What do I need to have ready for the lessons?

What do I need to provide for the lessons?

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October 09, 2024•2 min read

For face-to-face lessons the only thing you may need to provide is a calculator if we are doing Math. However, for online lessons, if we can ask you to have a pen, piece of paper, and calculator to hand (if appropriate) that would be appreciated as it saves time during the lesson trying to find them.

Years back, when I first started tutoring but still working a part-time job a tutor came and spent some time with my lad as he had dislocated his shoulder playing rugby and had to have it operated on to hold it in place (he found a fascinating party trick where he could pop it in and out with ease...).

Anyway, this meant having 2-weeks off school, just before the Easter holidays the year he was due to sit his GCSEs. Prior to covid, the prospect of having a month of school prior to your exams was unthinkable.

Anyway, I was out when the tutor arrived and I must admit I hadn't given it much thought, but apparently they had spent the first half hour of the lesson looking for a pen that worked and paper he could use.

As a parent it seemed unprofessional and like a waste of time and money.

From the perspective of starting my own business, this was something I could easily solve.

Since then, whenever we go to someone for the first time we always take with us a starter pack to give to them. It's nothing grand it's just an envelope folder that contains a pad of paper and a pencil case with some stationary in.

With many children it also provides a place to put their stickers as a record of all the times they have done well (or won at a game).

For online lessons

We would need to ask you to provide something to write with, paper, and if necessary a calculator please, though small amounts of working out can be done on the shared screen, any longer questions are easier calculated on paper and clarified on the screen.

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For the past 20+ years I have been a firm believer that learning should be an enjoyable experience. I appreciate that traditionally education has revolved around worksheets, textbooks, listening to teachers. But a grounding in early years and working with children who had a variety of learning styles from I learned that it is an individual activity that is personal to all of us. We don’t all learn in the same way. Our influences, our experiences, our capabilities all influence how we retain information. But through it all, I believe that if we can make it enjoyable and engaging, they will want to participate. With participation comes practice which in turn boosts skill and confidence. With an increase in skill and confidence comes a willingness to have a go. This in turn leads to more practice which leads to a positive spiral of success. The moral, we need to make learning fun, engaging, use a range of techniques.

Dawn Strachan

For the past 20+ years I have been a firm believer that learning should be an enjoyable experience. I appreciate that traditionally education has revolved around worksheets, textbooks, listening to teachers. But a grounding in early years and working with children who had a variety of learning styles from I learned that it is an individual activity that is personal to all of us. We don’t all learn in the same way. Our influences, our experiences, our capabilities all influence how we retain information. But through it all, I believe that if we can make it enjoyable and engaging, they will want to participate. With participation comes practice which in turn boosts skill and confidence. With an increase in skill and confidence comes a willingness to have a go. This in turn leads to more practice which leads to a positive spiral of success. The moral, we need to make learning fun, engaging, use a range of techniques.

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