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What are the different types of school lessons?
What are the different types of school lessons?

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You might see lots of different terms when we talk about lessons, so let’s explore what they mean!

KS3, GCSEs and A-levels

  • This is what key stage a pupil is at in their learning, and lets you know how to plan their lesson.

  • The way you reschedule lessons also depends on the pupil’s stage.

Recurring and cover slots

  • Recurring slots are our tutors’ bread and butter. These are a normal block of lessons where pupils usually have one a week for 6-10 weeks, and you’d teach them all.

  • Cover slots are one-off lessons where the original tutor lets us know they can’t make it (different to in-lesson cover opportunities!).

3-1 and 1-1

  • This lets you know how many pupils you’re teaching each lesson: 1 pupil or 3 pupils.

Lessons can be a mix of any of these things - like a 3-1 GCSE cover slot or 1-1 A-level recurring slot! Just remember that all lessons are 55-minutes long.


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