Many parents have to work hours that extend past the school day due to the pressures of modern day living. This requires some careful organisation and the need to arrange some type of after school care for their children. This may include some sort of after school club, an extra curricular activity, some sort of activity club, going home with a friend or child care arrangements. Some parents feel that their children need extra help with lessons to prevent them falling behind their peers with their learning and will find out about after school lessons from a private tutor. These after school lessons should not be confused with child care as they are specific to the learning and progress their child makes in specific areas of learning.

Very often parents are not made fully aware of the progress their child is making in specific areas of learning. The annual report is one way of finding out information but this is just once a year and often at the end of a school year. Parent evenings are another way of finding out about progress and it is often at these meetings that parents are first made aware that their child may be having difficulties. This is the time when parents might then consider some extra lessons after school to help their child with their learning.

Some children may have been recognised by the school as having special educational needs and will discuss the issues with the parents. The parents will be informed of their child’s individual educational plan which will show the specific targets the child is working on and the progress that is being made. Once parents are made aware of these needs they may want to find out about extra after school lessons that will help their children make the desired progress.

After school lessons will normally concentrate on one particular subject. The lessons are focussed and the student will benefit from specific objectives. Consolidation and repetition are necessary for children to make the desired progress in their after school tuition. If different subjects are taught during the same after school lesson then the learning can be very disjointed and can be confusing.

The most popular request for after school lessons are from parents of primary age children. Children that are finding writing and reading skills difficult to grasp or finding maths concepts difficult to understand will benefit from early intervention. The earlier these needs are identified then the child is less likely to fall behind in their learning. Parents will need to do some research in finding the best tutor suitable for teaching the after school lessons. There are many ways to find a good tutor for after school lessons. Parents may know someone else that has used a tutor and they may recommend them, a search on the internet will find many types of tutoring agencies. You may be lucky enough to find a tutor for after school lessons that you can go to directly and be able to discuss your child’s needs on a more personal level than through an agency.

The student must feel happy and understand the reasons for the extra lessons. Tutor and student must relate to each other and good communication is vital. Liking and respecting each other with clear procedures for rewards will help make the after school lessons productive.

There is often the problem of where the after school lessons are to be held. Some tutors will not want to teach after school lessons in their own home for a variety of reasons. Some parents will not want the extra trouble of transport to and fro from the lessons. There may be some tutors that will not want to travel to their student’s house as this can be time consuming and travel costs may not make it worth while for them. Some children may not concentrate so well in their own home if there are distractions around them. So you need to find an after school lessons tutor that is best suited to you and your child’s needs.

Maths dominates the after school lesson market. According to the Institute of Education Researchers, 70 per cent of all pupils who have after school lessons receive tuition in maths. English comes a distant second, science behind that, and other subjects such as history and geography barely register on the radar.

Clarissa Kyriakos writes for Chichester Primary Tutors where you can find out all you need to know about organising after school lessons and Specific Learning Difficulties for your primary school aged child. Book private lessons and have your 10th lesson free. Introduce new clients for special offers!

Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!