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How to select the right private tutor for your child

by Emily

There are many factors to consider when choosing the right private tutor for your child. Depending on your child's specific needs and methods of working, you may find yourself trying out more than one home tutor before finding the one who gels best with your child. However, there are a few basic gui...

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How to use an apostrophe

by Emily

There are two uses for an apostrophe: one, to denote a contraction; the other to denote possession.

Over the years, several words have contracted to make them easier to pronounce. "It's" is a contraction of "it is", just as "can't" is a contraction of "cannot". Apostrophes are inserted to mark the ...

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A-Level resit revision techniques

by Emily

If your child is set to resit their A-Levels in January, there are a number of tried and tested techniques they can incorporate into their studies to make life that little bit easier for them.

First of all, the key to successful revision is organisation: make sure your child's revision notes are ar...

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5 common grammatical errors

by Emily

Private tutors don't need to worry too much these days about checking their students' spelling because most work is completed using programmes such as Microsoft Word that have built-in spell-checkers. As long as these are set to UK English (instead of the default American English setting!) they do a...

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Making a drama out of a confidence crisis

by Emily

Drama class can be a real 'love-it-or-hate-it' experience for students. They tend to either thrive on the attention and relish performance, or else are struck dumb with fear at the thought of performing in front of their peers. For many it is also hard to see the academic value in a subject which, t...

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