To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week 2020, Newman Tuition Director, Zac Newman, will be joined live, on webinar, by mental health campaigner, writer, filmmaker and public speaker Jonny Benjamin MBE on Sunday 24th May 5pm-6pm. Jonny will share his journey with mental illness which began at the age of 5 and continues to this day. […]
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Mental Health Awareness Week – Importance of Kindness
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week which is focusing on the power and potential of kindness. Kindness is doing something for yourself and others, because you want to make a difference
Self-Directed Learning
Self Directed Learning – giving students the freedom to choose: the knowledge and skills they gain, the methods they use to learn, and how they present the outcomes of their learning.
Home School Mentor Service
To help parents manage their children’s educational needs during this lockdown period, we are introducing our Home School Mentor daily service. We are providing parents and their children a hand-picked mentor who will help guide them through their home learning, and who, amongst other things, will: help students organise their school work; help create a […]
Why I Home Educate My Children
Find out why one of our tutors has chosen to home educate her children
Newman Tuition’s Response to The Closure of Schools
In light of the Government’s decision to close schools, we are here to support you and your family, and to keep children learning
The Benefits of Chess for Kids
Is your high-ability child (or student) easily bored, distracted or quick to give up on challenging tasks? Is your middle-ability child (or student) struggling to engage with higher reasoning?
10 Top Tips For Self-Care For Teens (and Adults)
Early February saw Children’s Mental Health Week. I was invited into Jewish Free School (JFS) to offer some tips for students (and teachers) for looking after their own well-being.
How to Analyse an Unseen Poem
It can be quite overwhelming when faced with an unseen poem in an exam. However, if you remember STILTS, you won’t feel wobbly analysing a poem again!
Memory Upgrade: How to remember large quantities of information in a fun way
The techniques that I am about to share can not only unlock parts of your brain but can make learning the dry bits surprisingly fun
Factors that can raise or limit educational and occupational aspiration among young people
How can we help young people make more informed choices about their future.
Free Schools in Britain: A Force for Good?
Free schools are still, despite their relative presence on the educational scene, often either misunderstood or entirely new phenomena for many of us.