As council libraries continue to provide online resources for the community , demand for Your Tutor , a free online tutoring service available through council libraries , has more than doubled in the past 12 months .
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Demand for Council libraries online tutoring service doubled in past year
As council libraries continue to provide online resources for the community , demand for Your Tutor , a free online tutoring service available through council libraries , has more than doubled in the past 12 months .
The tutoring service provides help with English ( including writing essays ), Maths , and science , and is so popular with young students council libraries had to purchase extra minutes to meet demand in July , October and November .
Some 1288 tutorials were used in 2016 , up from 557 tutorials in 2015 .
Maths was the subject students asked for the most help with , with 474 tutorials recorded , followed by English , with 422 tutorials used and 178 requests for help with writing essays .
Council ’ s Group Leader of Connected Communities , Ms Julie Vaughan , said the increase in the use of the
free online tutoring system was evidence that council was meeting the educational needs of the community , especially young people .
” We are seeing more and more young people , including senior high school students and TAFE students , using Your Tutor in order to get help with their studies , which improves their chances of finding employment and succeeding in the workplace ,” Ms Vaughan said .
“ Students in Year 12 used the service the most , with 755 tutorials , and TAFE and university students were next , with 233 sessions used .”
A student who used Your Tutor said the service saved her from ‘ The walk of shame ’ with her maths teacher and helped her manage questions she “ thought I had no chance of doing .”
Council ’ s Administrator , Mr Ian Reynolds , said he was thrilled Coast students were utilising council ’ s libraries services .
“ Council is committed to providing educational resources for young people so they are well equipped to enter the workforce ,” Mr Reynolds said .
Your Tutor is also trialling a quiz module for students relating to NAPLAN for primary school students .
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