I don’t know whether you’ve ever noticed, but there appears to be an unwritten hierarchy in the tuition industry, which places certain subjects and age groups as more “valuable”/ “important” than others. There’s something similar in the fine art world. Sculpture is at the pinnacle and is regarded by The Establishment as the highest form …
To mark International Women’s Day, this blog will focus on my beliefs around why we chronically undervalue ourselves in the tuition industry. Whatever gender you identify as, this is relevant to you. Feminism is about equality across genders. It is about highlighting and challenging patriarchal systems that hold most of us back, regardless of what …
If you look at your child’s maths homework or pop into their classroom, you may notice that the way maths is taught today looks nothing like it did when you were at school. This can be unsettling for many parents because they don’t understand the new methods and don’t feel confident helping their child. They …
I wrote a guest blog for Lemon Tree Coaching and Development which you can read here.
When was the Last Time you Handwrote Something? It’s something we seem to do less and less these days. Here’s a list of the things I handwrite: Session plans and notes during a session To do list Events in my diary/calendar Nightly journal Notes from professional and personal development Development ideas Shopping list Greetings cards …
In a parent consultation recently, the issue of giving praise to children came up. Praise is good, right? All children love praise! They won’t achieve anything without it. When I was training to be a teacher back in the noughties, everything was based around praise. Praise for sitting still and listening, praise for writing the …
Throughout November I will be going live on my Facebook page to quickly explain some of the most common misconceptions, or stumbling blocks, that the children I work with often display, and provide advice on overcoming them. I’ll take a look at each of them further in this blog. The Maths Blocks: Firstly, a couple …
This was a common question at parent’s evening when I was teaching, and something I’m asked regularly by the parents I work with now as a tutor. My suggestions are below. Other than the first one which is the most important thing you can do to help your child with their learning, the rest are …