Our blog for Schools
A regularly updated selection of blog articles to support your teaching
Supporting Students
Boosting academic progress for disadvantaged students at Lod...
This year, we worked with Lodge Park Academy, near Corby in the East Midlands, to support their students year-round with several tuition programmes, including during the Easter break. Using a combination of 1:1 and small group (3:1) tuition, the Easter...
MyTutor to deliver high quality tutoring to disadvantaged pu...
We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that MyTutor has been chosen to deliver tutoring to schools as an approved National Tutoring Programme (NTP) Tuition Partner for the second year running. Schools can now access high-quality online tutoring from us, subsidised by...
Why you should add student tutors to your teaching toolkit
Teachers’ qualifications and expertise make them irreplaceable as children’s prima...
Is maths getting harder? How to help struggling pupils achieve better grades
Maths is hard. If you’re a teacher, you probably hear this a lot. And it seems...
4 ways you can help your pupils by starting a tuition programme now
Teachers have been working tirelessly, keeping kids learning from home and in the clas...
Covid-19, school closures & continued learning: We’re here to help
Now that schools have been closed in light of the Covid-19 outbreak, we’re hearing f...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Supporting students with mental health issues
Supporting mental health Supporting students with mental health issues is one of the b...
Engaging your female students with STEM subjects
Although young women tend to perform as well or better than their male peers in STEM (...
