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Why Hire a Private Tutor?

Hiring a private tutor can be one of the most rewarding and important decisions you make for your child. So what are the benefits of hiring a private tutor? Creating......

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What is the Common Entrance?

The Common Entrance is set by the Independent Schools Examinations Board (ISEB). If the examinations are taken in Year 8 (as they typically are), they are designated ‘13+’. However, there......

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What is the CAT 4?

CAT 4 stands for Cognitive Abilities Test (Edition 4). This is a set of tests popular with schools in the UK for analysing a child’s knowledge and learning potential. Who......

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What is MAP?

The Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test is a computer adaptive test. It is offered by the NWEA. The test measures what students have learned over the last year. It......

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How to Use Quarantine to Prepare for the SAT and other exams

How can I use quarantine to prepare for the SAT, ACT, IB/AP and other standardized tests? Ever since Covid-19 swept the globe, many of us have been confined to our......

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