Imagine your children receiving free, professional tutoring to help them with their homework at any time they need it.Imagine never arguing with your kids over homework again. Sound too good to be true? It isn’t.
What is yourtutor?Every day yourtutor connects thousands of students with subject experts for one-on-one, live tutoring sessions. Kids love yourtutor because it’s online, it’s immediate (there’s no need to book appointments and wait times are usually two minutes or less) and it’s anonymous. That means there’s no shame asking a question a child might be too embarrassed to ask in school. Great for homework and exam revision, yourtutor helps take the stress out of studying and gives students access to professional help outside of school hours.Why is BCU supporting yourtutor?For Ray Battle, BCU’s CEO, the decision to help make yourtutor available across most of BCU’s communities was an easy one. ‘At BCU, we’re mindful that the majority of our members and their families live in regional and rural Australia,’ he said.‘With yourtutor, the tyranny of distance is diminished and regional students can access valuable tutoring whenever they need it, thereby improving their educational and employment prospects.’Why use yourtutor?According to Jack Goodman, CEO of Tutoring Australasia, more than 200,000 students have accessed the service across Australia, but this is the first time a financial institution has partnered to bring yourtutor to students in regional Australia. Research has shown that HSC results are 30% lower in regional New South Wales, in part due to the lack of accessible learning support in the country. Thanks to sponsorship from BCU, more than 2,250 students will now be able to access yourtutor from Richmond Tweed in the north to Nambucca Shire in the south.How does yourtutor work?Yourtutor is open and the tutors are waiting for students’ questions from 4pm to 8pm, Monday – Friday. All the tutors are, fully qualified, trained, accredited, and background checked to ensure safety and privacy. When a student has a question or problem, they simply log in via a secure website and in a matter of minutes connect to a tutor for a live learning session. Best of all, the service is available in every local library from Nambucca to Tweed Heads and also from your home through our website. All you need is a computer with internet access and a library card from your local library.According to Ray Battle, ‘yourtutor is a great example of how the internet is helping students in regional areas gain that all-important competitive edge in their studies. It can only be a good thing for students, their families and ultimately regional communities.’ Want to know more?To view a demonstration or get started just click on the yourtutor logo. If you don’t have a library card, ring your local library and if you have any difficulties, contact Tutoring Australasia via e-mail at support@yourtutor.com.au. |
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