by Hayley | Mar 22, 2020 | Exams, Front page posts, Homework, Parents, Teach, Uncategorized
Our clubs have immediately flipped to live zoom meetings. It’s wonderful seeing six smiling faces on screen and matching them up with their own teachers. At the moment schools are closed and as parents we are all feeling overwhelmed. And social media is awash...
by Hayley | Jan 20, 2020 | Exams, Front page posts, Parents
Don’t go thinking that mock exams should be left until the last minute. Mocks are a fantastic diagnostic tool and should be experienced as early as possible. And they are all running as live, digital sessions at the moment. Ours are warm, reassuring events where...
by Hayley | Sep 26, 2019 | Front page posts, Parents, Uncategorized, Writing
Today is the day you are going to take action. Your child’s writing is poor and you know it. It is easy to feel helpless and to let the situation drift from academic year to year. Probably at school there is a sort of low-level nagging taking place each time a...
by Hayley | Jun 5, 2019 | Exams, Front page posts, Organisation, Parents, Teach
A successful 11+ revision programme should begin with your child’s free time. Any work that needs to be done alongside this should be squished (thoughtfully) around the edges. It is so easy for parents to get swept up in a sort of 11+ mania. Exam preparation can...
by Hayley | Mar 8, 2019 | Exams, Front page posts, Organisation, Parents, Teach
For those of you about to begin your 11+ Kent Test ‘journey’ – there’s something important you need to know. Before you book a tutor or buy a single revision book, you will have to decide if you are fully committed to the 11+ process yourself....
by Hayley | Jan 28, 2019 | Exams, Front page posts, Organisation, Parents, Teach, Uncategorized
Yes we are better than our competition and proud of it too. And it’s easy to see why… A child started with us this week and he brought us his book from his previous tutor agency (a competitor of ours). These finds are like gold dust to us as we get to...
