UK Tutoring Association

Why UKTA? An association focused on maximising the performance of children in education.

Parents: Understand your child's educational needs, hone their performance, capitalize
on their achievements and 'tap' their potential.

Tutors:    Learn the key skills required to succeed in tutoring as a rewarding enterprise.

Assessments and Consultancy

Courses for parents

How will you and your child / student benefit from UKTA consultancy and assessments?

Assessments; our breadth of experience ensures:

  • Early identification of specific educational needs.
  • Work in collaboration with parent(s); you know your child better than anyone.
  • Recognition of uniquely different aspects of children's educational prospects and differences in manner of thinking.

Consultancy; offers guidance and help for parents / carers:

  • Suggesting questions that need to be asked when choosing a school or tutor.
  • Offering in-depth and helpful guidance with regard to accessing assessment / school reports.
  • Advice on managing ‘reluctant learners’, boosting confidence and building self-esteem.
  • The most productive ways of helping with revision and homework.
  • How best to help learners who exhibit specific learning difficulties.

Training Seminars

Tutor training courses

How can UKTA training and seminars develop your tutoring capability and talent?

Training Seminars; If you would like to know how better to:

  • Screen prospective and current students.
  • Understand and appreciate different learning styles.
  • Offer pragmatic help with learning difficulties.
  • Offer guidance to parents as how best to deal with school reports.
  • Set out lesson targets using SMART objectives.
  • Learn more about exam entry requirements.
  • Develop a positive rapport with your student.
  • Help your learner build competence and confidence in their studies.
  • Mark and comment upon students’ work.
  • Respond to students’ written work.
  • Give advice on how to ‘put things right’.
  • Allay parents' anxieties.
  • Encourage students to become independent learners.