As a tutor I am getting asked this question more and more from first visit parents… and it is something that I too am noticing. This, of course, does not [ . . . ]
How Eleven plus exams work Approaching Eleven plus exams for the first time can be a daunting task. They are unlike any other school exam your child will take for [ . . . ]
Many of you will be visiting our site for the first time and so in this post I’m looking at education news, private tuition and why our pupils are happy [ . . . ]
PART SIX – The secrets of 11+ success in maths What’s in an 11+ maths exam? Unlike reasoning exams, for which your child has to practise special skills, maths for [ . . . ]
PART FIVE – Non-verbal Reasoning Paper Non-verbal reasoning is not subject that your child will study as part of their school curriculum, but it is dependent on a set of [ . . . ]
PART FOUR – Verbal Reasoning Paper Another critical area is the Verbal Reasoning Paper. This is all about having a good understanding of the English Language, its vocabulary and old-fashioned [ . . . ]
PART THREE – The English Paper The most critical area in my opinion is the English Paper, particularly the comprehension part as this is now very inference-based and tests an [ . . . ]
PART ONE – SATs Exams Your children will take either of these tests: SATs if they go to a State School at age 7, KS1 and age 11, KS2 Grammar [ . . . ]
I am a would be author, just sent my first novel to a publishing house who has expressed an interest in my synopsis so I am keeping my fingers and [ . . . ]
The changing educational landscape across UK schools leads me to question whether the once proud and envied education system is now in so much trouble that it can no [ . . . ]
Being a Yorkshire lass I was enthralled by the Yorkshire Historical dictionary which contains over 4,000 words as a result of the work of an academic and historian called Dr [ . . . ]
This is a special blog post for parents, teachers and adults who are in contact with young children. I remember my teacher My Holdroy reading Black Beauty aloud to my [ . . . ]
It has been reported that cannabis smoking is a problem in many of our secondary schools in Britain. Parents of teenagers must worry about the other young people their precious [ . . . ]
Christmas is well and truly over and spring is coming. The minute the Christmas ads end we have holiday ads appear on the TV all day long. I think this [ . . . ]
Those children who suffer with illness over the longer term will be able to attend lessons while undergoing their hospital treatment under a new government-funded trial. The AVI telepresence robots [ . . . ]
Being a Yorkshire lass I was enthralled by the Yorkshire Historical dictionary which contains over 4,000 words as a result of the work of an academic and historian called Dr [ . . . ]
As support for this issue is increasing in society especially with our young people and children….. the fact ofsted a vital government organisation is speaking out has made the whole [ . . . ]
I look after my mental health as I do my teeth hygiene and my physical well being. I need time to meditate and do what’s good for my soul as [ . . . ]
My very loved French Bulldog Ronnie has recently been through a traumatic ordeal. Already suffering from a heart condition which started as a heart murmur from birth. Ronnie developed [ . . . ]
On Sunday I was at the Aldwych Theatre in London near the Strand courtesy of Rocco Buonvino, my fab Italian friend and a man who knows just about everyone in [ . . . ]