Supporting students with maths anxiety

Maths Anxiety is defined by the Maths Anxiety Trust as a negative emotional reaction to mathematics, leading to varying degrees of helplessness, panic and mental disorganisation that arises among some people when faced with a mathematical problem. As you can imagine,...
How much homework should I be doing in year 11?

How much homework should I be doing in year 11?

When I talk students through their weekly timetable, one of the questions I ask them is “how much homework do you have each day?”. Would you have an answer to this question, or is it just ‘lots’? I know how easily work can creep up before we...

GCSE Maths Hacks: Anti-Learning

I’m always being forwarded GCSE maths hacks videos (like this one) claiming to provide a shortcut to maths success with some neat trick. While they’re a lot of fun to watch and often highlight a neat numerical pattern, they’re no substitute for...

Building a revision schedule for wellbeing

One of the main reasons that students put off studying is that they don’t know where to start. Building tasks into a schedule and setting up positive habits for your wellbeing can take the mental energy out of the equation, so building a revision schedule for...

Online STEM Resources Every Child Needs to See

All of the team at Green Tutors are passionate about STEM education. We’ve all chosen to study and work in STEM fields, and choose tuition to share our passion for learning STEM with our students. STEM learning, and student wellbeing are the two pillars that...