BUILDING ON ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL SUCCESS

Looking for additional support to help your child improve their English and Maths skills? They’ll be in safe hands at Kip McGrath as academic development, Kip McGrath aims to enhance children’s self-confidence and establish good foundations on which to build on” and negatively affecting their schooling experience.

Since 1976, Kip McGrath Education Centres have been providing worldwide specialist tutoring in Maths and English for students aged six to 16, covering all areas of both subjects up to and including GCSE Level. In addition, the Tunbridge Wells centre also offers an 11+ preparation programme.

Kip McGrath’s fully trained and qualified teachers understand the many and varied challenges youngsters face in education and create a positive learning environment. This makes achievement natural and boosts self-esteem, giving students the confidence to learn.

A free assessment is conducted with every student to identify strengths and weaknesses, so an individually tailored learning programme can be designed.

Each session lasts 80 minutes and offers a mixture of computer and paper activities, with students being given both one-to-one time with the teacher and independent learning time, to consolidate new skills and build confidence.

Within weeks of joining Kip McGrath, the student’s confidence ‘blossomed’, as described by the centre’s tutors. They created an individualised work programme for the student, focusing on their specific needs, ensuring that the student had firm foundations before progressing onto different topics.

The student made “fantastic progress in a short space of time, with their Maths level increasing by a whole year, and their comprehension and reading age increasing from nine years 10 months to 14 years and six months.”

Another student, in Year 5, who attends Kip McGrath for support in English has made “huge progress and improvement” during their time at the centre. Their comprehension age has increased by over two years, in five months, strengthening learning and progression across all subjects, not just English.

With its centre at 35 Quarry Road and online lessons available too, Kip McGrath Tunbridge Wells aims to be accessible and available for all children requiring additional educational support.

As well as academic development, Kip McGrath aims to enhance children’s self-confidence and establish good foundations on which to build on.

One example of how the centre helped to improve self-confidence and academic development includes a Year 10 student who was struggling in both English and Maths. Their low self-esteem was holding the student back from making further progress