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Jun 5, 20241 min read
Summer School returns for 2024!
Come and join us on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at our Darwen centre between 23rd July and 29th August for our superb summer...
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Jan 12, 20241 min read
Extremely Helpful
It is great to get positive feedback from new students. This message is from the parent of a GCSE student who had her first science...
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Apr 10, 20231 min read
Thank you Progress!
"Thank you Progress Education Centre for your support. I had failed my English GCSE at first attempt, but when I came to Progress...
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Apr 7, 20231 min read
Pandemic Catch Up
"My son attended during Year 10/11 for English and then some Maths tuition to help try and fill any gaps in his learning due to the...
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Apr 3, 20231 min read
Fear of Maths
"I have recently attended maths sessions in preparation for an exam. My fear of maths has progressed into adulthood, as it was never my...
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Mar 30, 20231 min read
GCSE Maths Tuition
"My daughter has had GCSE Maths tuition lessons for a good few months now and Alastair (her tutor) has made learning a lot smoother and...
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Mar 26, 20231 min read
Lovely Staff
"Lovely staff who have really encouraged my son to feel more confident in his GCSE Maths. Thanks for all your support." Amanda, Facebook...
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Mar 24, 20231 min read
Non-Canonical Partitioning
Have you ever heard of ‘non-canonical partitioning’? It’s a big name for ‘splitting up numbers in different ways to make them easier to...
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Mar 21, 20231 min read
Coming on Leaps and Bounds!
"Would highly recommend! My10yr old has come on leaps and bounds over the past year or so. Denise is brilliant at adapting her teaching...
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Mar 19, 20231 min read
Highly Recommended!
"My 9 year old son started atProgress in July and is absolutely loving it. His confidence has just grown in Maths and English. Would...
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Mar 18, 20231 min read
Numicon Again!
Yes, we’ve got the #numicon out again! Here we used it to make a #numberline beyond 20 to help us see and feel how the numbers increase...
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Mar 17, 20231 min read
Who, Who, Whom!
#fridayfact time! Do you know when to use ‘who’ and ‘whom’? Here’s some great tips from @grammarly : “Whom is used to refer to the object...
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Mar 16, 20231 min read
Numicon for Balancing Equations
#numicon is a great practical tool to help us balance #equations - we can instantly see if we have made both sides the same by using the...
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Mar 15, 20231 min read
Mental Maths
When we’re doing #mentalmaths it helps if we can spot #patterns and #relationships - the #numicon helps us to visualise #numberbonds to...
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Mar 14, 20231 min read
Adult Tuition
"Contacted Progress Education Centre enquiring about adult tuition after finding out I needed higher level maths to enable me to study my...
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Mar 13, 20231 min read
Magic Copybooks
We’re enjoying the ✨magic✨ handwriting books to practise our letter formation. . . . #letterformation #handwriting #magiccopybooks...
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Mar 13, 20231 min read
Meme Monday
A little #mememonday to lighten the mood for all our #gcse students who are working so hard at the moment. #keyskills #english #learning...
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Mar 12, 20231 min read
Patterns and Relationships
Using a #hundredsquare helps us to identify #patterns and #relationships in #numbers and helps to enforce our understanding of...
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Mar 11, 20231 min read
Place Value
We enjoy using the #placevalue dice to generate numbers to #multiply and #divide by multiples of 10. It is hands on and practical, and...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
Professional and Welcoming
"A very professional and welcoming environment, my son really enjoys his lessons and attends without any fuss. His self confidence has...
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