Getting Your Child Ready For Their 11 Plus
First and foremost get qualified and experienced tutors for your child. Unfortunately, the tutoring industry isn’t regulated and many people are acting as tutors when they are not properly [ . . . ]
Tag: education
Marmalade sandwiches and Paddington Bear
My love for Paddington Bear deepened when I began to realise I had an addiction to marmalade! Paddington has always been “my bear”. My friend loved Winnie-the-Pooh and although I [ . . . ]
David Beckham – a voice for children
During a visit to a north London primary school in November last year, David met pupils aged 5 to 11 to talk about the issues that affect them most such [ . . . ]
Dame Alice Owen – More than an educator
As the Director and Owner of Elisa’s Tutorial School I am tutoring children to achieve their potential and gain their place at some of London’s top independent, private and grammar [ . . . ]
Could you be a Mother Teresa?
Continuing the charity blog post series “Charity and the people behind them” I’m thinking about Mother Teresa today. In 1946 Teresa travelled to Darjeeling for a retreat. It was on that [ . . . ]
The SATs – are they really necessary?
This has been the month of tests; 10 year-olds up and down the country have been cramming, learning and sweating over those all-important tests called the SATs or Standard Assessment [ . . . ]