Economic and Social Sciences (SES)

Private tutoring in economic and social sciences (SES)

Economic and social sciences require mastering precise mechanisms (from market equilibrium to social mobility) and using them in highly codified exercises. Many students understand the course but lose marks in the three-part paper or the essay, because they cannot link a document, a mechanism and an argument. That link is exactly what private tutoring works on.

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A few tutors in economic and social sciences (SES)

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Violette

Cours de maths, anglais, espagnol, finance, économie – Collège, lycée & études supérieures | Étudiante à l’EDHEC, ancienne prépa

New tutor4 years of experienceAccepting new students

Subject searched:: SES
Also:: Mathématiques · Anglais

+ 10 other subjects

Économie · Espagnol · Comptabilité · Aide aux devoirs · Méthodologie et organisation · Soutien scolaire général · Brevet · Finance · BAC · TOEIC

Levels:: Collège · Lycée · Licence / Master

€42 / hourAll-inclusive price, paid by the family. No hidden fees.

Nicolas

Expert-comptable mémorialiste & auditeur financier senior chez KPMG

2 students taught2 h of lessons4 years of experienceAccepting new students

Subject searched:: SES
Also:: Anglais · Économie

+ 7 other subjects

Droit · Comptabilité · Management · Méthodologie et organisation · Gestion · Finance · BAC

Levels:: Lycée · Adulte · Licence / Master

€64 / hourAll-inclusive price, paid by the family. No hidden fees.

Manon

Soutien Scolaire de la primaire au lycée

New tutor5 years of experienceAccepting new students

Subject searched:: SES
Also:: Mathématiques · Physique-Chimie

+ 18 other subjects

SVT / Biologie · Français · Anglais · Histoire-Géographie · Informatique / Programmation · Latin · Sciences de l'ingénieur · Allemand · Culture générale · Aide aux devoirs · Méthodologie et organisation · Soutien scolaire général · NSI · Brevet · Orientation · BAC · TOEIC · TOEFL

Levels:: Primaire · Collège · Lycée · Adulte

€24 / hourAll-inclusive price, paid by the family. No hidden fees.

The curriculum

Why take tutoring in economic and social sciences (SES)?

Topics covered

The three-part paper
The SES essay
Reading statistical data
Markets and competition
Social mobility
Unemployment and policy

What you work on in sessions

Read a statistical table and draw an accurate sentence from it, with the right unit
Calculate a rate of change, a multiplier and an index
Link idea, mechanism and illustration in an argued paragraph
Use a document without paraphrasing it

Data to read correctly

Rates of change, indices, shares: misreading a table drags the whole line of reasoning with it. These calculations are simple but demand a rigour that takes practice.

Linking each argument to a mechanism

An SES essay is not an argued opinion: each idea rests on a mechanism from the curriculum and, where possible, on a document.

Three disciplines in one

Economics, sociology and political science share the curriculum, each with its own vocabulary. Mixing them up muddles the paper.

Rates

Tutoring in economic and social sciences (SES) from €24 an hour

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What NOEO brings

What you get on top of the tutoring session

Tutors vetted before they go live

NOEO reviews each tutor’s application before their profile appears. The tutor then declares the subjects and levels they teach, and never appears under any they have not declared.

Live tutoring, on Noeo Live

Sessions take place online, with the whiteboard, documents and conversation in one place. No travelling, and your choice of tutor no longer depends on distance.

A session report after every session

The tutor writes a session report at the end of every session, readable by the student and their parents. Their payout stays on hold until that report has been sent.

The replay and documents, after the session

The session recording and the documents used stay available in the student’s space: a concept that was not quite understood can be revisited without waiting for the next session.

Revision material between sessions

From a session and its report, the student generates their revision sheet, flashcards and quiz in Noeo Learn, then revises at their own pace.

A parent space that follows everything

Parents see their child’s sessions, session reports and messages, and decide for themselves how much independence to give them.

Read

On the same subject, in the NOEO Journal

Lycée student in a private SES tutoring session with his female tutor, analysing graphs and documents next to a textbook and a computer.

School success and study choices

Private SES tutoring at lycée: a method for succeeding in analyses and exams

Private tutoring in SES (Economic and Social Sciences) at lycée (upper secondary school) is above all useful when it teaches the student to connect three skills: mastering the curriculum’s concepts, using documents precisely and building a reasoned argument. In Première as in Terminale (the second and final years of lycée), knowing your lessons is therefore not enough. You need to be able to explain an economic or social mechanism, interpret a figure, select a relevant example and organise an answer suited to the instruction. Good SES support should identify the link in the chain that is really blocking the student, then train them on specific tasks rather than simply going over the lesson again.

Sébastien Lochon23 October 202611 min read

Lycée student working at a desk with a laptop, exercise books and open textbooks, in a bedroom set up for revision.

Private tutoring

Private tutoring in Terminale: when to start and how to organise the year

In Terminale (the final year of lycée), private tutoring is effective when it targets a specific difficulty (a specialism, Philosophy, the Grand oral). Start in September for a gap identified in Première, or after the first assessments if the level is uncertain. One session a week is often enough for a targeted need, avoiding overloading an already busy timetable.

Sébastien Lochon23 October 202613 min read

Student revising with active recall, using question cards, an exercise book and open textbooks on their desk.

Methods and revision

Active recall: the revision method that makes the brain retrieve information

Active recall means retrieving information from memory, without looking at your notes, and then checking your answers. It is a more effective method than simple rereading for long-term memorisation. To use it well, you need to space out recall sessions and use your mistakes to target the gaps.

Sébastien Lochon23 October 202612 min read

Frequently asked questions

Your questions about tutoring in economic and social sciences (SES)

In which years is SES taught?

In Seconde (the first year of lycée), then as a speciality subject in Première and Terminale. The levels each tutor has declared are shown on their profile.

What is the difference between SES and economics?

On NOEO, economics mainly refers to university-level teaching. SES also covers the sociology and political science on the lycée curriculum.

How do you succeed at the three-part paper?

By handling its three parts separately: applying knowledge, studying a document, and reasoning from a set of documents. Each has its own expectations, which are practised on past papers.

Are SES calculations difficult?

No, there are few of them and they are always the same. What costs marks is misinterpreting them: a percentage change is not a gap in percentage points.

Does SES prepare for higher education?

It is a good foundation for economics, sociology, political science or business school. The tutor can steer the work towards the method expected after the bac.

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