering for her...
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