Back to School: How to Prepare
After months of Zoom lessons and home schooling, all children will head back to school next Monday. Boris Johnson announced last week that primary and secondary schools will reopen on 8th March, with breakfast...
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GCSEs & A Levels 2021: What We Know So Far
A huge question mark hangs over this year’s GCSEs and A Levels. At the start of January, education secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed that public exams will not go ahead this summer as a result...
Top 10 Apps for Learning English
1. Starfall: Learn to Read What does it do? This app is divided into numbered sections, and each section introduces children to a new vowel sound. Children enjoy interactive activities, songs and videos, designed...
Summer Holidays – The H&F Tutor’s guide
We remember our summer holidays from when we were children with contentment. They were glorious summers, full of sunshine, adventures, and effervescence. But as parents it can lose this magic. Juggling work and family,...
‘I took my tutor on holiday!’ – the phrase you’ll hear next September and why it’s making their children better.
Have you ever taken out a tutor with you on holiday? If you already have – well done! If you haven’t, you are missing a trick for a very simple way to rapidly improve...
5 Revision tips to help your child succeed in exam season
The pen and paper is forcibly pushed away across the desk. An exasperated face descends into welcoming hands. It could well be the yearly tax return. But this is not adult anguish, but child...
Are there really 3 ways to learn?
Most parents have probably heard of the theory of ‘learning styles’. Put simply, the idea goes that different children take on information in fundamentally different ways. For instance, when I was at school, I...
Do private schools give children a head start in life?
Recently, the British public was treated to the dubious spectacle of shadow culture minister Chris Bryant and superstar balladeer James Blunt trading verbal blows. In a nutshell, Bryant name-checked Blunt (along with Eton-educated actor...
Are Private Schools Worth It?
The UK’s private schools are the envy of the world. Well-established names like Eton, Harrow, Westminster, and St. Paul’s command respect from all corners of globe. Indeed, regardless of where they stand in the...
Teachers’ Pay
Few would argue that teachers are some of the hardest-worked civil servants. The days are challenging, demanding, unpredictable, and long. Expectations and benchmarks change constantly. There is constant scrutiny from the government and from...