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Approaches to personal tutoring
Our approach to
personal tuition encompasses a range of
strategies, but above all we aim to provide
you with a tailored programme that is best
suited to your individual needs. We provide
assistance across the full spectrum of age
and ability, from those facing particular
challenges with their learning to assisting
gifted students seeking to extend their
studies. Our approach to tutoring is always
determined by an assessment of the student’s
needs and establishing realistic targets for
achievement.
While many of our clients have children
still studying at school we can also provide
tuition at more advanced levels, for example
to support those at university in areas such
as essay and dissertation writing and
improving exam techniques.
Tuition may take place at the home of either
student or tutor depending on the individual
circumstances and at mutually agreed times.
Short-term
tuition
Bath Tutors do not impose a minimum session
requirement, but it is useful to
characterise tutoring in terms of short or
long term goals. Most often short-term
tuition is taken up prior to an exam, where
our tutors can offer a programme of
intensive revision and preparation.
Long-term tuition
This is where it is recognised that a
student is facing particular challenges in
certain areas and requires ongoing input
from a personal tutor to support their
education in school. Our tutors will always
proceed from an assessment of the student’s
specific issues in order to provide a
programme of tutoring specifically tailored
to meet their needs. Situations can vary
from students who are not receiving
sufficient attention in the school
environment (due to class size or other
issues); where the student is experiencing
particular learning difficulties; or even
where exceptional students are not being
sufficiently challenged or motivated by the
curriculum and are seeking additional
challenges. Our tutors can liaise with
schools where this is felt to be
appropriate, although this will always be
decided in discussion with the client first.
Small Group tuition
Rather than one-to-one tuition our tutors
can also work with small groups. This
approach can be both a valuable way to
create a focused and stimulating educational
environment, and also a way to share the
costs of the tuition. If you are interested
in taking this approach then we are very
happy to discuss this with you.
Telephone & email support
Our
tutors can provide an element of study support via
telephone or email to supplement the tuition
sessions. We always encourage clients and
tutors to exchange contact details at the
start of the programme, and to establish how
any such additional support services should
be managed.
Essay or
dissertation support
This can be valuable for students at
university level who may need additional
support in marshalling and presenting
information. The determining principle in
such situations is always that the tutor
provides guidance, feedback and support
to the student.
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