{"id":1098,"date":"2024-01-09T14:09:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2026-10-22T21:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:57:22","slug":"how-small-group-tutoring-improved-our-grade-7-maths-marks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/how-small-group-tutoring-improved-our-grade-7-maths-marks\/","title":{"rendered":"How Small Group Tutoring Improved Our Grade 7 Maths Marks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1098\" class=\"elementor elementor-1098\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLast year a group of six Grade 7 learners joined Pieter van der Merwe for Maths every Tuesday afternoon. Most were scared of fractions and word problems.\n\nBy the end of the term, their marks had gone up by an average of twelve percent. Small groups meant nobody got lost in the crowd.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Once a child can ask a question without fear, the marks follow.\n\n<cite>Pieter van der Merwe, Maths Tutor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nParents also told us that homework fights at home became rarer. We now run more small groups at our Durban North centre.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-a-south-african-maths-tutor-beside-a-green-chalkbo-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A South African maths tutor beside a green chalkboard holding an open workbook, smiling at camera with free space on the\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-a-south-african-maths-tutor-beside-a-green-chalkbo-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-a-south-african-maths-tutor-beside-a-green-chalkbo-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-a-south-african-maths-tutor-beside-a-green-chalkbo-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-a-south-african-maths-tutor-beside-a-green-chalkbo-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-a-south-african-maths-tutor-beside-a-green-chalkbo-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-close-up-overhead-angle-desk-flat-lay-at-a-south-a-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up overhead-angle desk flat lay at a South African after-school learning centre: stacked exam pads, a Grade 7 math\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-close-up-overhead-angle-desk-flat-lay-at-a-south-a-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-close-up-overhead-angle-desk-flat-lay-at-a-south-a-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-close-up-overhead-angle-desk-flat-lay-at-a-south-a-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-close-up-overhead-angle-desk-flat-lay-at-a-south-a-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/slimkop-learning-centre-close-up-overhead-angle-desk-flat-lay-at-a-south-a-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why small groups work<\/h4>\n\n<p>With only six learners, the tutor can see who is stuck right away. Each child gets a turn at the board, and mistakes become a normal part of learning.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What parents noticed<\/h4>\n\n<p>Marks improved, but parents mostly spoke about confidence. Learners started finishing homework on their own and asking sharper questions in class. Book a free assessment to see if a group suits your child.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year a group of six Grade 7 learners joined Pieter van der Merwe for Maths every Tuesday afternoon. Most were scared of fractions and word problems. By the end of the term, their marks had gone up by an average of twelve percent. Small groups meant nobody got lost in the crowd. 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