Competitive edge Confession: I am a very competitive person. First signs appeared when I was seven or eight after I lost a game of battleships to my Uncle. Cue a large temper tantrum that is now brought up every year at the family Christmas gathering. Losing a purely...

From cramming to learning Despite reaching degree level education, thus attaining my bachelor’s in mathematics, I would not have deemed myself an effective student. Late nights piled together before a deadline resulted in stressful and sometimes subpar work, depending...

Grab your popcorn! With exams fast approaching, there’s a lot of pressure to work every minute of the day. Exhausting ourselves will not help the learning process, it will only be detrimental to our physical and mental wellbeing. My suggestion for taking a break?...

The Dreaded Question Midway through a session last month, one of my students asked me “Why do I need to know this?”. It wasn’t out of frustration or procrastination; there was genuine intention behind their question. There are plenty of memes repeatedly circling...

What does SEN actually mean? SEN stands for Special Educational Needs and is a term used to describe a child or student with specific additional learning needs or difficulties. There may not always be enough 1-1 support for SEN children in schools, sometimes due to...

Exam anxiety? This is the first year since the pandemic hit us that it is business as usual with regards to exams.   For many students, this will understandably cause some level of anxiety as there is less familiarity with processes, procedures and generally what to...

Is it too late to make a New Year’s resolution? No, it’s not! While it’s typical for New Year’s resolutions to take effect on January 1st, we’re still at the start (ish) of the year and it’s not too late to make positive resolutions with your child to help them to...

Half term is fun, but it can also be a useful time to self-evaluate. Half term dates are staggered throughout the UK so you may have had yours already, or maybe you’re on half term now. Either way, here are some useful ways you can be ensuring your give your child the...

How much does tutoring cost in the UK (2023)?  If you were to type ‘private tutor’ into Google this would likely be one of the top questions to come up. Parents and students are understandably anxious to know how much tuition will cost and how much it ‘should’ cost....