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Hooray! Exams are over!

by Sara

Hooray! Exams are over! Now is the time to de-stress, chill out, sleep and enjoy the summer. Much has been written about pre-exam anxiety, lack of sleep and high stress levels during the exam period, but few think about the after effects of those symptoms.

You will have been slouching over books, s...

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Creative writing, talent or skill?

by Sara

Writing of any sort is not easy but perhaps creative writing is the hardest of all. Creative writing falls into the fiction/non-fiction or poetry categories, but essentially it's purpose is to express thoughts, feelings and emotions, rather than to simply convey information. Perhaps you have noticed...

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Verbal, logical, visual or aural. What’s your learning style

by Sara

Many of our tutors suggest a first evaluation/assessment lesson when taking on new tutees. This may seem obvious; they need to know what areas you need help with, discover your weak points, but did you know that many tutors also like to discover your personal learning style?

Learning styles are c...

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Improve your IT skills

by Sara

IT (Information Technology) is a term that we use to refer to an entire industry. An IT department in a company will set up computer systems, select what hardware and software is needed and install or repair when it goes wrong. Information technology is starting to spread further than the convention...

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Exam anxiety

by Sara

With exam time just around the corner, many students will begin to suffer with exam anxiety during the next few weeks.

There are four main areas that can contribute to exam anxiety:

lifestyle issues information needs studying styles psychological factors

You may have tight muscles, constan...

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