Being an independent learner is seen as something to strive to be in education, but I sometimes feel we don’t think enough about what it actually means to be an independent learner.Following in the Qualified Tutor tradition of targeted and specific feedback, we need...
Resilience. When I was asked to write a blog about resilience, I thought: ‘what do I say that the Qualified Tutor Community doesn’t know already? And anyway, everyone has Google and can search for themselves! Where could I add value?’ I made a start, and the first few...
I have been tutoring on and off since 1991. I found it to be a good option to keep my brain ticking over and to earn some money when my children were young. Having studied Chemistry at Jesus College, Oxford, I offered GCSE Maths and Chemistry and A-level Chemistry. I...
In his recent blog, Richard Ashelford asked what the problem was with asking for accuracy when your students are writing. It’s a good question and the short answer is ‘nothing’. But the long answer is much more interesting. Not all inaccuracies are equal...
As taught in the Qualified Tutor live sessions, one of the 7 Ps of Tutoring is Preparedness, and in a much repeated phrase, ‘by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail’. Therefore, time management is so important – I will explore my experience of studying at the...
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