Introduction For children who show signs of sporting and other exceptional talents from a young age, private tuition and homeschooling can help them on their path to success whilst also ensuring fantastic academic results and qualifications. In this blog we’ll look at what justifies this kind of all-round, intensive tuition, examining why the most expensive homeschooling equals the best homeschooling, … Read More
What Is the Future of Tutoring? (Part 1)
Sneak a look into the future with this special, two-part series into the “future of tutoring” from the Minerva HQ. In Part One, we’ll discuss why tutoring has a future in the first place, as well as the shift toward online work and the changing trends in homeschooling. Part Two, will concentrate on bigger, more hypothetical shifts, whilst also focusing on … Read More
Everything You Need To Know About 11+ in 2021
Introduction This year, the 11+ exam – like everything else – has had to change and adapt to the shifting pressures put on parents, teachers and kids due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Here, we lay out everything you need to know about these important exams in 2021: what’s changed, what’s stayed the same, and how to do the best … Read More
Minerva’s Easter Revision & Tutoring Guide For 2021
Extra school work in the Easter holidays can be intense but rewarding – here’s how to nail the holiday period this year, ensuring your child stays at the top of their game for teacher-awarded grades this summer. Introduction Even in less unusual times as these, the Easter Holidays are a prime time to hire a tutor and help your child … Read More
How To Motivate Children At Home Using Expert Techniques
Anyone who’s spent time looking after kids, in whatever capacity, knows that sometimes motivating children can be difficult. It’s something teachers have to figure their way around each and every day. In this blog, we’re sharing our set of expert and professional techniques to tackle laziness and help you motivate your child outside the school environment, taken from our years … Read More
Tired of Homeschooling? Try Our Top 5 Ungoogleable Questions
Does Google think it knows everything? Does humanity think Google has all the answers? Both these would be good examples of an ungoogleable question. Many of us are becoming increasingly used to turning straight to Google when we want the answer to something and expecting an immediate answer. But what’s this doing to our brains, and to the ways we … Read More
10 Updated Homeschooling Tips For Lockdown 3 in 2021
New Lockdown, New Opportunities So, we’re back in lockdown, and there’s no imminent signs of schools reopening soon. Fresh homeschooling tips – to keep young learners happy, motivated and progressing – are needed now more than ever. A new lockdown – looking firmly on the bright side – can mean new learning opportunities. We all have something on our side, … Read More
What Is Happening with 11 Plus Exams in 2021?
For parents of school-age kids, this third lockdown is far from easy. Just because we’ve been here before, doesn’t mean we’re always ready to face the challenges of a new school term. Each lockdown brings a new set of issues, and this time round the 11 Plus exams for 2021 have fallen prey to the lockdown restrictions, meaning secondary schools … Read More
Harrow School Online Alternatives
Online schools are becoming more popular by the day. In this roundup style post, we look at several Harrow School Online alternatives to assist parents in making the right choices for their children. Why Are Online Schools on the rise? One of the big insights we gained from “Lockdown 1”, contrary to the media narrative, was that many parents enjoyed … Read More
LOCKDOWN 3 ANNOUNCEMENT – Important details
For the last seven years, our award-winning organisation has helped more families in the UK successfully homeschool their children than any other private institution. We’ve made our name in homeschooling and high quality tutoring. In lockdown 3, we’re here to help. In this announcement, we’ll go through: New customers – what we can offer you in terms of tutoring and … Read More
