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Our article on finding a tutor contains useful information for any family looking for a tutor for the first time. Online tutoring is also a popular route and enables families to find support out of the county, our feature can give you some more steerage here. Devon Tutors, Learn 4 Life, Riviera Tuition, The Tutor Website and West Country Tutors all have good reputations locally – and Kumon has centres in Dawlish and Exeter, while Kip McGrath runs from Exeter, Barnstaple, Torquay and Plymouth. Or you could opt for one of the bigger agencies based in London and the South East, where online tutors are often available at a moment’s notice (ideal for that last minute panic around non-verbal reasoning, for example). These larger, often very established, tutor agencies don’t always come cheap, but – certainly with the 60+ agencies we review – they find the best tutors via rigorous recruitment processes and look after them well. Many offer extras too eg assessments and online courses. Bright Light Education now does three-quarters of its tutoring online, while others, such as Golden Circle, specialise in flexi-schoolers.
Need help? Perhaps you suspect your child has some learning difficulty and you would like advice on what you should do. Or perhaps it is becoming clear that your child's current school is not working for him or her, and you need help to find a mainstream school which has better SEN provision, or to find a special school which will best cater for your child's area of need. Our SEN consultancy team advises on both special schools, and the mainstream schools with good SEN support, from reception through to the specialist colleges for 19+. Special Educational Needs Index
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We examined the value-added from KS2 to GCSE for 2022 to see which state selective grammar schools added the most value to their offspring. A note of caution - the more highly selective a grammar school, the less scope there will be to add value.
Grammar schools are state-funded, academically selective senior schools. The education a child receives at grammar school is paid for by the state unlike at private schools which provide education for a fee. There are currently around 163 located in 36 English local authorities, with around 167,000 pupils between them. Northern Ireland has a further 67 grammar schools, but there are none in Wales or Scotland. A word of caution: there are private schools that have the word 'grammar' in their name but this is purely for historical reasons.
At specialist music, dance or performing arts schools, the arts aren't optional extras. They’re intrinsic to the school curriculum. Students are expected to fit in high level training and hours of practice alongside a full academic provision. It's a lot to ask any child to take on, but for those with exceptional performing ability this kind of education can be transformative.