Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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KS Tuition is an educational service that ensures that pupils find their way to educational success through the teaching and guidance of our team of dedicated and experienced tutors who set them on the pathway to educational achievement.
Our experience and success
We have successfully delivered tuition at a variety of levels for nearly 20 years, and we are now drawing on our extensive experience to expand into a range of key educational stages including 11+, Common Entrance, GCSE, and A-level tuition.
Levels and Subjects
Key subjects: ★Maths ★English ★Sciences. KS Tuition provides teaching at all key educational stages and specialised preparation for SATS, 11+ ,Common Entrance GCSE, IB, A-level and university entrance including Oxbridge.
Teaching times
Support classes take place throughout the year, normally given in the early evening or Weekends, and there are additional intensive revision courses of one or more weeks’ duration during the Christmas and Easter breaks and the summer holidays.
Our educational philosophy and approach to learning
Although we recognise the vital importance of outstanding grades at all levels we believe that examination success is achieved not by intensive tuition alone but by young people wishing to learn for themselves and be motivated by a love of learning and discovery.
Our distinctive approach to the world of learning
Not only do we aim to achieve outstanding results but at KS we provide much more than standard intensive tuition. We believe that education is at the very core of preparing young people for a successful and happy life. We recognise that learning does not always come naturally and that we all have to acquire techniques to train our mind. Under the guidance of our dedicated tutors, we enable pupils to develop a love of learning which will allow them to develop academic confidence and successfully meet life’s challenges.
See how we enable our learners to achieve excellence
Our pedagogic approach is predicated by adherence to the following precepts: • Identification of individual learning needs • The cultivation of a love of learning • Teaching by highly motivated and inspiring tutors • Provision of a stimulating learning environment • The development of personal and academic confidence.
See how we adjust attendance according to individual needs
Pupils will be allocated to specific timetabled sessions which are arranged to meet individual needs such as traveling time. These take place either on a weekday evening or weekend. Normal tuition sessions are timetabled for two hours.
See our diagnostic approach to individual learning needs
The free assessment and trial session allows your child to view the learning environment in action and for us to understand your child’s learning needs. The session lasts approximately one hour, during which your child will be introduced to the KS team and initially assessed for their working levels by one of the tutors. It will also provide a chance for you to discuss your child’s requirements in depth and establish your goals in order to enable the team to begin to tailor a tuition scheme.
View our commitment to National standards and expectations
Yes. The KS Tuition teaching is aligned to the National Curriculum. Our tutors are trained to teach using curriculum approved teaching methods to ensure that pupils have consistency with how they learn at school. This means that your child can always take the skills and knowledge that they have acquired at KS back into the school classroom.
View our individual and group learning
At KS we recognise the benefit that one –to-one teaching can have as for example in giving detailed advice on written work. At the same time we believe that small group learning brings many benefits with pupils learning from each other as well as the tutor. We therefore operate with a maximum of a staff student ratio of one to six. We feel that this creates a good balance of support for the children whilst encouraging them to work independently in order to help build confidence.
