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Is it time to empower your children?

Monday, November 16th, 2015

It’s officially anti-bullying week in the UK. An opportunity to encourage our kids to ‘make some noise,’ to stand up to bullies rather than suffer in silence. Growing up, of course, has always been tough. Aside from the usual hormones, children have an ever-growing list of daily challenges – each demanding resilience. Exams, finding their […]

Endings and new beginnings…

Monday, June 15th, 2015

This time of year is always a poignant one for students, parents and tutors alike. As GCSE and A Level students complete their final exams and party at the prom, it’s time to close a chapter. Do you know, some of our tutors have taught their tutees through primary school to their GCSEs? So it can feel quite a wrench […]

Is Maths and Science just for boys?

Monday, March 23rd, 2015

Absolutely not! However, according to a recent international survey by the OECD, there are still gender gaps in career choices. It seems that girls don’t pursue as many careers in Maths and Science as boys do. Interestingly, statistics tell a story of what’s happening in the UK: 56% of girls often worry that Maths classes are difficult A […]

Is your child suffering from no confidence?

Monday, March 9th, 2015

It can be a real problem. Especially at school… In fact, here at 1-2-1 Home Tutors, we find it’s one of the biggest single factors which leads to children not doing as well as their peers. Children can be masters of talking themselves out of something – or believing they can’t do it. Even if they haven’t articulated […]