Our blog for Schools
A regularly updated selection of blog articles to support your teaching
What teachers want for Christmas, unwrapped!
As the nation headed to the polls to decide on the next PM, we set up our own, much more festive, poll to ask over 3,000 teachers about their dream Christmas wishes this year. With options ranging from the modest...
The School Staffroom Biscuit League
In staff rooms from Plymouth to Orkney, breaktime equals biscuit time. But which do te...
What does OFSTED's new 'personal development' measure mean for schools?
The first batch of reports published under OFSTED’s revamped inspection framework ca...
Accelerating progress at The Ravensbourne School
Case study from Marc Naylor, Deputy Headteacher, The Ravensbourne School This year, we...
Personalised, individual development at The King’s Church of England School
Case study from Will Wilson, Deputy Headteacher, The King’s Church of England Sc...
Promoting resilience at The Urswick School
Case study from Naomi Dews, Assistant Head Teacher, The Urswick School This year, MyTu...
Securing pass grades at New Rickstones Academy
Case study from Simon Gibbs, Deputy Headteacher, New Rickstones Academy New Rickstones...
Intervention strategy: 4 tips for boosting parental engagement
In a survey of 3,000 teachers across the UK, we found that 55% agreed that ‘low pare...
Raising aspirations for disadvantaged students: 6 inspiring examples from around the UK
We recently surveyed just over 3,000 teachers across the UK to understand the biggest ...
Exam results 2019 - the numbers, the tweets and the proud teachers
The results are in. After Scotland kicked things off with their Higher results in mid-...
The Early Bird Gets the Worm - Boosting your Pupils’ Confidence from the Get-Go
Here at MyTutor we work with schools up and down the country, supporting teachers by g...
The challenges facing UK schools, and how online tuition can help
As a teacher, you live the challenges facing our schools every day. The pressure packe...
4 Ways to Prevent Summer Learning Loss in your Students
The last school bell has rung, and your students have piled out of class for the long ...
Can EdTech really save teachers time?
Exams are finally over, and just before you let loose for the Summer, you might be thi...
Why Summer Learning Loss doesn’t have to be inevitable
As we approach the end of a hectic exam season, everyone has one eye on the finish lin...
Boosting confidence at scale at Clacton Coastal Academy
Case study from Richard Kerr, Study Hub Coordinator, Clacton Coastal Academy (AET) MyT...
The impact of a “different voice” for students at Selston High School
Case study from Steve Taylor, Assistant Head at Selston High School MyTutor has been p...
Reinforcing learning at home for students at Sharnbrook Academy
Case Study from Peter Rattu, Academy Principal at Sharnbrook Academy Sharnbrook Academ...
How to plan for a restful (and enjoyable) summer holiday
Is there such a thing as a restful summer holiday? Thanks to Jo Loucas, AimHigher Coor...
“Distraction-free” one-to-one learning at St Benedict’s High
Case Study from Tessa Bishop, Assistant Headteacher, St Benedict’s Catholic High Sch...
How to prevent "summer learning loss" - webinar recording
We recently ran a webinar in partnership with Opogo and Jo Lane on “How to preve...
Top 10 revision tips for teachers and pupils
Thanks to Charlie Anderson, Deputy Headteacher at The John Henry Newman School I have...
Pupil premium: how it works and the best ways to spend it
Pupil premium is a fund introduced by the Department for Education in 2011 with the ai...
Top 10 GCSE maths topics that students struggle with
At MyTutor we work with 300+ schools to reinforce classroom learning through one-to-on...
5 tips on working smarter (not harder)
Is there such a thing as “work-life balance” in teaching? As teachers, we ...
Raise confidence, raise results: confidence-boosting strategies for schools
About our student confidence research Student confidence is an issue that we often hea...
MyTutor announced as finalist for ERA awards 2019
ERA awards 2019 shortlist The Education Resources Awards (ERA awards) are now in their...
New Ofsted framework: how will it support disadvantaged pupils?
Thanks to Oftsed for the following article As any researcher knows, looking at somethi...
Revision tips: how to reinforce learning in the run up to exams
Thanks to Marc Naylor, Deputy Head at The Ravensbourne School in Bromley How do you kn...
Top tips for middle leaders to reduce teacher workload
Thanks to James Hearn, Director of Learning at Hartshill School Top tips for middle le...
Supporting students' wellbeing at secondary school
Thanks to Ruth Davies, Director of Learning Support at The John Henry Newman School Te...
5 creative ways to spend pupil premium funding
Thanks to Emily Kirton, Teacher and Learning Mentor at The Hemel Hempsted School Wha...
6 top tips for running an effective school intervention programme
Running an effective school intervention programme: what’s the secret? So, what...
5 best ways to support your pupil premium pupils
Thanks to Charlie Anderson, Deputy Headteacher at The John Henry Newman School Since t...
MyTutor wins Best Tutoring Company 2018
Best Tutoring Company 2018 We always look forward to the annual Education Investor Awa...
3 things that got us thinking at the SSAT National Conference 2018
SSAT National Conference 2018 This December, the MyTutor team joined hundreds of schoo...
MyTutor announced as Finalists at the Bett Awards 2019
We’re proud to announce that MyTutor are finalists at the Bett Awards 2019 for our c...
MyTutor Impact Report, 2018
MyTutor Impact Report 2018 We’re excited to share the latest MyTutor Impact Repo...
How reformed GCSEs are affecting Progress 8
Progress 8 gap for pupil premium students The Progress 8 gap for pupil premium student...
How peer mentoring could benefit your students
The support of parents and teachers is undoubtedly vital for the success of students. ...
How can teachers cultivate a 'growth mindset' in their students?
Cultivating a growth mindset Many teachers will have come across the idea that student...
Adolescent psychology for teachers
Most teachers could talk at length about the specific challenges presented by teenager...
UCAS clearing and adjustment: a guide for teachers
About UCAS Clearing A Level results day always leads to high emotions: many students w...
University entrance exams: LNAT 101
The LNAT can be a daunting prospect for students who want to apply for Law at universi...
University entrance exams: UKCAT 101
If you have a student who is looking to apply for a Medicine or Dentistry degree, they...
Supporting students with mental health issues
Supporting mental health Supporting students with mental health issues is one of the b...
BMAT 101: University entrance exams
BMAT If your student is applying for a course in Medicine, Biomedical Science, or Dent...
Parental engagement: how teachers engage parents
Parental engagement Parental engagement is the single factor which can make the...
A new wave of research schools
Justine Greening has recently announced a scheme to fund a new series of research scho...
Engaging your female students with STEM subjects
Although young women tend to perform as well or better than their male peers in STEM (...
MLAT: University entrance exams
MLAT Students will need to take the Modern Languages Admissions Test (MLAT) if they a...
University entrance exams: TSA 101
Students will be asked to take the Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) if they apply for:...
