My summer holiday is taken in school holiday time but I usually am on holiday for the second fortnight in February. I very rarely take a few days visiting family in Scotland which might necessitate a gap in sessions. On your side I only need to know about holidays you Read more…
I cover all school examination boards, customising the work studied in our tutorial sessions to be the same as the board’s specification (and tier if applicable). Specifications I cover ALL of the specification, not just the bits covered at school. Sometimes schools accidentally or deliberately miss a bit. Usually this Read more…
Bookings/Pricing Most bookings are made in blocks of 10 but individual sessions are bookable too. Current prices are shown on our web site. School issues Schools take different approaches to the use of tutors. Some are very professional and not only accept it but make use of them to improve Read more…
There are lots of excellent maths resources on the internet, particularly for GCSE. These are our favourites, many of which students will be recommended by their schools. Corbett Maths – A fantastic site with hundreds of lessons, examples and answers for all aspects of GCSE mathematics. Particularly strong on Edexcel Read more…
This is a set of videos from youtube which give great advice on study skills and how to learn. Most of these work for students and parents but in our view all are worth listening right through. Many schools use some aspects of the ideas explained but few make features Read more…
Schools are able to use any exam board they wish and many choose different boards for different exams rather than use one for all subjects. However in our experience most schools in the area use Edexcel(Pearsons) for most exams as their meetings tend to be in London, which is easier Read more…
Recommended websites The internet is huge and Google and Bing can search it in milliseconds. However finding good resources is getting harder. Firstly there is too much to look through. Secondly many companies now pay to get to the front of the search pages. I cannot guarantee there are not Read more…
Q: It’s a great school , the teachers are fabulous , your child is bright and working very hard . So why might you need a tutor? A: Even if you are lucky enough to tick all the boxes there are still lots of reasons why a tutor is an effective way of making Read more…
Gravesend Tutorial Service only supports up to 12 students per year. As detailed elsewhere we only provide 1:1 tutorials as we believe this is how we can guarantee results. Teachers in schools work hard, know their subject and prepare well, but there is an obvious limit to the amount of Read more…