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It’s a Match! Tutoring — how long should The First Session be?

Tutors and tutees often run into problems when it comes to the timing of their initial meetings. There is always pressure to accomplish a lot in any amount of time and tutoring with specific goals is no different. When it comes to the first tutoring session between a tutor and

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Fail to plan, plan to… A lesson on planning a lesson

The idea behind planning a lesson is to give yourself, as a tutor, the perfect backdrop to lead in your session. The better prepared you are when you enter the session with your tutee, the more confident you will be. The element of control is important in your relationship dynamic

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Take your time — over one hour session planning

Sometimes you will have a session which is planned for over an hour. This also could be a regular occurrence for you with certain tutees. It is important to note that when planning a tutoring session which is over an hour, we would advise that you constantly have in mind

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Improving your Tutoring skill set

Tutoring is like a muscle. Exercise it consistently and you’ll grow; exercise it too much, you’ll get strained and exercise it too little, you’ll get weak. A tutor can easily become well-rounded, there is always more to learn about the subjects you teach. Whether it is teaching

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A tutor’s influence is endless — Tutors as role models

One of the reasons why tutoring is a rewarding profession is because of the potential impact you can leave on your tutees’ lives. You are more likely to have a unique relationship with your tutees than a regular teacher, this is due to the mostly one-on-one nature of tutoring, and

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Constructing constructive feedback — a tutor’s guide

Feedback when tutoring an individual should be personalised to that individual, allow them to ask questions back as well as give any feedback back to you. The importance of the ability to give feedback in a constructive, helpful manner cannot be underestimated. If your tutee does not trust your judgement

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Tutor in Style — Adapting to Learning Styles

When it comes to tutoring, there are 3 main learning styles you will have to encounter. Each student learns differently, and a well-rounded educator will be able to adapt to each student’s needs. We’ll provide some overall tips on how to best help the students who fit into

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Declaring your Tutoring income — UK only

Tutoring is subject to taxation laws in the UK, the same as any form of income. You are legally required to declare any income you make from tutoring. We will be giving you a few tips on how best to navigate the gov.uk website portal and the reasoning behind

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An Educated Peer — An approach to tutoring

The role of the tutor is an important part of the learning process for the tutee. A tutor has to impose themselves as a go-to point of information but also reflect the fact that the tutor has been hired specifically for the student and is therefore, not a teacher, in

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Tutoring — common occurrences to be aware of

Tutoring can be a rewarding and special activity where you are constantly seeing growth in your tutees’ performance and knowledge in the subject area you are guiding them with. However, similar to all sectors of work, there are always hindrances which can distract from the tutoring activities themselves. We’ve

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The future of tutoring — personalised education

The landscape for the profession of tutoring has changed drastically over the last two years. With the Covid-19 pandemic causing lockdowns across the globe, allowing a focus on educational disadvantages to come to the forefront of conversation. One of the many ways that people believe educational gaps can be reduced

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SPOTLIGHT — Meet Przemek Stolarski

Take a look at our interview with Przemek below and learn the motivation behind the beginning of the Academy. What’s your name & how old are you? Przemek Stolarski, 22. What birthed the idea for the Think and Speak Academy? I remember very well the very moment I first head

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Memorisation techniques for tutees

When it comes to testing a tutee’s knowledge on the subject, then memorisation becomes an important part of the tutee’s learning process. Without this, a tutee may struggle in a test environment and therefore, not achieve their full potential. We’ve listed a few techniques below for tutors

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SPOTLIGHT — Meet Anna Vall Navés

Take a look at our interview with Anna below and learn the motivation for her tutoring and plans for the future. What’s your name & how old are you? My name is Anna Vall Navés, and I’m 21. How long have you been tutoring for? I started tutoring as

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How much should I charge? A tutor’s guide to pricing

When considering starting a career as a tutor, one of the key decisions to make is how much you will charge for your services. It is key to ensure you are asking for a fee for your time which justifies you starting this career and allows it to be more

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Effective ways to provide feedback

Giving feedback to your tutee is one of the most important parts of being a successful tutor. The ability to ensure that a tutee is aware when they are doing things right or wrong means that they are able to learn, grow and ultimately succeed in the subject area they

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Questions All Tutors Should Answer

When approached to tutor a tutee, tutees are encouraged to vet the tutor to ensure that they believe that the tutor can support them successfully. Below are a few questions that a tutor should be able to answer, as well as some general advice overall. “How do you adapt to

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Ways to tutor — Micro learning

As an educator, you should always be willing to expand your knowledge, skills and try new means of providing a better learning experience for your students. One means to achieve this when tutoring is utilizing technology, media and short bursts of learning to help students focus. This is known as

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SPOTLIGHT — Meet Leon Wright

Take a look at our interview with Leon below and learn the motivation for Mentivity and their long term plans for the future. 1. What’s your name and how old are you? My name is Leon Wright and I am 38 years old. 2. How long have you been

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How To Tutor Online

Are you interested in tutoring and have a skill you would like to share with others? Then online tutoring is the way forward. This is due to the fact that tutoring has become a very popular way of making extra money, especially after the pandemic. Now a lot of people

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Keep Calm & Get Organised

Get your classes organised When you have a lot to do, a lot of tutees to manage and a lot of classes to prepare, it can be very easy to let the admin side of it all take a downslide. As being a tutor or instructor with an increasing amount

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Tutoring as a full time career? Tips for those starting out

One dream for many is to make a career out of being a tutor. To do this, you of course need to have the qualifications for your subject area of choice, valid experience and have a regular schedule of tutees and sessions. How possible is it to be a full

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How tutoring helps students

Does tutoring help students? Tutoring helps students, whether it is short term or long, with increased retention in the subject they are learning. This also applies to any form of short term courses many can learn from a tutor. If you are looking to learn a sport, personal training with