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Heading into IB Diploma territory: A quick guide for parents

Have strange acronyms started making their way into your home? Has dinner table conversation started featuring talk of the TOK and IAs? If so, you are probably the parent of a student headed towards the International Baccalaureate Diploma years (IBDP). This is possibly uncharted territory. Many parents won’t have... Read More

New IB Maths curriculum, changes and impact

“These are not tweaks to the old syllabus but instead two completely new courses with far-reaching implications for IB Maths students” Approaching half of our tuition requests are Maths, so we know that it is one of the hardest subjects for IB students. This makes any changes to the... Read More

Margarita’s life as an IB Chemistry tutor

Margarita, one of our TutorsPlus IB experts, tells us a little about life as a Chemistry tutor and beyond. Tell us a little bit about your teaching and tutoring career so far. I am a Chemistry teacher with 20+ years’ experience, teaching and tutoring students grades 7 – 12... Read More

Ask the Maths and English tutor

Katerina, one of our TutorsPlus tutors who focuses on supporting Primary Maths and English, tells us what goes into planning engaging lessons and the interesting skills her students have taught her…. “What is a day in the life of a TutorsPlus tutor?” “The early bird catches the worm” and... Read More

Maths anxiety – How parents can help

I’m terrible at Maths. I can’t do Algebra. I was always bad at Maths tests. Maths anxiety starts early and many teachers report hearing first years at primary school declaring they are no good at Maths. Sadly this doesn’t end with IB Maths at the end of your child’s... Read More

Help! My child doesn’t want to go to school…

“Mum, I don’t want to go to school. I don’t like school.” We’ve all said it, and as parents, we’ve all heard it, but what I didn’t realise before having a ‘school resistant’ (my words) child, was just how difficult those words can be to hear, especially when the... Read More

Ask the IB Physics tutor

This month, we talk to Steve about Physics tutoring, IB exam tips, his hobbies, and the day he caused his entire school to be evacuated… “What is a day in the life of a TutorsPlus tutor?” The short answer is, there’s no typical day. Some students have a busy... Read More