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Online Tuition – A Blessing or a Curse?
Find out what our tutors think. COVID-19 has justified pushing most of the world’s education online, including private tutoring. There are a wide range of reactions from parents and students. Some parents have had a positive experience outside the classroom and are moving entirely to permanent home schooling. Other parents have complained that their children cannot [...]
Myelin Academia – certified tutor training
Myelin Academia is the only certified tutor training provider able to check the authenticity of their certificates so clients & agencies can verify if a tutor holds Certified Tutor Status. This certification is a benchmark of training and quality assurance, as recognised by an awarding training body TQUK who are OFQUAL regulated. Chelsea & Fulham Tutors [...]
Gap Year 2020/21 Defer University For Volunteering & Adventure In Africa & Asia
A gap year post COVID 19 with AV. If the idea of remote learning for your first year of university doesn’t fill you with excitement, don’t panic! Sit down, make a plan and find a way to use your time well. The process starts with thinking differently – this is an opportunity to explore other possibilities. [...]
A Virtual Education
This country has an export which rivals all others – the Great British Education. People from every corner of the globe are clamouring to get their children into a UK school, or one of the many UK school outposts from Hong Kong to Sao Paulo, Brazil. We know because the rate of applicants to school places [...]
Creativity In Education – A Dying Art?
Creativity is suffering from neglect. Its potential is not being recognised, nurtured or encouraged. The Industrial Revolution in Britain shifted our national priorities: we recognised the need for a new kind of intelligence in line with the nation’s economic needs. This was the start of mass education and the introduction of “core” subjects. These subjects were [...]
Why Music Is Important For Child Development
Like many parents before me, I have sat through countless school performances listening to children desecrate great musical and dramatic works, while intermittently elbowing my smartphone engrossed husband. The statistics of one of these youngsters becoming the next renowned cellist or Hollywood star seemed woefully bleak. Nevertheless, we continued to funnel our blood, sweat and tears [...]