How to Ace an Oxbridge Interview
Description: Cambridge graduate, Vega shares her experience with helping students ace Oxbridge interviews by perfecting their Personal Statements. Showcase your Skills When it comes to Oxbridge applications, especially the personal statement and interview, there is no set formula for achieving a successful application. Each person has individual skills and achievements. It is more important to […]
11+ and Latin Tutor: Vega
Description: 11+ and Latin tutor, Vega is an experienced online tutor and graduate of Cambridge. Here is a short outline of her tutor profile. About Me I am a Cambridge MPhil graduate (Classics) with many years of online tutoring experience. My passion for ancient languages and the ancient world as a whole motivated me to […]
How to Add Variety To Your Revision
Description: Private tutor Katie shares her advice to students on how they can add variety to their revision and explores what techniques work best. Revising for exams is never going to be anyone’s favourite activity, but there are ways we can make revising for even the dullest exam more enjoyable. Variety in how we revise […]
The Benefits of Having a Growth Mindset
Description: In this blog article we explore the two different mindsets people have and how a growth mindset can be developed to help towards academic success. There are two basic mindsets; a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. Fixed Mindset Those with a fixed mindset… Believe that ability and intelligence stay the same. Believe if […]
Neuroplasticity – A Secret Weapon for Success
Description: In this blog article we explore the term ‘Neuroplasticity’ and how our brains can be trained in a specific way to retain information more efficiently. What is Neuroplasticity? Neuroplasticity is the way in which our brains learn new skills and retain information through practice, persistence and effort. Like any other muscle, the more you use your brain, the […]
The Importance of Making Mistakes
Description: Private tutor Nikhita shares her insight on why it is important to make mistakes in order to progress and develop in academia. An Opportunity to Learn Nobody likes making mistakes. Getting things wrong, committing errors and slipping up no matter what you call it, or what stage of life you are in, it’s something […]
Teaching Children with Dyslexia
Description: Private tutor Julianna specialises in teaching German, Russian as well as English as a Foreign Language. In this article, she speaks about her experience teaching children with dyslexia. As someone who has taught languages in various academic settings and worked with all sorts of students, I have always been interested in ways to help […]
Exams: Does Your Child Have THESE Habits?
Description: In this article, we discuss some of the habits children may have which prevent them from achieving their full potential during exams. Children can often suffer from poor habits that prevent them from achieving their highest potential. Now exams are around the corner, it is important to recognise these symptoms and fix them as […]
Revision Technique: Blurting
Description: Science and Maths tutor, Emily, shares her knowledge on a revision technique called ‘blurting’. What is Blurting? By definition, blurting literally means “to utter abruptly and impulsively”. In terms of a revision technique, it is where you choose a subtopic in a subject that you are revising for. You write down everything that you […]
Exercise-The Crucial Balance for Studying
Description: Maths and Science tutor Harry shares his thoughts and experience on what it takes to have a healthy balance with exercise when it comes to studying. When it comes to revising for exams, it can seem suddenly daunting how much time you think you need in order to get through everything. Just looking at […]