The Independent recently revealed that more than 100 states schools are paying a private company to tutor their brightest pupils on how to get a place at Oxford or Cambridge. This news has come at the same time as a report from the Sutton Trust that shows that most people who get places at Oxford […]
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Archive for 2011
Tutoring helping children secure Oxbridge places
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011GCSE Results Day
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011With AS, A2 and A Level results behind us it’s now time to congratulate (and help out) those of you who’ve just got GCSE results. Hopefully they are everything you hoped for and you are now ready to move onto college to do AS, A2 and A Level courses or another type of further education […]
A Level Results day – what happens now?
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011It’s August and that means results day tomorrow for those of you who took your AS and A2 Levels just a few months ago. We’ve got our fingers crossed that you’ll get exactly the right grades you need to get your place at University on your chosen course. But what happens if things go wrong […]
How do I get a place to do Medicine at University?
Thursday, August 11th, 2011If you want to study Medicine at university then you have to be ready for some fierce competition. There are only a handful of universities that offer medicine and it is an academically demanding course that tests even those with the best grades. But many students who intend on applying to do medicine fall down […]
Year 13 – what to do with your summer
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011If you are in Year 13 (Upper Sixth) then this is a great time for you – your A Level exams are over and you have a few weeks ahead where you can relax before your exam results come in and you get a job or go off to university. Because it’s been such a […]
Exams are over (for now!)
Thursday, July 14th, 2011The exam season is finally over and it’s time for teens to take a well-earned rest. But then they have six (or more) long weeks stretching ahead of them and hours and hours of time to while away. The summer holidays are a great opportunity to catch up and/or work on areas where students might […]
Do I really need a tutor for my primary-aged child?
Friday, July 8th, 2011This month we’re exploring tutoring for primary school children. The idea of tutoring very young children makes some people nervous – to them it smacks of hot-housing and they’d prefer to keep their children as children. We absolutely agree that kids should enjoy their childhood. But we also hear from parents how trouble at school […]
How to get a place at grammar school
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011Grammar schools have been around for hundreds of years. Since around the 1800s most grammar schools have required children to take an entrance test to see if they are suitable. Competition has always been fierce to get into grammar schools. In 1974, Grammar Schools were abolished and the modern secondary school came into existence. But […]
Want to work with a celebrity tutor?
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011Ok, we have to confess it’s not going to be Robert Pattinson or Cameron Diaz tutoring you if you call 121 Home Tutors. We spotted an article in the Independent this week about students in Hong Kong and how their obsession with exams and private tutoring is turning some tutors into rich celebrities. The education […]
Top tips to help you cope on exam day
Monday, June 6th, 2011If you are doing your GCSE, iGCSE, AS or A2 then this is going to be a very busy time for you. Exam season is now in full swing and you’ve probably got a calendar full of revision and exams. This month we’ll be focussing on exams and how to get through them, bringing you […]