In particular I was wondering if anyone had any views on how to plan each lesson in terms of topic to be covered?
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I always have a chat with the student before meeting and ask them what they would like to cover. At the end of the session I ask them what they would like to cover the next time. There is an argument for "starting at the start" but the student might be in the middle of another area and may be very hazy about something that was covered last September. Or they nmay have a good handle on it in which case it is a needless expense for the student/parent.