Private Tutoring Improves Academic Performance
What kind of support best suits a student's needs?
Students learn in different ways and at different rates. Naturally, traditional classroom instruction is directed at average students, and it leaves exceptional students uninterested, frustrated, alienated, and discouraged. Private tutoring, on the other hand, custom-fits instruction to each student's unique capacities and moves forward from that point. In stark contrast to regular classroom instruction, private tuition begins with a careful, comprehensive assessment of a student's needs and objectives, and the tutor then builds an instructional program specially designed to give instruction and practice according to you're the student's distinctive learning style, capitalizing on his or her intellectual strengths. At City-Tutors, London, we offer four proven methods of academic support:
• One-to-One Tuition
The foundation of the Oxbridge system, one-to-one tuition has the full force of tradition behind it. James Turner, Policy Director at the Sutton Trust, recently stressed to BBC Radio 4, "Research proves quite conclusively that private tuition provides the best way of boosting... results." To some extent, the statistics support common sense: When a student devotes more time to a difficult subject, he or she naturally becomes more proficient with it. The research indicates, however, students receive far more from their tutors than extra teaching and practice with the subject matter. Private tutors show students how to learn, how to demystify complicated subjects, how to use their personal and academic resources to promote their independent achievement, and how to prepare for tests. Private tutoring naturally contributes to subject-area mastery, but it also builds skills that apply across the curriculum.
• Group Tuition
Just as one-to-one tuition has been the standard for the liberal arts and sciences, so group tuition has dominated the tradition in law schools, where debate and argument matter almost as much as factual knowledge. For parents, group tuition offers a cost-effective alternative to one-to-one tuition. For students, group tuition puts them in a supervised environment where the free and frank exchange of ideas and opinions thrives.
• Distance Learning
Just as its name implies, "distance learning" affords students opportunities to travel all over the world via the internet. For UK students in remote locations, distance learning provides access to the nation's best tutors without arduous travel to London. For international students, distance learning creates opportunities for study in University of London International Programmes or the Open University. For students who have grown-up with the internet, distance learning frequently works as well as or better than traditional classroom or one-to-one instruction.
• Personal Trainer
When a student concedes, "this is going to be more than a little difficult," City Tutors, London, happily will schedule regular tutoring sessions throughout the student's course. A tutor at the top end of the scale regularly will collaborate regularly with the student, building a portfolio custom tailored to the student's unique needs and objectives, and distinguished by a personalized approach that respects his or her learning style, strengths, and weaknesses. In addition to regularly scheduled tutorial sessions, Personal Trainers maintain regular e-mail contact with students, and they send regular progress reports.
Get on the fast-track to academic success. For complete information on City Tutors' services, the courses we teach, and the professionals we employ, visit http://www.city-tutors.co.uk/ or call 0203 582 5516. Our expert staff happily will discuss your child's needs and the type of instruction most likely to benefit him or her. City Tutors, London, also offers a special introductory session for just £30. We normally can arrange your first tutorial within 48 hours of your call. Call today.
About the Author
City Tutors is a private tutoring agency and an educational support service, based in central London and offering support to students following courses in schools, colleges and universities.
City Tutors London provides one-to-one private tuition, group private tuition and distance learning private tuition for school pupils, both primary and secondary, including those approaching SAT's, and those following GCSE, A and AS Level courses, in all subjects. We provide specific private tuition for undergraduate and postgraduate students in a wide range of subjects, including research methodology.
Such support is provided in a negotiated context, in which we help you to identify your needs precisely and, then to meet them confidently and effectively. We aim for academic excellence and high achievement.
City Tutors London employs all of our private tutors, who must be well-qualified in their field, skilled in teaching and committed to the success of their students. All teaching is carried out at our High Holborn premises.
Tell others about
this page:
Comments? Questions? Email Here