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Investing in private tuition is a financial commitment that parents make to help their children academically. However, the benefits extend far beyond academic improvement with long-term tuition offering a much more substantial return on investment than better grades.

“Parents often overestimate the support that schools can provide to their child at an individual level, even with smaller class sizes” says Marie Kelly, Educational Psychologist and Founder of KTL Tuition.

Below are 8 of the amazing benefits that long-term tuition can provide:

1.     Confidence building

Tutors foster a safe space to ask questions without the fear of looking stupid in front of peers

Tutors can provide a private and safe environment to ask questions. Not many people are willing to ask questions in front of their peers for fear of being seen as “stupid”. The awkward teenage years leave students especially vulnerable to this notion.

Fear of asking “stupid questions” can create a major blockage to learning and confidence. Tutors are more approachable, and the one-on-one environment fosters a safe space for students to explore subject areas they struggle with in class and over time building their confidence.

2.     Mentorship

Tutors can act as role models

A positive attitude towards learning can hugely improve performance. Tutors not only teach but act as role models. Many tutors are only a few years down the academic track from the student and can teach them what is possible with the right attitude.

3.     Builds accountability and motivation

Tutors act like personal academic trainers for your child

We all know that self-discipline is hard! Sometimes a gym membership alone is not enough to keep us motivated and accountable to exercise. That’s why person trainers are great! Tutors are like personal academic trainers for your child – keeping them accountable and motivated to achieve their academic goals.

4.     Promotes in-depth understanding and strategic thinking

The one-on-one environment opens up space and time to explore subjects

The classroom is a constrained environment, there is often not enough time or teachers to create in-depth understanding and strategic thought. Teachers are working to pack in the required curriculum and cannot adapt the pace to individuals.

The one-on-one environment created through tuition opens up space and time to explore subjects that students find challenging at a more in-depth level. This improves retention of information and performance under exam conditions.

5.     Better exam preparation

Tutors can provide targeted exam preparation

Exams are stressful!!! However, private tuition can be particularly beneficial for exam preparation, as tutors can provide targeted assistance, help with exam strategies, and build confidence.

6.     Protects your parenting relationship

Parents often struggle to teach their own children

Have you ever tried to tutor your own child and just ended up in tears? I think most parents had that experience during the Covid pandemic and do not wish to repeat it! Private tuition can be a godsend to help protect the parent-child relationship, by removing that burden from the parent. Children tend to respond better to tutors, especially as they have more recent knowledge of the curriculum and what is required and did not learn maths with the dinosaurs. (Their thoughts not ours!)