It is a surprise and a delight when the subject you were called on to provide help with becomes your pupil’s passion. This is what has happened with one of my most accomplished students, Oliver. A couple of years ago I was asked to tutor Oliver in French in preparation for his entrance examination to ... read more
Posted in Tuition News on 17th October 2017
Congratulations to all my students who passed their Eleven Plus examination for entrance to Kent grammar schools. 100% success rate this year. Well done to everyone. ... read more
Posted in Tuition News on 14th October 2017
Nine-year-old Thor is about to embark on an exciting new chapter. He is leaving his former prep school Frewins for a brave new adventure – to be home schooled. Private tutor Monica Janssens will be taking charge of this important step in Thor’s academic development. Thor, who is dyslexic and finds reading and writing challenging, ... read more
Posted in Tuition News on 5th July 2016
Good Luck to Biddenden-based Head Boy Oscar Willis as he awaits the results of his English Language A2 examination. One of the most challenging examinations, with a formidable array of technical terminology, private tutor Monica Janssens believes that Oscar, with his organised approach to revision and ability to retain the most important facts, is primed ... read more
Posted in Tuition News on 5th July 2016
The Common Entrance examinations for 7+ and 8+ are looming. This is to wish all of my young students the best of luck in your forthcoming tests. When it comes to English, don’t forget your collective nouns. Here’s a few to get your teeth into: A flutter of butterflies A hoggery of pigs An ambush ... read more
Posted in Tuition News on 20th December 2015
Having left school to concentrate on her budding golfing career, 15-year-old Darcie has enlisted experienced private tutor Monica Janssens to help prepare for her Maths GCSE which she is sitting next summer. Darcie has enrolled on a distant learning course, but finds that it is extremely useful to have Monica help her with the more ... read more
Posted in Tuition News on 17th December 2015
With under three weeks to go until the 13+ examinations for Common Entrance to Dulwich College, 12-year-old Alexander is not wasting any time. With the help of experienced private tutor, Monica Janssens, Alexander is revising by going through all the past papers he can get his hands on. Maths is his weakest subject so he ... read more
Posted in Tuition News on 17th December 2015
Worried about your child’s forthcoming examination for eleven plus entrance? With just a few weeks to go, have you thought about a one-day intensive that will focus your child on all the things he or she needs to bear in mind when approaching this all-important, potentially life-changing process? Experienced private tutor Monica Janssens, with a ... read more
Posted in Tuition News on 15th December 2015
OK. So, it’s nearly time. You’ve been working hard for the past six months, rampaging through every past papery you can lay your hands on; revising your times tables; practising BIDMAS (OK BODMAS); making sure you know the difference between similes and metaphors; doing NVR puzzles until you’re cross-eyed. With just a few weeks until ... read more
Posted in Tuition News on 15th December 2015
Though acting in the same movie as Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) is likely to make one a bit star-struck, it has not put off one of my most recent students from focusing on her Maths. My seven-year-old student, who will be seen next Spring in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, alongside Eva Green ... read more
Posted in Tuition News on 15th December 2015