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...

Flaws in the CRB / DBS enhanced disclosure check process

THE DBS AND ENHANCED DISCLOSURE CHECKS At Kensington & Chelsea Tutors Ltd we have been carrying out Enhanced Disclosure criminal...

Private tuition risks learning gap… cuts take their toll!!!

COMMENT FROM NEVIL CHILES, MD OF K&C TUTORS & WEBTUTORNET BBC website story http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23973213 It has to be...

Summer tuition? The key is balance!

Here’s my take on a recent story on the BBC education news site… Summer tutoring awaits many pupils http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/...

Technology is changing the face of private tuition

The internet and information technology are changing the way we view the world and they are now playing their part in changing the face...

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...

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...

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,...

ENTRANCE EXAM TUITION IS PARADOX FOR SCHOOLS

Poorest need entrance test help Some selective state schools should do more to help poorer children pass their entrance exams, suggests a...

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...

No surprise that teacher morale is low!

It is hardly surprising that teacher morale is low. Government incompetence continually undermines the profession. Free schools 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...

Teacher morale is extremely low right now – action required!

** Teachers who quit up by a fifth ** The number of teachers who quit their jobs in English state schools rose by almost a fifth in one...

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...