Has your child has ever seemed stuck, angry about school, resistant to homework, worried about falling behind? It’s a familiar story here at 121 Home Tutors. Children can very easily end up in a hole that seems impossible to escape from. With parents, fraught about what best to do, it can be a challenging time. […]
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How can a private tutor unlock learning difficulties?
Monday, March 29th, 2021Is this your nightmare too?
Saturday, February 27th, 2021Parents worry about their children. They worry about progress, falling behind, getting the basics right. Whether schools are in lockdown, or a child misses out on education for some time, one of the top concerns parents have is, ‘How will my child catch-up if they’ve missed out on so much?’ As well as lower performance […]
Why do I have to study Maths?
Wednesday, August 5th, 2020Far from being on the curriculum to torture children’s brains, Maths is a crucial part of life. You can’t go shopping, cook, drive, run a business, travel, do DIY, divide a pizza, buy a house or tell the time without applying a mathematical concept. And yet interestingly, humans have been using Maths since early man […]
The Perks of Personalised Learning
Thursday, June 4th, 2020If you’ve ever had a personal trainer, been taught a musical instrument, or had driving lessons, you’ll know what a difference it makes when an expert is at hand to tackle your problems head on. Imagine instead trying to learn something tricky without help… It’s the same for our children. When teachers rattle through a […]
I’m just not good enough…
Thursday, February 27th, 2020Have you ever heard a child say how useless they are as they’ve failed an exam, or seen their face fall when academically compared to their peers? It’s heart-wrenching. The sad truth is that there is a fixation in society on being perfect. Social media encourages it, and young people are exposed to it every […]
How to conquer low self-confidence
Monday, October 28th, 2019One of the biggest issues affecting a child’s academic performance is lack of confidence. It can strike at any time or age – and have seriously long-lasting effects. No wonder – here at 121 Home Tutors – scores of worried parents approach us about this problem every year. Sadly, a lack of self-esteem can be […]
Have you set your academic goals yet?
Thursday, September 5th, 2019If you had a bad school year, dipped last term, failed an exam, didn’t do as well as expected or just simply didn’t get your act together, guess what? You can wipe the slate clean and start again. It’s never too late to start! Though it seems daunting at first, if you take practical action […]
I’m rubbish, I’ve failed! What to do if your child says this!
Wednesday, January 24th, 2018Hands up who’s heard these heartbreaking words? You’d not be alone. These days, there is so much pressure for children to be perfect, to ‘win’ all the time and be as good as everyone else at everything. Sooner rather than later, insecurity rears its head and you’ve one unhappy child with zero confidence on your hands. […]