Kensington & Chelsea Tutors' Blog

What’s the point of compulsory education?

It’s a big question with many answers; often conflicting. I have been involved in education professionally for nearly 20 years, I am...

Gove exists in parallel universe – stop politicising education!!!

Gove wants tests for four-year-olds Education secretary Michael Gove strongly indicates that he wants to introduce formal assessments for...

Untitled

Here’s my take on this recent story on the BBC Education website ** Most A-level grade predictions wrong ** An exam body reveals that...

Online UK exams inevitable BUT be careful!

Here’s my take on the following news story from BBC education… Exams all online within a decade Traditional exams will die out within a...

Making the grades…even better!

Private tuition really can deliver the desired results! A snapshot survey of around 50 tutors and pupils, conducted following the latest...

Get rid of GCSEs now and standardise grading!

Hopefully the public at large realise that this is just statistics, although I fear they don’t. Rattling off comparisons with GCSEs’...

One exam stream for each subject needed!

More pupils taking GCSEs earlier http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/education-23521378 The fact that students are retaking subjects...

National curriculum changes

Here’s my take on the following UK education story… ** Curriculum to match world’s best ** A revised national curriculum for schools in...

LET TEACHERS TEACH RATHER THAN FINGER POINT!

Here’s my take on this story that appeared recently on the BBC website… Schools failing brightest pupils A culture of low expectations is...

GCSE changes welcome but why tinker with grading?

Education expert Nevil Chiles, founder of online tuition platform Webtutornet and London and South East private tuition agency Kensington...

Private tutors offer exam advice..keep calm and carry on!

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON! Private tutors reveal their top ten exam and revision tips “Keep calm and carry on” is one of the overriding...

UK education changes cause pupil anxiety

A recent survey of 200 private tutors has revealed a palpable sense of anxiety and uncertainty about the future on the part of many...

Exam grading based on birthdate ….give me strength!!!

Here’s my take on this recent story that appeared in the national media Summer-born need exam score boost http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-...

UK education…GCSE exam changes nowhere near enough!

Here’s my take on the following education story that appeared on the BBC website… GCSE change unpredictable results The government’s...

Tackling the issue of cowboy tutors…

Here’s our take on a recent article about ‘cowboy’ tutors that appeared in the Telegraph …link here for original article ...

THE PRIVATE TUTORIAL SET TO CHANGE FOREVER

– Easter is the time when demand for private tuition starts to increase with end of year exams on the horizon – The number of parents...

Gove on History curriculum changes…for once I agree!!

** Historians back Gove curriculum ** Some of the UKs leading historians endorse Education Secretary Michael Gove’s new history...

Total shambles on GCSEs u-turn!

Planned switch from GCSEs to Baccalaureate in England ‘abandoned’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21363396# I think ‘total shambles’ is an...

Make A Levels worthwhile not dumbed down nonsense!

My views in relation to this recent story on A Levels… A-level plans challenged by school and university heads...

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A PRIVATE TUTOR

You can’t beat being a private tutor according to Edward Kiely! There’s no well defined career path into private tuition however in...