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Nevil Chiles:

Nevil Chiles was born in Birmingham in 1970. He attended Haybridge High School in Hagley in the West Midlands, successfully completing 11 'O' Levels and 4 'A' Levels before leaving school in 1988.

After a year in Australia Nevil attended King's College, London where he read History, graduating in 1992. In the mid 1990s Nevil worked and travelled extensively throughout South East Asia and Australia before becoming involved in education. Nevil worked as a private GCSE tutor to an influential family in Manila in the Philippines before returning to London to take up a full time post in the GCSE Department at Collingham School, Kensington in 1997.

At Collingham Nevil taught History and English at both GCSE and A Level. In 2002 Nevil left Collingham to set up Kensington & Chelsea Tutors Limited.

Dr. Anna Clark:

Anna Clark was born in Stourbridge in 1972. After leaving Mander Portman Woodward (MPW) in Birmingham in 1991 with 4 'A' Levels she went on to the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine to study Medicine. She qualified as a doctor in 1999 and became a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2001. Despite her involvement in Kensington & Chelsea Tutors she continues to work as a GP.

Online Tuition Passes Examination

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January 2013

Online Tuition Passes 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 students are recognising the measurable benefits of private tuition.

The growth in modern technology is making the process of delivering private tutorials much easier with platforms such as Webtutornet, part of Kensington and Chelsea Tutors, pioneering face to face online tuition.

Established in 2012, Webtutornet is the brainchild of Nevil Chiles who established K&C Tutors back in 2002. Now recognised as one of the premier private tuition agencies in London and the South East, K&C Tutors has helped thousands of students of all ages, from 4 to 84, improve their academic performance.

Specifically designed for Webtutornet, the technology allows student and tutor to conduct safe and secure scheduled tutorials over the internet with webcam and microphone allowing for the delivery of a lesson without ever having to leave home.

Each tutor and student pays a fee of £50 to register with Webtutornet and they then receive a pack containing a webcam, microphone, mouse pad and pen that connects tutor and pupil allowing for the sharing of online resources, both safely and securely, during a tutorial with no software required.

"This is the time of the year when pupils face their first major challenges and parents get to judge where the strengths and weaknesses of their child's education lie," explained Nevil "and increasingly the option of topping up school lessons with in person or online private tuition is giving children a much better start in life.

"It's estimated that one in four pupils within London use private tuition. Across the UK as a whole it's reckoned that one in five state pupils have received personal tuition at some point in time. The increase in demand over the past decade has been considerable and there's no sign of that reducing despite the economic climate.

"On the back of this growth there's a burgeoning interest in how private tutorials can be delivered more flexibly using online technology and Webtutornet is one of a number of providers that can connect thousands of tutors across a wide range of subjects with students.

"We've already had pupils engaged in productive one hour and two hour online lessons with tutors who are based on the other side of the planet

"There are however inevitably major considerations for parents such as the quality and reputation of the tutor and the safety and security of the system that's utilised.

"This is not some form of Skype style approach but a strictly controlled process in which personally delivered private tuition is mimicked online with defined lesson times and costs.

"Webtutornet and K&C Tutors take these concerns very seriously and that is why each and every tutor is interviewed, vetted and CRB checked," added Nevil who has personally conducted interviews with over 2000 tutors over the past decade.

Mother of three Erica from Oxfordshire was one of the first to recognise the benefits of the Webtutornet approach: "When considering online tuition for your children it's important that the process replicates the nature of a personal visit to or from a private tutor.

"Your child has to be ready to start at the preset time or they may miss part of the lesson. This is crucial to structuring their understanding.

"Children are frequently more technology savvy than their parents and an online approach to private tuition fits in perfectly with how the Facebook generation communicates.

"However, like every aspect of your child's life, you have to exercise vigilance and common sense at every turn. When the major issues and concerns are taken care of, as is the case with Webtutornet, you can rest easy," added Erica.

Nevil concluded: "We all want to give our children the best start in life. Private tuition is invariably a fun, engaging and productive process that contrasts with the, at times, impersonal nature of school education.

"Delivering tuition online is another option for parents to consider. It's an easy and flexible alternative to the traditional home visit from a private tutor," he added.

For more details visit www.kctutors.co.uk