Kensington & Chelsea Tutors' Blog

Bigger classes for budget efficiency – WHAT NONSENSE AGAIN

Does the government just trawl through statistics in an effort to find a way to lower standards through budget cuts? How can anybody...

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...

It’s up to parents on 11+ exam prep!!

Here’s my take on a BBC education news story concerning an educational charity that says the culture of coaching pupils for 11-plus exams...

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

Tech levels a positive step forward

Tech-levels to have A-level status http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/education-23168781 I think this is a very positive step by the...

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...

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...

Latest blog on level sixth form playing field call

** Level sixth-form playing field call ** The government should level the playing field for post-16 education in England, the Sixth Form...

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...

Schools need good wifi access!

Schools lack adequate wi-fi Only about a quarter of schools in England have good enough wi-fi to get the best out of digital technology,...

Free school sites…plugging the dam with tissue paper!

** Free schools site rules to change ** Changes to planning rules in England will make it easier for new free schools to open in...

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...

School playing fields NEED PROTECTING!!!

We need to protect ALL school playing fields from greedy government sponsored developers and two hours a week of sport should be an...

Military in schools…a great idea with caveats!

** £2m boost for military in schools ** Projects which put former servicemen and women in England's schools have been given a £2m...

PLEASE SPEND EDUCATION MONEY WISELY!

** Poorest pupils weaker at maths** Research suggests the poorest children are twice as likely to struggle at maths than their...

Online private tuition gets personal!

ONLINE PRIVATE TUITION GETS PERSONAL – The desire for safety and security both online and in face-to-face tutorials is paramount –...

Good parenting boosts exam results

Parents key to exam success Supportive parents are more important than good schools in boosting children’s exam results, a study...

MUM’S THE WORD ON ONLINE TUITION GROWTH

The rapid growth in online private tuition over the past few years is no surprise to mother-of-three Erica Rifat from Oxford! “This is...

VOCATIONAL ELEMENT TO NEW BACCALAUREATE NEEDED!

I think that this announcement is broadly very positive. Getting rid of GCSEs is monstrously overdue. We do need more rigorous testing...

GCSEs need to change!

** GCSEs unfair to pupils, says Gove ** http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/education-19465555 What has happened this year is clearly...