Catch up on our latest news from Cardiff and Vale Tutors with our blogs. Our team offer practical solutions to help answer your education concerns. There are also useful tips to support your child’s progress with their academic journey.
At Cardiff and Vale Tutors, we believe that by providing initial assessments that help students to identify their strengths and their weaknesses, we can help unlock their true academic potential. We offer free assessments with every first lesson which allow both the students and their parents or guardians to figure out the particular areas they are struggling with. Our tutors are dedicated to rec...
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We offer Easter Revision sessions and intensive day time sessions during Study Leave .. Exam season is almost upon us and that, unfortunately, can go hand-in-hand with stress. While some relax over the Easter holidays, others are filled with worry awaiting the exams. The easiest way to avoid this worry and stress is quite simply to revise. Revision is key as it prepares every student for any ex...
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Our latest blog gives advice with the decisions to make when choosing the next stage of your child's school career. Choosing the Right Sixth Form College The time is upon us where students will be leaving their secondary school behind in order to head to sixth form college. This is where the question comes in ''which one is right for my child?''. There are numerous factors we need to look at ...
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In our February blog we look how to use the best of your time with the work in front of you... Procrastination ‘The action of delaying or postponing something.’ Procrastinating is one of the common words used in line with studying as it seems we love to do just about anything to avoid the task at hand. This can affect school marks which in turn, can lead to suffering exam results. The ...
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We have a new specialist tutor joining our team this week. Amy is an Employability Adviser who can advise students with their UCAS Personal Statements for entry to UK universities In our latest blog, Amy explains the support she can give to prospective university or college students with the UCAS process .. UCAS: good preparation and personal statements The process of applying for u...
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Our aim is to achieve "Better Results Together". For the first time we are offering support for the GCSE Science Practical Assessment.In this blog our experienced WJEC Examiner sets out why our online Science tuition offer is too good to miss.. What if there was one way to have a massive impact on your child’s grade in Science GCSE? Would you take it? There’s no coursework in Science G...
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Virtually all independent schools set entrance exams for students wishing to join. The most infamous is the 11-plus, aimed at students joining for the start of their secondary school career, in Year 7. However, as the sector grows increasingly competitive, admissions have become increasingly complex, and there are often multiple different types of test a student will need to pass. Naturally, the p...
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Great advice here from our Oxford English graduate tutor, Barney ... An English essay can be a scary thing. Sometimes it’s easy to forget what essays actually are, because we get so used to completing them for homework or trying to write them quickly in exams. The word ‘essay’ comes from French, and its root means ‘to attempt’. I think this is useful to remember. When writing an Engli...
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In this blog we introduce the background and skills of our Proofreader, Tracy. Tracy specialises in proofreading academic texts and has specific experience working with International Students and specifically those for who English is not their first language. I spent the majority of my childhood with my head in a book, escaping to fantastical lands and always knowing that doing something differen...
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We think our Tuition brings success and diverse benefits for Home Schooled students. Here we set out our reasons why we think Cardiff & Vale is an excellent partner to choose for home schooled students. One of the greatest advantages of private tuition is its flexibility and specificity. Cardiff & Vale tutors can fit in with your schedule, and they can tailor their service to your require...
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