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Group Sessions for Home Learning

With the complete shutdown of schools parents have been asking me if I can offer small group lessons to support home learning over the coming months. The simple answer to this is yes and it can take a variety of forms. Though I don't organise groups myself, I can provide tuition for groups of two, three or four of similar age/attainment in a lesson-style format. This could take place in person at your home, my home or online (so long as you are able to supervise at your end.) Resources for the lesson will be provided in advance.

Though less effective than one-to-one tuition, group sessions provide an economic alternative as the hourly rate can be shared.

In summary, we are living through unusual times that require creative solutions and as an experienced educator I am looking to do what I can to accommodate the individual needs of parents and students.

Should you have any questions please do email me.

And now, a few more examples of recent learning worth celebrating!

Well done to E (Year 4) for great progress in her writing. You wrote a fantastic character description based on our recent reading and the next week compared the story's contrasting settings at the beginning and end of the story.

Congratulations to G (Year 3) for her success identifying parallel and perpendicular lines this week. We used a set square to accurately identify the right angles.

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