LS Tuition Learning Space and Tutor Centre
I am both delighted and very excited to finally be announcing the launch of the LS Tuition Learning Space in Edinburgh! It is no secret that over the past few years, learning from home has been exceptionally difficult for children and adults alike. In line with government guidelines, I am now able to offer face-to-face […]
Online Tutoring For Primary School Children
Suppose your child needs extra help in school, and you want to give them the best chance of succeeding in their studies without having to take time off work or spend hours driving back and forth from tutoring sessions. In that case, online tutoring for primary school children may be the perfect solution. Online tutors […]
Primary School Tutoring – The Guide To Find a Primary Tutor in 2022/23
When selecting a tutor to work with your children, it is crucial to make sure you have thoroughly researched and are fully informed about all possible options before making any decisions about tutoring, especially for a primary school-aged child. Below, I will review some of the key reasons people hire tutors or get extra help […]
Choosing the Right Book for your child
If you ever wonder why schools put so much emphasis on reading at home, it is because reading is the single most impactful literacy task you and your child can partake in, so it’s understandable its tough to choose the right book for your child. Reading develops your child’s ability to decode words, soak in […]
⭐But…where is the learning?⭐ 2 (Nurture Rooms)
It would be easy for you to enter my class, see my children making tissue paper rainbows and assume this is an activity with no real purpose. What you may not immediately realise is how many different areas of learning I am tackling through this activity. If you are interested in reading more about this […]
⭐ Classroom Reward Systems ⭐
There is no denying that one of the most widely used tools in the classroom are reward systems. For those that don’t know, reward systems are put in place to provide positive reinforcement for positive behaviours. They are recognised as being a behavioural tool within the classroom – though by only viewing them as this […]
How to help children learn times tables…and how should they? ➕➗
Times tables form the foundations of all maths/numeracy knowledge and understanding. They are fundamental building blocks upon which all maths is built beginning in Primary School and continuing into Secondary School, Higher Education and beyond. Learning Times Table can be difficult, this guide will show you how to help your child learn times tables I […]
⭐LS Tuition Feature Article!⭐
?I am so beyond thrilled to have been asked to be featured in the Edinburgh Nursery and School Guides Publication! ?This is such an honour and such an incredible opportunity for me to continue to show what I and LS Tuition are all about! ?All credit to @lauravidawriting for her wonderful writing. ?Thank you so much to @nurseryandschools_edinburghfor […]
?Impactful Classroom Collaboration?
One of the most impactful things I ever did at the start of any given school year with a new class was to create a ‘collaborative’ classroom charter. The reason I emphasise ‘collaborative’ is that until recently, the typical classroom charter outlined only adult expectations of children’s behaviour within the classroom. This puts the onus […]
? Praise Effort not Outcome ?
Often parents ask me what they can do to support their children at home. They look for the answers in literacy resources and maths textbooks. What they sometimes do not realise is that the emotional support with which they can provide their little humans, is the greatest gift they can give them. How do teachers […]