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Opal 1Newport: Studentlivingnextto
campusand thecity Opal 1isNewport’s premierstudent accommodation, with outstanding facilities at affordable prices.
Rents include all utilities and 10MB broadband with IPTV and there is no deposit to pay. The price you see is the price you pay, so you can budget easily. Book early to secure the room type of your choice!
suite rooms, some with double beds, and with a great sense of community, Opal 1 is the perfect place to base your student life from.
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Location, Location, Location: Situated right next to the new UWN campus; and with regular buses to
Caerleon campus a two-minute walk away, it is really easy for you to get to lectures and to the city. If you want to bring your own car we’ve also got a secure, on-site car park* although space is extremely limited so don’t wait until the last minute to book.
GreatSocial Environment: An amazingcommon room with pool table and widescreen TV with Skyand a residents’ eventsprogramme runthroughout the year.
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best student experience as possible. Opal 1 brings you unique, stylish living from just
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£94.08 per week, inclusive of all bills, with no deposit to pay. 43 and 51 week contracts and payment by instalments are available. *Extra charge applies
Friendly Team On-site 24 hours: Our accommodation team is available on site 24/7 to help you have the
FREE 10mb internet connection with IPTV in all rooms. You can also upgrade your connection.*
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Stylish Living: Opal 1 has a distinctive design for the modern student lifestyle. With a great choice of en-
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We all want thebestfor ourchildren when it comes to theireducation andlearning, butwith class sizesincreasingrapidly andeducational standards slipping,isthe endnighfor agood old-fashioned British education?
lost in the system due to increasing demands on teachers, there is a way you can help your little one to achieve their maximum potential – and it doesn’t involve hours of arguing over reading! Tutors are becoming
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more and more popular with parents of children of all ages. From primary school through to A-levels, many parents are investing in the time of a tutor to help their kids get up to speed in subjects that they may find themselves falling behind in school – and these tutors are having excellent results. Just by taking an hour
of tuition a week your child’s grades can be dramatically improved, giving them the best possible chance to achieve their full potential in school. The benefits of
employing a tutor are numerous and varied; of course, one-to-one tuition
hile it’s true that in some schools children do get
is going to result in more intense and concentrated learning with far fewer distractions than in the classroom. It can also give shy children the opportunity to
ask questions, which they may feel uncomfortable about doing in front of a class of peers. Working with a tutor can also ensure specific
areas of concern are concentrated on. Perhaps your child has missed some work due to illness? Working with a tutor means that they will have the time to go over this work again, whereas their class teacher may not. Of course working with a tutor means that maybe
the burden of homework becomes a much less of a strain if you aren’t the one working through the stress with your child. After all, not many of us can honestly say that
we enjoy sitting down to two hours of Pythagoras Theorem after a day at work, can we? Once you’ve decided on taking on a tutor you’ll
want to make sure that the teacher you select is up to the job. A visit to
Yell.com and a search for tutors brings
up a host of service providers from the very good Kumon to tutor agencies which will dispatch tutors to your home. Or perhaps you know a teacher or trainee teacher who would be up for the job and who could do with the extra pennies? Whichever option you go for, make sure that your
tutor knows exactly what they are doing – don’t bring in someone who isn’t a professional, after all that could do far more harm than good. The extra hard work, combined with your support
will see your child come on leaps and bounds. However, tutoring doesn’t come cheap, with
prices starting at a minimum of around £15 for an hour, so you’ll need to make sure you factor that in.
A Right Royal Tree Planting // Pictured are pupils from the school council
at Ringland Primary in Newport, along with a special royal guest. We joined them to plant trees to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next month. The school council is made up of two
representatives from each year group from Year Two to Year Six and gives pupils the chance to communicate their feelings and concerns and to have a direct effect on issues affecting their school life. With regular meetings, the school council
reflects the school’s belief the children’s thoughts and feelings must come first.
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