I think it’s important to give a brief backstory before I say why I joined Action Tutoring last year. In 2014, I moved to the UK from Poland to join my family here and continue my studies. I have to… [continue reading]
Experiences
Countdown numbers, tomatoes and kindness: Why we should be modelling our brilliant teachers’ strategies
Welcome to February! I hope as you read this blog you are breathing in some fantastically fresh February air, the breeze refreshing your bones and washing out the January cobwebs from your mind. One of our brilliant values at Action… [continue reading]
From 10,000 words to a 10km challenge: An invitation to a New Year’s Challenge
Sat at my desk last summer, books and papers piled up to my ears, I caught myself counting the number of ‘o’s in the paragraph I had just typed. It was a humorously bleak, absent-minded moment amidst an intense month… [continue reading]
Cheer, New Year and Observing a Peer
The famous American scientist, Harlow Shapley, once said “theories crumble, but good observations never fade” and this is a statement we have been standing by over the past few months in Action Tutoring’s Liverpool region. Another famously profound quote is:… [continue reading]
My volunteering experience with Action Tutoring
Christmas break of last year: I was a postgraduate student, research assistant, and transcriptionist/proofreader. I had caring responsibilities that prevented me from for having a rigid 9-5 schedule but I found I had some time to spare in my weeks,… [continue reading]
