It’s understandable that you might feel anxious about your child’s 11-plus exams.It’s also understandable that you’ll worry about transmitting your own stress to your child.However, because this concern only adds another layer to your own anxiety, it tends to make things worse for everybody!Rather than...
We are so proud of the wide variety of tutors we have working with us at Athena Tuition, so every month we will be publishing a Ten Questions/Ten Minutes interview with one of them to highlight their expertise. This month's tutor is Gabriel Tiplady, an...
We are so proud of the wide variety of tutors we have working with us at Athena Tuition, so every month we will be publishing a Ten Questions/Ten Minutes interview with one of them to highlight their expertise. This month's tutor is Ola Makinde, an...
Reading lists can be an incredibly useful resource; they can offer a signposted track towards exam-prep success, indicating exactly what some of the top private schools are expecting children of various ages to be reading. They can reassure parents that their children are reading the...
September is nearing its end, and with October comes crisp breezes, the crunch of leaves underfoot, and – for many – the removal of the rose-coloured University glasses. The infamous Fresher’s Week signifies new friendships, new-found freedom, and the excitement of finally starting a course...
Following from our successful trip to the Natural History Museum in June (which you can read about here), on Saturday 15th July one of our wonderful tutors (Isobel) led a small group of students on an educational, interactive, guided tour through some of the Museum's rooms.Isobel's...
How many people tell you to work hard but at the same time to relax while you are studying for exams, or working on a project at your job?They mean well, but sometimes this advice is not necessarily constructive, which is why we at Athena Tuition have...
[caption id="attachment_1616" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Tutor Trip to the Natural History Museum[/caption] At Athena Tuition, we've always been passionate about education in all it's forms and think it's important that it's not always done sitting down at a desk. Whilst lots of what we do is one-on-one tuition,...
We are so proud of the wide variety of tutors we have working with us at Athena Tuition, so we are running a series of Ten Questions/Ten Minutes interviews with some of them to highlight their expertise. Our first tutor is Atul Rana, a highly...
It’s finally here! One of our favourite days of the year at Athena Tuition; Thursday 2nd March 2017 is World Book Day (this year marks the 20th anniversary of WBD). The day is celebrated in over 100 countries across the world, and is set aside...