How do let parents know about what you've been doing in lessons

How do you keep parents in the loop with tutoring

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August 14, 2024•2 min read

How do you keep parents informed about their child’s progress?

 

If you ask a child what they have done today, you may get an informative response or more than likely it will be summarised in just a word or two: not much, can’t remember, nothing.

When you are paying for tutoring you want to know what it is that you are spending your money, if your child is genuinely doing “not much” or “nothing” or they can’t remember it, would you be better spending your money elsewhere?

I know if I ever asked Clara what she had done at school, I would have gotten a detailed response about what everyone else had done, nothing about her own efforts. The other two probably would have simplified it down to just one or two words at most.

 

So, therefore it is important as tutors that we create an open and honest line of communication with you the parents.

Generally speaking, if you are around at the end of the lesson, we will spend a couple of minutes recapping what we have been focusing on. Within this we will highlight any areas that went well, and any that may need more practice. We can also chat about what any potential goals may be for next time (if you know at this point).

It will also give you the opportunity to ask any questions of us that you might have.

 

At the end for whatever reason, you are not around, we can send you an email or a message later to say what we were doing and how we got on.

 

Keeping the parents informed when their child is tutored

If you have any questions at any time, please do get in touch and ask and we promise that we will always do our best to help.

If you are looking for a tutor, please do not hesitate to get in touch and as mentioned before, we will answer your questions and do our best to help. To contact us email: info@clarajamestutoring.co.uk

 

tutoringClara James Tutoring
For the past 20+ years I have been a firm believer that learning should be an enjoyable experience. I appreciate that traditionally education has revolved around worksheets, textbooks, listening to teachers. But a grounding in early years and working with children who had a variety of learning styles from I learned that it is an individual activity that is personal to all of us. We don’t all learn in the same way. Our influences, our experiences, our capabilities all influence how we retain information. But through it all, I believe that if we can make it enjoyable and engaging, they will want to participate. With participation comes practice which in turn boosts skill and confidence. With an increase in skill and confidence comes a willingness to have a go. This in turn leads to more practice which leads to a positive spiral of success. The moral, we need to make learning fun, engaging, use a range of techniques.

Dawn Strachan

For the past 20+ years I have been a firm believer that learning should be an enjoyable experience. I appreciate that traditionally education has revolved around worksheets, textbooks, listening to teachers. But a grounding in early years and working with children who had a variety of learning styles from I learned that it is an individual activity that is personal to all of us. We don’t all learn in the same way. Our influences, our experiences, our capabilities all influence how we retain information. But through it all, I believe that if we can make it enjoyable and engaging, they will want to participate. With participation comes practice which in turn boosts skill and confidence. With an increase in skill and confidence comes a willingness to have a go. This in turn leads to more practice which leads to a positive spiral of success. The moral, we need to make learning fun, engaging, use a range of techniques.

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