How we provide affordable private tutoring for children from low income homes
Research from Sutton Trust’s shows that 42% of students in London have paid for private tutoring at some point in their academic careers. In addition to this, privately educated pupils are more than twice as likely to have received tutoring at some point in their academic lives compared to state educated pupils. Research from the […]
Busting 4 Common Concerns About Private Tuition
Parents are becoming increasingly concerned about widespread cuts to our education system, so it’s no surprise that reports show that more children than ever are using private tutors. Headteachers have warned that this boom in private tuition isn’t just causing the market to spiral out of control but could negatively affect children. But at GT […]
Seven Ways to Improve Yourself Academically
Studying for a qualification or degree was never meant to be easy. Many students may find themselves underachieving academically at some point. If you’re looking to improve yourself academically, below are seven ways that might help. 1. Positive attitude Poor results can trigger several things. From depression to feeling defeated, looking on the bright side […]
What Would Happen if Your Child Embraced a Growth Mindset?
Dr Carol Dweck is a Stanford professor and one of the world’s leading researchers on motivation. Her research on growth mindsets and fixed mindsets has had a profound impact on the GT Scholars Programme and what we do as an organisation. So what are a growth mindset and a fixed mindset? A fixed mindset means […]
What Makes a Successful Scholar – After-School Tuition and Revision Classes? – Part 1
Do revision classes and after-school tuition make a successful scholar? With so many challenges and changes facing the state school education system, it would be too easy to blame it all on poor teaching and poor leadership in schools. However, there is more to it than meets the eye. A teacher recruitment crisis is causing […]