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Why should I find the best KS4 tutor for my child?
KS4 marks the beginning of the most crucial stage of your child’s education. Results from national examinations like GCSEs play a huge part in their future path through education and the job market. GCSE and NVQ performance will first determine A-Level options and ultimately influence access to university courses. With such high stakes to play for, it’s a good time to start thinking about how to find the best KS4 tutor for your kid in one or more of their subjects.
As a proactive parent, you’re probably keen to help and support your child as much as possible. However, KS4 national examinations like GCSEs have gone through a lot of changes in recent years and probably seem like a different beast to the coursework and exam-based system you experienced at school yourself. Unless you work in education and are familiar with the continuously evolving system, helping your kid with their studies will no doubt quickly bring up difficult challenges.
What’s more, while you may be pretty good at supporting them in certain subjects, it’s unlikely any parent has the necessary depth of knowledge or familiarity with the current system in all parts of the curriculum. Find the best KS4 tutor for your child and you can be confident they will reach their potential.
What does KS4 involve?
KS4 or Key Stage 4 refers to the educational programme for kids aged between 14 and 16 in Year 10 and 11, although in some schools, KS4 starts in Year 9. Pupils in KS4 work towards national qualifications set by one of the exam boards, typically GCSEs (General Certificate of Secondary Education), but some may do NVQs (National Vocational Qualifications).
In England and Wales all KS4 students have to study the following ‘core’ and ‘foundation’ subjects:
Core subjects
English Language and English Literature
Maths
Science - Biology, Chemistry and Physics, or Combined Science
Foundation subjects
Citizenship
Computing
Physical education
Along with KS4 religious education (RE) and sex education, schools also have to offer kids lessons in at least one subject from each of the following areas:
Arts
Design and technology
Humanities: Including History and/or Geography
Modern foreign languages, including Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin), French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Irish (in N.Ireland), Italian, Japanese, Punjabi, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, or Welsh (in Wales)
Pupils in KS4 normally do at least 5 GCSEs with a minimum target of gaining 5 grades between 4 and 9, particularly in English, Mathematics, and Science.
The menu of available subjects and exams differs from school to school and between exam board regions. In England, schools are expected to provide at least one ‘package’ of subjects that allow pupils to qualify for the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc), a government scheme which measures the proportion of children getting a grade 5 or above in GCSE English, Maths, and Science, along with a humanity and a language subject.
How can GoStudent help me find the best KS4 tutor for my child in year 10 or 11?
Many parents anxious to give their child the best educational opportunities end up spending £10,000 per year or more on private schools with small class sizes and expert teachers. Thankfully, these days it’s not necessary to go to such extreme lengths to find the best KS4 tutor, with GoStudent you can do it without even leaving your home!
GoStudent is one of Europe’s most successful educational technology companies. We combine a cutting edge online teaching platform with the best KS4 tutors around and
provide thousands of tutoring sessions per month.
GoStudent has upgraded the traditional tutoring system with tailor-made 1-to-1 virtual classes. All you need is an internet connection and a laptop, PC, tablet or mobile with a microphone. A webcam is great for our sessions but not essential.
The GoStudent learning platform allows student and tutor to see and hear each other in real-time. During sessions, both can share documents, listen to audio, watch videos and use an interactive whiteboard.
With online tutoring, you don’t have to worry about travel time and expense and you can find the best KS4 tutor for your child no matter where they are in the country.
Each session with the best KS4 tutor can be recorded and played back any time your child wants to brush up on some topic or subject.
Once you find the best KS4 tutor, they will keep you up to date and informed about your child's progress so you know how well they’re doing.
We aim to be flexible and if your child cannot attend a scheduled lesson for whatever reason, a make-up session can be easily organised via our platform.
GoStudent’s highly qualified tutors have a great deal of experience helping pupils in their specialist subjects. Our tutors understand that every kid is different, so they create learning plans specifically tailored to each student. Whether your child has difficulties understanding concepts, recalling information, studying effectively, or successfully completing exams with GoStudent you can find the best KS4 tutor to help them with patience, kindness and expertise. Why not try out one of our free trial classes today and see how well your child can do with some extra attention?