Congratulations to Peter, for a beautiful piece of writing. Your Amazon voucher will be in the post. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Golden Ticket Tentatively, Charlie entered the shop. He observed. He peeked. He peered. Charlie knew he desired the Scrumdiddlyumptious lolly. Delighted to have a hungry looking customer the friendly shopkeeper handed him […]

So, here we are in Term 5 already. It’s going to be another odd term, so we’ve decided to make things a little more interesting with a Spring Creative Writing competition. We’d love to see what your perfect first day out of lock down would be. The prize will be £10 Amazon voucher. Send us […]

Not gonna lie, it’s been a rocky start but we’ve got it nailed. Sessions are now held using Bramble, a fab online platform that allows the tutor to prepare the whole lesson onto a notebook that both tutor and student can work on.  Each child has its own virtual classroom and at the end of […]

So, home schooling. It’s been interesting watching how different people are managing their children’s education at the moment. Remember everyone is feeling a bit overwhelmed and out of their comfort zone right now. My lovely daughter, Robyn, has produced a whole list of fun science activities that can done at home. Robyn teaches sciences and […]

There’s no avoiding the news. We’ve all been doing our bit – handwashing, keeping our distance, buying sensibly – but now it looks like measures are being stepped up. They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but this particular old dog has been learning quite a few, and having to learn fast. […]

Many parents whose children are preparing for the Kent Test choose to use revision books. Publishers like Bond and Letts have some great resources for Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning, Maths and English. Lots of children practise regularly. But what about the written task? It’s easy to see why that might be overlooked, after all it […]

Exams are looming – so how can parents help their children through these last few weeks of revision? I’ve long been a fan of getting our students to sit down with a parent/carer/elder sibling after their tuition sessions and just going over what they have been taught. At our meet and greet sessions I explain […]

Converting fractions, decimals and percentages is really easy once you know how. It’s also one of the most common topics that students question – both at Kent Test level and GCSE.   So here’s a simple prompt to remind your child how this works.   Once they have grasped the technique, it’s really helpful to […]

The Spatial Awareness parts of the Kent Test can be quite challenging for some children, so here’s a a little activity I’ve created for my students. You will need some blank plastic dice – you can get these for about £2.50 on ebay. I’ve put a downloadable sheet on our Links and Resources page.   […]

As we’ve been thinking about revision a lot lately, here’s a really useful link. Don’t be put off if you aren’t taking  OCR exams, the tips are just as useful for any board. https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/570830-guide-to-examinations.pdf