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Test taking – learning from elite athletes' success

Over the years, I’ve helped to prepare hundreds of students to pass the IELTS test and other school and university exams. There is a lot of very useful information available about test strategies and so I won’t repeat that information here. However, what I’d like to share with you is how you can prepare psychologically for the test. A key part [...]

The only one step to begin to learn Italian

Dear reader, whether you are a student, or an individual with a peculiar passion for Italian, or simply a healthy curious one; you, yes, you! You got to the right place, right article, and chose the right direction, that of learning ‘L’Italiano’. Here you will not find rules, or concepts, or notions on the language itself; but please, don’t go [...]

Dwarves and Giants: why study The History of Art and Architecture

Members of mythical races, those peculiarly depicted by J.R.R. Tolkien in his legendaria, or those vividly reenacted in the epic-fary-tale based TV series screen written by Dan Fogelman, Galavant; certainly Bernard of Chartres was not referring to them when stating "we are like dwarves standing on the shoulders of the giants". Two main reasons: firstly, he was a XIIth century [...]

Extra-curricular Music Activities at University

Those of you currently applying to university are no doubt being encouraged to write about those all-important extra-curricular activities in your personal statements. They do, of course, provide useful experiences, not just for making you stand out from the crowd (who else at your age has won Junior Bake-Off, been a top mathlete AND directed the school charity fashion show?) [...]

Facebook and the Platform Monopoly

This blog was based on the following article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/30/nationalise-google-facebook-amazon-data-monopoly-platform-public-interest Whilst reading the article is not required for understanding the blog, it will help further an appreciation of the key arguments. The blog itself is fairly detailed, so I will include periodic recap sections to help readers keep up. I have also written under the assumption the reader will be a Facebook user. [...]

Top tips for becoming a qualified accountant

Welcome to my guide on top tips in becoming a qualified accountant. Before we dive into the tips, it is paramount to understand what does it mean to be qualified accountant and where can it take your career. Furthermore, this guide will focus on becoming a qualified accountant through the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales. Being a Chartered [...]

HOW TO START WRITING A NOVEL

HOW TO START WRITING A NOVEL. 1. DREAM Now is the time to nurture your imagination and to pay attention to all the half thoughts that never quite make it to the surface of consciousness. What if is always a useful phrase for conjuring up scenarios, but take them further. Pursue your what ifs and allow the scenes they evoke [...]

Why you should think about applying for Natural Sciences

Why you should think about applying for Natural Sciences: At the end of Lower Sixth (Year 12) of Sixth Form, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to study at university. I kept asked myself whether I wanted to study Maths, Chemistry, Physics or even Medicine. The problem was that I enjoyed all these subjects and that they all had the potential [...]

Why we should study English Literature

Why we should study English Literature Any question that begins with the idea of ‘should’ can easily induce a shudder. ‘Should’ always has the connotation of ‘We might not like this but we must and should do it because it’s good for us’. Good for us in some undefined and usually unexciting way. But with English nothing could be further from [...]

The merits of studying Geography at University

Geography has long been the the butt of jokes in the academic world. Often termed as “advanced colouring in” by so-called genii the subject has historically come under intense criticism. Indeed at my school there was a popular phrase started by the Historians “Make Geography History”- a reference to making geography both disappear and be more like History. Geography was an [...]

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Some helpful blog pieces and articles for our students and tutors.

Test taking – learning from elite athletes' success

The only one step to begin to learn Italian

Dwarves and Giants: why study The History of Art and Architecture

Extra-curricular Music Activities at University

Facebook and the Platform Monopoly

Top tips for becoming a qualified accountant

HOW TO START WRITING A NOVEL

Why you should think about applying for Natural Sciences

Why we should study English Literature

The merits of studying Geography at University

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Tavistock Tutors Blog

Some helpful blog pieces and articles for our students and tutors.

Test taking – learning from elite athletes' success

The only one step to begin to learn Italian

Dwarves and Giants: why study The History of Art and Architecture

Extra-curricular Music Activities at University

Facebook and the Platform Monopoly

Top tips for becoming a qualified accountant

HOW TO START WRITING A NOVEL

Why you should think about applying for Natural Sciences

Why we should study English Literature

The merits of studying Geography at University