You might have heard about the teacher recruitment crisis in the news? Schools are struggling to recruit qualified teachers across the board. With low starting salaries, many newly qualified teachers simply can’t get on the housing ladder and therefore don’t apply for jobs. As well as this, trainee teacher numbers are down for the third year running. And of […]
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Could a Teacher Shortage Affect Your Child?
Monday, April 4th, 2016Can a private tutor really make a difference?
Tuesday, October 6th, 2015‘Time’ is something which none of us can get back. And yet we often come across children here in Manchester who struggle to achieve in the time they have, or who waste so much time and energy as they don’t know how to get the best out of themselves. Unfortunately, being in a class full of […]
Do private tutors just help you pass exams?
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014This is one of the biggest myths about private tuition. The idea that tutors ‘coach’ children to robotically pass common entrance, 11+ or finals exams is wide of the mark. Undoubtedly, achievement is a top priority – judging by the countless parents and students who contact us to thank their tutor for helping them pass, […]
It’s never too early to get ahead
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014With year 6 SATs out of the way, GCSEs and A Levels in full swing, many students this time of year often wish they’d revised more or got to grips with that tough part of the syllabus earlier. Last minute revision can lead to panic. Feeling unprepared – and sometimes terrified – many children blank […]
Online tutoring – is it the future?
Friday, January 17th, 2014Over the last few years we’ve seen lots of online tutoring companies pop up. And there are plenty of online learning methods. Here at 121 Home Tutors we offer online tutor in a number of different subjects including: English – lower secondary, scholarship entry exams, GCSE, proofreading, general writing History – lower secondary, scholarship entry exams, […]
Is tutoring too tiring?
Monday, December 16th, 2013Over the last few months there have been lots of reports that tutoring can be damaging to children. Just this month one headmaster said private tutoring overloads children with work and makes them too tired. If you’re thinking about hiring a private tutor how do you ensure it’s a positive experience that benefits your child? […]
Shhh – don’t talk about your tutor!
Wednesday, December 4th, 2013Do you use a private tutor for your children? Have you been tutored yourself? Do you talk to other parents about it or do you keep it private? This month Harry Wallop discussed tutoring – and how tutors now outnumber those who work in the NHS, solicitors or teachers. His view was that tutoring is […]
Fractions for five year olds
Wednesday, August 14th, 2013In the last few weeks there has been a lot of press coverage about imminent changes to the national curriculum, aimed at raising standards within education. One of the most significant changes at primary level will be the introduction of the computing curriculum, which will see five year olds creating computer programmes rather than learning […]
Tutoring for gifted children
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013A few weeks ago a report published by Ofsted stated that clever children are being failed by our schools. Ofsted inspectors are concerned we have a culture of low expectation, meaning brighter children aren’t recognised or pushed to achieve higher grades. It’s a problem we see here at 121 Home Tutors. Class teachers often don’t […]
How young is too young for tutoring?
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013Would you hire a private tutor for your two year old? Believe it or not some parents do. Recent reports have suggested that parents are signing very young children up for elocution lessons to prepare them for future educational settings such as prep school or Oxbridge. So is tutoring at such a young age necessarily […]