We see lot's of parents looking for tutoring to be completed over the summer holiday period. Although picking up sessions in the last few weeks before school can work well for your child..... sometimes our kids just need a break from everything!
Is your child struggling to find motivation in Term 4? We get it! Exams are here..... and after that.... well is there a point? Yes! Read on for our top tips to help motivate your child throughout Term 4!
Have you just finished your trials, and not sure what to do now? Can’t find that motivation to keep going? Firstly, this is completely normal, after the stress...
It is so important that we keep our health and well being in check when entering exam periods!
Our wonderful tutor, Maya, has popped er top tips below to help HSC students looking down the barrel of their exams!
We live in a society where we are constantly trying to fit in. This article is a person one, full of reflection about the journey..... but also, with the side note of finding comfort in not fitting in!
Facebook and instagram have been tracking me hard this week. Not only have all of these tutoring businesses popped out of nowhere (hello back to school and advertising...
When you are beginning the tutoring journey, there are so many things that parents are needing to think about and consider. From the perspective of a teacher, a...
This is a question that I hear parents often ask as their children embark through their schooling journey. As much as I wish this were an easy question...
At Breakaway Education, we value the skills that our students need to develop when it comes to writing. Sometimes, we focus so much on the reading aspect of...
Note: This article is a bit on the lengthy side! If you are interested in assistive technology,but don’t feel like reading it all, hop on over to podcast...
Change is hard. Especially when it is unexpected and affects your child’s learning environment, like an unexpected change of tutor. At times, a tutoring centre may need to...
bully1[bool-ee] noun, plural bul·lies. a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people. Archaic . a man hired to do violence. verb (used...
How do I open conversations about bullying at home? Have you ever heard someone say they talk to their plants because it makes them grow stronger? It sounds...
Tuesday the 5th of February 2019 is Safer Internet Day. This day is celebrated in over 130 countries globally and is starting to make its mark on Australia....
I have finally got to writing (and finishing) my blog on positivity. The video that I posted on Breakaway Education’s page a few weeks ago on how to...
Looking at buying your children books for Christmas this year? Books (i think) are the ULTIMATE Christmas gift for all children. In today’s society with so much dependence...
NAPLAN this year starts its online revolution roll out! This roll out will occur over the next 3 years, until all testing is completed online. Not just completed...
Sometimes we can see the visible signs that our child is struggling at school. Sometimes……..you can’t! Sometimes they are so fantastic at hiding their struggles it makes it...
Hello, I’m Glenys (Mrs. T) Trouncer and I’m joining Breakaway Education as an MSL Professional to provide literacy intervention for students of all ages. A Southern Highlands local,...
One thing that was often forgotten when teaching in High Schools was the fact that often students when we gave them an essay question, would come back and...
We often forget that when we tell our children to go and “study” that this is often a skill that hasn’t been explicitly taught. Kids never know where...
