Ages 11 - 14 (KS3)

Providing free training and professional development opportunities for any tutor who wants to learn.

No other tutoring company invests as much time into the training and developing of their tutors as we do. The very best professionals from the world of education, such as retired Heads of top independent schools and highly renowned education scientists, contribute to our training modules as part of our ‘Minerva Tutor Training Program’. We want to ensure our tutors are constantly developing into better tutors. As well as our training modules, we hold a monthly tutor breakfast at Minerva HQ where tutors discuss the latest trends and share their pupil experiences over coffee, fruit and pastries.

• Module 1: Introduction to the basics, giving the tutors the confidence and knowledge to inspire pupils
• Module 2: Looking at the theories behind intelligence and how this affects tuition
• Module 3: Introduction to the importance of motivation on the success of pupils
• Module 4: Overview of the UK school system
• Module 5: 7 / 8 +
• Module 6: 11+
• Module 7: 13+
• Module 8: KS5
• Module 9: Working with children with dyslexia
• Module 10 Online Tutoring
• Module 11: Safeguarding
• Module 12: Mental Health
• Module 13: Resources
• Module 14: Understanding Autism

Placing motivation, confidence and pupil wellbeing at the heart of our education policy.

Our tutoring philosophy values motivation, confidence and well-being above academic attainment. This philosophy encourages an enjoyment of learning, and aims to achieve positive, long-term results in the classroom and the wider world. This broad minded approach to success not only informs our recruitment policy, acting as a guideline for the sorts of tutors we’d like to see working with us, but also keeps our pupils engaged and inspired to achieve their very best even after their tutoring session ends.

Ensuring pupils stay on track by using smart, progress tracking technology.

It’s all very well having an “inspirational” educational philosophy, but how can we verify it’s working? This is one of the reasons why we built Temple, a purpose built online reporting platform, based on years of research. After the end of each lesson, tutors log into Temple to write pupil progress reports, measuring pupil progress over time against our key development metrics: Improvement, Motivation, Confidence, and Ability. This means parents can login and monitor their child’s progress over the short and long term, and provides more meaningful performance data about their child’s personal and academic journey.