Kensington & Chelsea Tutors' Blog

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...

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’...

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...

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...

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...

ONLINE PRIVATE TUITION PASSES CLOSE EXAMINATION!

With the January exams underway or in prospect for thousands of UK schoolchildren now is the time when a growing number of parents and...

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...

WORDS and WAFFLE from DoE

** UK education sixth best in world ** An international education league table puts the UK among a leading group of countries headed by...

What makes a career adviser?

** Most schools cut careers advice** Research suggests careers advice has been in reduced in eight out of 10 schools in England this...

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...

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...

Symptoms of a bankrupt GCSE system…

Heads say exam watchdog failed http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/education-19556772 From the ridiculous to the back peddling. This...

Give teachers fair pay and conditions!!

Teachers vote to strike over pay < http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/education-19519839 > With my children at school the possibility...

Pioneering Development in Online Private Tuition

A pioneering new online tuition service has recently launched that will revolutionise the delivery of private, personalised, home-based...

EASIER EXAMS MEANS BETTER A LEVEL RESULTS…SIMPLE!!

A-level results: Top grades fall There has been a decline in the proportion of A-level grades awarded an A or A* for the first time in...

SAUSAGE MACHINE EDUCATION!!

SAUSAGE MACHINE EDUCATION!! . #schools #fail #secondaryeducation #private #ALevel #pupils #examinations #educationsystem #education...