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We will be running some free (& paid), live online revision sessions throughout the half term (24th -28th Oct), which would be ideal for:...

Wales has recently taken a historic step and has introduced Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) history into it's national curriculum....

Although we at Soaring Stars Education celebrate and teach Black History all year round in our Saturday School, Black History Month is...

We have some exciting news; We’ll be re-launching our book club in November! Details below Why is reading important? Reading has...

So far over 800,000 laptops have been delivered as part of the governments effort to enable students to learn from home and learn...

As many of you now know we have had to delay the beginning of the Saturday school as there quite a few changes in terms of the logistics...

With the new National lockdown and schools being shut and the government instructing most schools and educational institutions that they...

The government recently instructed a London council that it must keep schools open or face legal action. After seeing an explosion of...

It is estimated that there are over 1 million tutors in the UK (and that has probably grown largely since then as this was a pre-covid...

The new GCSE, the old and the national curriculum all use very similar numbers and letters to illustrate a students grade, and it can be...

I recently came across an old article of mine on a (now defunct) blog I kept while I was at university. The article detailed how I got...

Be prepared Get all your notes, books, pencils, pens and paper ready before your start. Have the resources you intend to use all lined up...

How does it work? What does it involve? Can my child really learn here? I often get asked by parents how online learning works. Today...

Learning at home is the new normal. We’ve all had to get used to it, but things may have changed significantly since you were at school....

The schools closed their doors in March, but the learning didn’t stop there. The classroom is no longer at school. The classroom is now...

Schools are closed; so you’ve decided to be proactive and give your child a headstart by hiring a tutor. The first lesson is on the...

As a student representative I’ve seen them all, and as a teacher I’ve heard them all. I know what works and what doesn’t. From the your...

Ok, so summer finally is here. Almost. Time for a well-earned break or time to catch-up; even get a headstart. Choose the former & may...