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Breaking the Cycle of Study Procrastination
Have you ever found yourself knowing that there’s something, or even a list of things, you must do but find yourself doing something entirely different? It’s probably more enjoyable and not at all related to what you need to do! Guess what? You’re not alone....
How to Pass Functional Skills
Here at Bristol Tutors, we have partnered with Pass Functional Skills to ensure our students can achieve their GCSE equivalent qualifications they need to get into University or higher education. These qualifications are equivalent to GCSE grade C or level 4....
The Best Chance of Success
All parents want to give their child the best chance of success. However, sometimes there can be barriers to learning. These can include large classroom sizes, which prevent one to one attention. It could be motivational challenges and even specific learning...
Start of Term Blues
It has been an uncertain time in education and your child may be having some anxiety about re-starting school. There are some steps that you can take to help your child feel more at ease with the start of the school year. These steps include planning in fun things for...
How to Tell if Your Child Could Benefit From Tutoring
Did you know that the Education Endowment Fund (EEF) reports that 1 in 3 students at secondary school have a tutor? So if you feel like your child might need tuition, you are not alone! There are a number of indications that your child might benefit form tuition. The...
Discovering Your Learning Style
There are lots of different ways to learn! Knowing how a student learns best means that information can be better absorbed and applied in academic contexts. It can hugely improve revision technique and exam results. It all comes down to how each person is made...
Absence and Achievement – is There a Link?
In spring 2016, the Department of education published a report which addressed the relationship between academic attainment and class absence. The report states that at Key Stage 2:‘… pupils with no absence are 1.3 times more likely to achieve level 4 or above, and...
Making the Most of Tutoring
Some of my students get a lot more out of their tutoring than others and it has nothing to do with me. There are two ways to make the most of that 1 or 2 hours a week you spend with your tutor. Type 1: You can use it to catch up on the content that you had problems...
Easter Revision – Why It is So Crucial
With Easter holidays here and many student facing assessments and mock exams, Easter is a time to buckle down and revise as well as enjoying the springtime break. By starting revision earlier rather than later, you will be ahead of the game and more poised and...
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