Knowing when and how to get extra help can make a big difference. This hub covers when to start tutoring, how to choose the right tutor, what tutoring costs, how to plan sessions and how to support students with learning gaps, ADHD and other additional needs.

Wants To Learn Division Without Times Tables

Overview My student is in Year 10, but she does not know her times tables. She even struggles with her 2 times tables. When I arrived, the student and her mother asked me to teach her long division. I am aware that my student needs to build her foundations first..

Where To Start if Student is Lost

I’ve just started with a grade 3 student. We are doing 1 hour twice per week in order to cover gaps as well as school work. It is quite hard at the beginning to decide where to start as he is very intelligent but is lacking so much knowledge. He..

Fortnightly Sessions – effective?

One of my maths students has requested that I come once every fortnight, and I’m finding it hard to "cram" everything they have learnt in class for the past 2 weeks into an hour-long tutoring session.Why Fortnightly Sessions Don’t WorkGenerally speaking, having fortnightly sessions does not work. It is simply..

Smart but slow – About improving speed

📚 Student OverviewMy student in year 11 is an extremely competent student and his main issue is speed. I am trying to get him talking aloud and this is helping clear his thoughts a bit but he still pauses for too long in between steps. I will often have to..

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