Unlocking potential
Tutors may in some situations unearth real academic promise in children whose performance may be unremarkable at school, the rule of thumb is to hope for a one- to two-grade improvement on average in the course of any one academic year. Targets should help a pupil’s skills in a topic, not simply aim at improving their grades.
We seek to help a child catch up, boost confidence or lift attainment in the run-up to GCSEs or A-levels, we can also provide a bridge between a family and school.

5 ways LearnA2Z can help your child

Falling behind
In many ways, this is the key reason why parents and children seek out help from tutors. It’s impossible for classroom teachers to give each child their full attention. If a method isn’t understood properly from the beginning, it can be hard to grasp it after the rest of the class has moved on. Make sure your child understands the basics of the problems they're solving, before it's too late. This can take time for example our experience is that it can take at least six months to coax a child to develop their understanding of concepts and the confidence to show progress (when moving from a low D grade to a good C or higher for GCSE).If a child can not keep up, there’s very little that can be done in school to sort out the problem past a certain point. A good tutor will identify a child’s weaknesses and take proactive steps to strengthen them. This might mean going over maths problems with care and repetition, helping to choose the right books, guiding revision, or more generally re-teaching topics that have already been covered. We aim to do that at Learn A2Z.

Slow progress
As a tutor rather than a schoolteacher we aim to focus our attention on the child and allow them, and not the demands of the curriculum, to set the pace. If your child is doing well, but feels they need more time to crystallize their efforts in order to complete schoolwork more effectively, a tutor could be the answer.

Parental guidance
Although it’s important to ensure that routine homework assignments are completed by pupils and not by tutors, having a teacher can lift a significant burden on parents when it comes to schoolwork. If you feel that you can't dedicate the time your child needs out of school hours yourself, a tutor can step in to help.

Building confidence
Fear of failure can feel insurmountable to some children. If your child lacks confidence, a tutor can help to bolster their self-belief. Although many parents hire private tutors in advance of significant milestones such as the 11-plus or GCSEs, it isn’t all about exams. A tutor can be invaluable at any stage for confidence building. Some children may simply need the positive reinforcement of the phrase "well done" to keep them motivated.