I’ve been thinking about this a lot over the last couple of months. I believe good tuition is a mix of all three, but what is the distinction between them, and what should a parent look for when employing a tutor? In a nutshell, teaching is the bit where we assess a child’s current understanding […]
Samuel. Well done to Samuel for writing a fab story, which was carefully edited. Both judges thought it was excellent and I’m delighted to publish the story below (with Mum’s permission, of course). Luka and the Dragon Chapter 1: Luka’s Home Luka was a boy; he is eight years old and lived in a house […]
It’s that time of year. Getting to know new students, developing solid working relationships, identifying each individual’s specific needs – building strong foundations. The last couple of years have seen a change in tutoring. Once upon a time, we would have a clear idea of exactly what a student would have been expected to have […]
Week 2 of the new academic year may seem a little early to start thinking about revision. GCSEs are 8 months away, the Kent Test a whole year, so why focus on revision now? There benefit of repletion in learning is well documented and leaving revision to the last-minute misses this crucial step, but what […]
Tutoring can be quite a commitment. We know that. Not everyone has the time to set aside week in week out and whilst a year of tuition can be give your child the edge in tests, it’s not cheap. Here at EKT we want to make tuition available as widely as possible, so we have […]
We’ve all been through a lot of change, over the last two years. I was having an interesting conversation with Robyn, our newest tutor, last night. When I started EKT, seven years ago, we were only covering Kent Test and GCSE English. The students all arrived in the September and were on roughly the same […]
The DfE has blogged. Not a crime is it – I do it myself, all the time – but this particular blog post is interesting (unlike most of mine). The DfE starts by telling us: In maths we think that all pupils who leave primary school should be fluent in addition, subtraction, long multiplication, and […]
Most schools have been wonderful throughout this pandemic, but if we’re honest almost every child has lost a lot of education-time. Tutoring is a terrific way to help your child catch-up but not everyone has the resources to commit to a long-term programme of tutoring. So, what’s the answer? East Kent Tutors offers short catch-up […]
First of all, Happy New Year to all our students and parents, past and present. I hope you all had a happy (and as near-normal as possible) Christmas. Like may other families this year our Christmas involved lots of video calls, as one of us was isolating with Covid. As a result of the high […]
2 days till the test. Here are some top tips, assembled with the help of my students. https://eastkent-tutors.co.uk/TopTips.pdf