by Get My Grades | Oct 4, 2018 | Special Educational Needs, Students
This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week, from the 1st-7th of October, 2018. It is a week of awareness organised by the British Dyslexia Association, with Thursday 4th October marking British Dyslexia Awareness Day. This year’s theme is based around 21st Century...
by John Nichols | Sep 30, 2018 | Exams, Tuition Agencies, Tutors
Every tutor or teacher, regardless of what subject they teach and the level they teach it at, faces two important challenges at the start of any tuition programme or educational course: they must set the foundations of a professional relationship with their student(s)...
by John Nichols | Sep 29, 2018 | Tuition Agencies, Tutors
Private Tuition is incredibly popular in the UK with The Sutton Trust’s report in September 2017 estimating the industry is worth around £2 billion per year. Their report shows that ‘one-in-six Year 11 pupils in England receive private one-to-one tuition...
by Get My Grades | Sep 4, 2018 | Get My Grades, Users
Why has it taken so long to build Get My Grades? When we first started working on Get My Grades we had a big idea: a technology platform which employs many of the techniques that good teachers and tutors already use to help students learn more, improve more quickly,...
by Dr. Charlotte Forrest | Sep 4, 2018 | Research, Students, Teachers, Tutors
We’re not testing you – we’re helping you remember…. After each learn page on Get My Grades there is an opportunity for you to test yourself. As a researcher into learning and memory I strongly recommend that you do! And here’s why…. Some findings in psychology...
by Dr. Charlotte Forrest | Aug 20, 2018 | Research, Teachers, Tutors, Users
Why you should follow the links…. For Students You’ve sat down to use Get My Grades to learn about a specific topic e.g. Hormones and so you decide to start with ‘adrenaline’, but then you see a link to learn more about ‘the brain’ so you follow it. And from there...
