Why not try a 10+ Comprehension?
An English passage followed by multiple choice questions is one of the tasks set in the Kent Test. Why not have a go at one
12 February 2021
Author: Peter
Association of Professional Tuition Centres conference in Lichfield 2019
The Association of Professional Tuition Centres (APTC) held its 8th annual conference earlier this month, and for the first time in the city of Lichfield.
16 July 2019
No Man is an Island. Tuition Centres get together
No man is an island, as the poet says – and this is very true for tuition centre owners. The words might be a motto
11 March 2019
If you are a teacher thinking of starting a tuition centre… have a look at the APTC
These days I use this blog to try to promote interest in the APTC – or Association of Professional Tuition Centres (of which I am the
5 October 2018
Starting a tuition centre? Join the Association of Professional Tuition Centres
The Association of Professional Tuition Centres (APTC for short) is an excellent platform for independent tuition businesses across the UK because it comprises a network of teachers in
5 July 2018
Gain more marks in GCSE English: Answering questions on ‘language and structure’
An examination question which asks for comment on a writer’s use of ‘language and structure’ needs to be read as a two-questions-in-one instruction. See it
3 April 2018
What does the Kent Test really test?
When parents bring their Year 4 or Year 5 children along for an assessment they often have this question in mind. Aside from classroom measures
4 January 2018
Autumn and Christmas 2017
A whole term has gone by since my last post. A term that began with final preparations for the Kent Test at the beginning of
15 December 2017
The Association of Professional Tuition Centres (APTC) meets in Stafford
Members from Darlington, Ipswich and Swansea and numerous other locations nationwide gathered at the Moat House near Stafford on Sunday 11 June 2017 for the
22 June 2017
Summer days
August is markedly different from other working months. For a start, one gets away for a bit … this time to France …and when one
24 April 2017