April -Half Term Tutoring Workshops Clapham Library

[kishlight]

Its that time again...GSCE Revision & Exam prep, SATS booster and Common entrance exam prep

One of my clients, Knights Tutoring London, runs a Tutoring Workshop every half term break for 5 days for children aged 7-16 years (KS2,KS3 & KS4) There are 10 Tutoring sessions over 5 days, you can book one or all 10.

Miss Knight, Director, has asked me to give you a 10% off discount code- "welcome10" to enter at checkout.

There's also a really simple competition as well, to win a full weeks Tutoring place(10 sessions)- just state why you think your child would benefit from attending the workshops. The entry form is on every page in a black box.

A little bit of info: Every child has an initial assessment and is given an "Individual Learning Package"

Fuul week and half week students also get back to school support for 7 days via phone and email PLUS a full report with targets set against their own levels and National Curriculum Standards

For more info or if you would like to speak to Miss Knight call 07931 822051. or go to their website http://knightstutoringlondon.co.uk/

[Townleygreen]

it's the Easter holidays, not "April half term".

Where did that come from??

[kishlight]

Townleygreen Wrote:

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> it's the Easter holidays, not "April half term".

>

> Where did that come from??

Yes you are correct, but I was only quoting the tutor-teachers refer to the breaks as "half terms" (apparently) LOL

[Townleygreen]

well they don't know much about schools then, do they?

[Robert Poste's Child]

It's another world, Clapham.

[kishlight]

"We have had record breaking amount of entries into our latest competition, where we are giving away a Full 5 Day Tutoring Workshop Place worth ?300. We have had over 60 entries from East Dulwich alone! I have also had some very interesting conversations with parents...and as promised a report will be coming soon. Don't forget.. enter by 1st April-Good luck!" Message from Miss Knight, Knights Tutoring London

[Ted Max]

60 ED parents wishing away half of their children's Easter Holidays.

What is going off out there?

[Ted Max]

[kishlight]

Thanks for all the comments made on this post and the interesting debate that may come from my response!

I just came off a call to Miss Knight and she stated that it's now over 70 ED parents have entered the competition.

She also said that she agrees with the fact that children should have a break and play (I too,strongly agree) however there is clearly a need for external education support(hence her Tutor school set up- she is a teacher in a main srteam school term time)She said that she has had a number of mums on the consultation call expressing how little support their child is receiving, even after continual requests to teachers and schools for help. Some of these mums have been in tears, whilst talking about the pressures their child and ultimately the parents are under within the education system today. The last competition winner is a prime example of this. You can read her story here http://knightstutoringlondon.co.uk/stellas-success-story-amazing/

There are other parents who just want to enrol for GCSE Revision support-they feel they are ensuring that their child is supported through a challenging exam prep time.For others the children themselves have requested to return to the workshops as they were such fun (my daughter included)They make new friends and realise that learning can actually be fun!

There are many children who have progressed dramatically through attending only a few workshops, by being given the right support or working with the child's individual learning style. It can take only one adult to make a huge difference in a child's life be it educationally or otherwise.. I think we should also be mindful that it is very challenging for teachers to support every single child individually, especially as there is also a lot of pressure on them too. There are many reasons why a child would or could benefit from attending a workshop: extra support,parents unable to support because the methodology has completely changed since they learnt a subject, illness, just changed schools, moved area, parents with mental health problems etc. These issues are not experienced by parents based on class or,educational background - just life.

And finally... I think that as parents, we should be extremely grateful if our children are doing well at school and are able to enjoy their holidays without worrying about going back to school. Unfortunately, this is not the case for all families, so should we judge these parents for entering a competition, when we have no idea what is going on in their lives? I would like to think that we would embrace the opportunity of a possibility of free or discounted educational support for those who may need it most.

[ianr]

kishlight Wrote:

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> One of my clients, Knights Tutoring London,

One of _your_ clients?

[Robert Poste's Child]

Good point, ianr.

What is your relationship with the tutor (apart from posting messages on this forum)?