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  “I used to get this stuff…” At puberty, the teenage brain temporarily looses some of its capacity for academics. We want our students to have learnt ahead in the core curriculum with...
- University course price changes from 2021
  
  Radical change to university incentives has been needed for some time. And here it is! (Announced 19 June 2020) But what a year for school-leavers! The first to graduate with an ATAR in...
- Maths and English tutoring during Covid-19
  
  Education, school and tutoring in the face of Covid-19 2022 Term 1 Update For a moment there, we thought school disruptions might be behind us. While we have so far 'got of lightly' compared to...
- Looking for free remote learning activities this holiday?
  
  During the Covid-19 social restrictions ELC has moved temporarily to remote learning to keep our students' safe while keeping their hard-earned progress from being compromised. From Term 2 2020 we...
- Which maths? Methods, Specialist or General?
  
  Which maths? Short answer: Methods We say students should have Mathematical Methods as their default expectation, and aspire to it from early on. (Formerly equivalent to Maths B.) In Year 10,...
- Procrastination…
  
  Guilty pleasure I guarantee you’ve more than once suppressed that slippery guilt that comes with putting off today what could be done tomorrow. And you have no idea how long this topic has been...
- Feeling ‘in control’ of the school journey
  
  Students shouldn’t feel swept along or left behind by school! It is their journey – they should know where they're going, and be relaxed and confident behind the steering wheel. When driving a...
- Keep Calm and NAPLAN
  
  In May, Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students will sit the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) test. While the data might be put to good use, the overemphasis routinely placed on...
- School marks for written tasks
  
  Dan Blore is Manager and Educator at Extended Learning Centres, Mooloolaba If you notice that your secondary students are given marks for English or other written assessments which seem below the...
- 5 tips for bringing up tutoring with your child
  
  Dan Blore is Manager and Educator at Extended Learning Centres, Mooloolaba In my previous post, I explain why many kids and teenagers have a negative conception of 'tuition', and why Extended...
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Maths and English tutoring during Covid-19

Dan Blore
12 May 2020
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Tags: coronavirus, Covid-19, english tutoring, maths tutoring, online learning, remote learning

Education, school and tutoring in the face of Covid-19 2022 Term 1 Update For a moment there, we thought school disruptions might be behind us. While we have so far ‘got of lightly’ compared to southern states, the last two years of uncertainty, precautions, changes, delays, illness and home learning have been taking their toll

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I don't need tutoring, defiant boy in car. Extended Learning Centres is more than tuition.

5 tips for bringing up tutoring with your child

Dan Blore
16 February 2019
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Tags: discuss, english tutoring, grade, marks, peer pressure, talk, tuition, tutoring

Dan Blore is Manager and Educator at Extended Learning Centres, Mooloolaba In my previous post, I explain why many kids and teenagers have a negative conception of ‘tuition’, and why Extended Learning can have greater effects than what most people think of as just ‘tutoring’. By now, I hope you’re on board with what we

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