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How to Prepare for Exams With Tutoring

Last week many students sat exams in English literature, and even more students have been doing mock exams in their schools. Sometimes the skills and knowledge students posses is not reflected in their exam results. This is why here at Cardiff & Vale Tutors our focus is on ‘Better Results Together’ to ensure students achieve the results they want and deserve. In this blog we will share som...

Make the Most of the Winter School Holiday: A Cardiff & Vale Tutors’ Guide

It is now the winter school holidays, we would like to share some ideas with you on how to use the time wisely and make the most of it. In this blog we will share some advice on getting organised, as well as target setting and how tuition can help students achieve their goals. Everything happens so quickly nowadays, and a lot of it happens on all our different devices. While at C...

Christmas Competition 2022

Although it's November our thoughts turn to December and we are delighted that we have a Festive season competition! As well as boosting numeracy we also want to improve literacy. We are calling for all students and learners to write a Christmas short story to win a free creative writing tutoring session! More details will be found on our Facebook and Instagram pages on how to en...

The Importance of Numeracy

Last month our blog was about literacy, you can read it here , and this month we will be talking about an equally important topic – numeracy. We will cover what numeracy is, why students are falling behind, why numeracy is so important and some ways to improve numeracy skills for both adults and children. Numeracy isn’t about working out long equations in your head or multiplying huge sums wi...

The Importance Of Literacy

Most people know literacy as being able to read and write, however, there is so much more to it. In this blog we will be discussing what literacy is and why it is such a crucial part of our lives. We will also share a few tips on improving literary and some resources to help with that. Literacy is the ability to read, write, speak and listen in a way that allows us to express our thoughts, ideas ...

Building Resilence

While some children look forward to returning to school, others dread it and the first few weeks back can be difficult. It can be especially more difficult now that our nation is grieving for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and experiencing the current living cost crisis, amongst other difficulties. In this blog we would like to offer some advice and share some ideas concerning coping with these ...

A-Level Results Day August 2022

Over the past couple years students’ grades were based on course work assessed by their teachers, this year however, it’s back to traditional exams. This has some implications, for example, the lowering of the overall grade boundaries by examining boards in order to regulate them. In this blog post we will discuss how this year A-Level Results day is differentand how tutoring can support stude...

Benefits of Children Learning a Second Language

Learning a second modern language has the potential to improve students’ memory, complex cognitive processing and cultural awareness. The summer holidays are almost here and not only is it a time for students to take a break and relax, but it can also be a great time to start learning a new language or brush up on existing second language skills. In this blog post we will discuss a few of the be...

Why Young People Should Travel

The summer holidays are almost upon us, and after a long school year there is nothing better for students than to let their hair down in the sunshine which can be even better if they are able to get abroad. In this blog post we will discuss the many ways in which young people can benefit from travel. Exposure to Different Cultures Experiencing the way people from countries all over the world ...

Reducing Stress During Exam Time

The exam period, as we've said many times before, is very stressful time for students. Exams are clustered together and often students, rather than slowly work through them, get so stressed out that they can't concentrate at all. The well-being of students is very important to us at Cardiff and Vale Tutors, and therefore here are a few ways students can reduce their stress levels. Have a Revisi...