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THE TUTOR BANK
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The TutorBank embraces building up skills for the future in our students, transforming lives through education.
When does Successful intensive exam preparation work?
All tutors have seen it. In the run up before exams, in weeks, days, or sometimes even hours,...
How to instill self confidence with Tutoring
Ask any tutor why students underperform and I’m willing to bet that whatever their subject, the...
How to increase confidence with tutoring
Ask any tutor why students underperform and I’m willing to bet that whatever their subject, the...
Helping STEM specialists study fiction and creative writing
Some students hate studying English. At least, they start off that way. They might have had bad...
Analysing poetry: the ultimate GCSE English skill
Of all the elements in GCSE English, there’s one that is most likely to strike fear into the heart...
The Lessons That Stay with Us
Good teaching and bad teaching both stay with us. As a ten-year-old, I remember a music teacher...
Unpacking the Big Questions
Every student completes their exams alone. But with support and tuition, in the heat and pressure...
Why is a competency based education important in a pandemic world?
The 28th of November is Universal Children’s Day - a day which was initiated by the United...
How to challenge students when teaching maths
One difficult question tutors face when teaching Maths (and we see that with other subjects, too)...
3 Ways To Help Your Children Learn In A Lockdown
We live in uncertain times, and critically, so do our children. Children thrive on stimulation,...