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A Private Tutor Survival Guide to the Summer Holidays

The school summer holidays are upon is - the kids are off school, and the teachers are sat with their feet up for the next 6 weeks! OK, so at least half of that is a lie but daily life is certainly different for teacher and student for the next month and a half. Whilst having a well-deserved break should be ‘Job 1’ for the mental health, wellbeing and basic happiness of a busy teacher, there are also massive opportunities to be found in the summer weeks. We all know that every day of teaching is precious, and we also know students will typically fall back a bit over the holidays – the lack of daily study having a detrimental effect on progress in education. This set of circumstances is made even crueller by the fact that many modern school systems will evaluate students on entry into the school or new school year, benchmark them against their peers and establish expectations for the coming year. Set from a lower base capability off the back of a long summer break, this can result

The Importance of Daily Study

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As a busy  music tutor , I teach people of all ages and abilities. Some have time on their hands whilst others lead busy lives, some are more motivated than others to work hard at their studies, but one thing unites 98% of them: A profound dislike of study. Be it practicing a musical instrument, working through your math problems or reciting passages in foreign languages to drill them into your brain, very few people smile at the thought of homework. Odd when you think students and their parents are paying for tuition in a subject they subsequently have no desire to work on, but very understandable when you consider the way the typical  student  studies. Why study is important Very few of us possess a natural talent for an instrument, but the vast majority of us have the ability to work hard and enjoy the rewards. Playing a musical instrument, becoming proficient in sports or getting that academic scholarship – whatever skill you aspire to, you’re only getting there with

How to find a Good Tutor - Online Tutor Software

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Finding a Good Tutor The number of children in  private tuition  has risen significantly in recent years. With more and more  tutoring servicessuch as  Tutorially™  available, many parents are asking themselves: 'how should I go about  finding reputable tutors near me ?'  Finding a tutor  has become easier with the arrival of the Internet, and recent innovations such as online tutoring mean you are no longer restricted to your local area.  Finding a good tutor , however, remains as difficult as ever. And a tutor may be great for one child, but not so great for the next. With a bit of help from experienced tutor  Paul Reynolds , we’ll go over a few pointers to help you find a good tutor for your child, improving the hit and avoiding the miss! As a parent, you are the best qualified to  find a good tutor  for your child. Make sure to take a look at your child’s school books to help you understand their academic strengths and weaknesses. Consider feedback from tea

Tutor Diary Calendars and Easy Tutor Scheduling

The last week has seen a huge increase in inquiries to our team from busy tutors keen to get a grip on their  tutor diary , regain control of the reins of their  tuition business  and restore a bit of sanity as a mini-heatwave grip us here in the UK. And happily for them as well as us, there are few better options than  Tutorially™ . Whether you’re a private tutor,  online tutor ,  music tutor  or really any kind of tutor… if you’re looking for the  best online scheduling software for tutors , you want to be going to the tutors who designed their system for tutors! With the World Cup in full swing and Summer upon us, getting your diary in order means more time for everything else! From Soloist to School More and more tutors, administrators, students and their parents are switching on to  Tutorially™  every day because it has been designed with elegance and simplicity front and center. That simplicity delivers some powerful  tools for tutors and their tutees, making life easy

Tutor Scheduling and Business Software

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Tutor Scheduling and Business Software As well as being an awesome tutoring software product for  private tutors ,  online tutors ,  music tutors  and well… any tutor…  Tutorially™  is also a powerful  tutor scheduling software  platform for schools and any busy  tuition business  to organise their staff! Running a busy  tuition business  with multiple students and tutors brings its own unique challenges, from hiring and retaining the very best staff to making sure you have enough students to keep them all busy. A class-leading  tutor management software product like  Tutorially™  can help you minimise your business overheads so you can concentrate on providing tuition of the highest quality to your students, at the same time as giving your staff the tools to work at the very best of their ability! If you’ve had a look around our site, you will already know that  Tutorially™  was built by tutors, for tutors. It will come as no surprise to you to hear that everything a

The two things you MUST focus on to get more students

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Unless you’re already working to capacity as a tutor, chances are you’d like more students. If you are an already fully-booked private tutor perhaps it’s time to become a fully-fledged tuition business, hire another tutor, and go get  more students ! Either way, the advantages don’t really need much spelling out – more students means more income (ideally), or at the very least a wider customer base that can better weather any financial storms that may lie ahead. You may have seen other guides to getting  more students  out there, but here at  Tutorially™  we’re big believers in keeping it simple, and with that in mind there are actually only two things you need to focus on to ensure you attract more students to your tuition business! And the best news?  Tutorially™ , the  best app for private tutors , can help you with both of them! Be the best tutor you can be We thought we’d start with the easy one, because you’re already out there killing it, right? Making sure you giv