NEWSLETTER · OCTOBER 2026
FOR FAMILIES WITH STUDENTS IN YEARS 10 TO 13
Ready for the next step?
01 · UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS
Find your perfect-fit university.
Oxford, Cambridge, medicine, dentistry and veterinary applications closed on 15 October. For those students, admissions tests and interviews follow through November and December. For everyone else, the main UCAS deadline is approaching too.
Applying to the US? Early Action and Early Decision deadlines usually fall in early November, with Regular Decision in January.
Our university mentors have been through it themselves, in the UK and the US. They help students in four places:
Personal statement
Bring out your story to answer each UCAS question with an evidence-based narrative.
Admissions tests
Timed practice in the real format.
Interviews
Mock interviews with mentors who know the format.
US universities and the SAT
Mentors with US university experience guide the Common App essays, school choices and deadlines, alongside dedicated SAT tuition.
WEEKLY QUESTION
"What have you read or done outside school that made you want this course?"
02 · EXAM PREP
Get expert guidance
Three habits that make the biggest difference before May:
1 Identify blindspots
After each paper, label every lost mark: did not know, could not recall, misread, ran out of time.
2 Recall, little and often
Close the book, write what you remember, then check. Return to it tomorrow and again next week.
3 Targeted prep
Timed questions tailored to the individual.
Our subject specialists start with a full lesson that finds exactly where marks are being lost, then build a plan to the exam date. You see every lesson's progress in the parent portal.
03 · EXPERT GUIDANCE
Meet the tutors
Every tutor is hand-picked to align with your child's needs.
● James
UNIVERSITY MENTOR · GCSE SPECIALIST
Has guided students through the full UCAS process to Russell Group offers. In one year of one-to-one GCSE support, a student moved from a 3 to a 6 in Maths and a 4 to an 8 in History.
History and Humanities · Entrance exams · SEN support
● Edward
OXFORD GRADUATE · ENGLISH, LANGUAGES AND HUMANITIES
Nearly a decade of teaching from Key Stage 3 to undergraduate level, including GCSE, A Level and IB. Has assessed admissions candidates and advised on university personal statements.
English · History · Russian and German · Speaks five languages
● Thomas
MATHS AND SCIENCE · MASTERS IN ENGINEERING
Prepares students for leading selective schools in the UK and UAE, and supports cohorts of Science students through GCSE and A Level with lessons built around how each student learns.
Maths · Chemistry · Biology · Physics
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