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Self Directed Learning – giving students the freedom to choose: the knowledge and skills they gain, the methods they use to learn, and how they present the outcomes of their learning. 

To help parents manage their children’s educational needs during this lockdown period, we are introducing our Home School Mentor daily service. We are providing parents and their children a hand-picked mentor who will help guide them through their home learning, and who, amongst other things, will: help students organise their school work; help create a […]

Find out why one of our tutors has chosen to home educate her children

In light of the Government’s decision to close schools, we are here to support you and your family, and to keep children learning

Is your high-ability child (or student) easily bored, distracted or quick to give up on challenging tasks? Is your middle-ability child (or student) struggling to engage with higher reasoning?

Early February saw Children’s Mental Health Week. I was invited into Jewish Free School (JFS) to offer some tips for students (and teachers) for looking after their own well-being.

It can be quite overwhelming when faced with an unseen poem in an exam. However, if you remember STILTS, you won’t feel wobbly analysing a poem again!

The techniques that I am about to share can not only unlock parts of your brain but can make learning the dry bits surprisingly fun

How can we help young people make more informed choices about their future.

Free schools are still, despite their relative presence on the educational scene, often either misunderstood or entirely new phenomena for many of us.

Of Mice and Men, Romeo and Juliet, Victorian love poetry and A View From A Bridge. These literary texts trip off the tongue; they have become divorced from their own contextual references and instead lie preserved in the formaldehyde of the British classroom and if your child has, is currently or will be taking their […]

So, you’ve just had a wonderful summer holiday and suddenly remembered that on day one back at school you need to present the first draft of your personal statement. Don’t panic. Here are some tips to get you started.