Academic_Year_2018-19_Information

Academic Year 2018-2019

The academic year consists of 32 Saturdays in total. The first two weeks of the Diagnostic and Alignment sessions are followed by three terms, with each term consisting of 10 Saturdays. Classes are held on Saturdays during term time, and also during some half terms.

Term Dates 2018-19 – all dates are on a Saturday

Open Day at UCL                     – Saturday 25th August 2018 – 10am to 1pm

Open Day at UCL                     – Saturday 1st September 2018 – 10am to 1pm

Open Day at Greenwich         – Saturday 8th September 2018 – 2am to 4pm

Open Day at Croydon             – Saturday 22nd September 2018 – 2pm to 5pm

Open Day at Holland Park     – Saturday 29th September 2018 – 2pm to 5pm

INSET Day at Greenwich (Staff Only) – 8th September 2018 – 10am to 1 pm

 

Please note that, although it is better to attend the open day at the centre where your son/daughter will be studying, you can, however, attend at any of the centres, as most of the teachers usually attend all the open days. There may be slight changes to the term dates – including the dates for diagnostic tests and interview from one centre to another. We will confirm the specific dates and time of the centre to you after you have completed registration.

 

 

Additional notes on fees

KS4 (GCSE, IGCSE) and KS3 (Y7, Y8 and Y9) each Saturday, students spend one hour on Maths and also one hour on English. They spend two hours on the Science subjects, except for those GCSE and IGCSE students who are taking Triple (Separate) Science, who spend three hours on Science instead.  All Science options cover Physics, Chemistry and Biology, irrespective of which Science Award – Combined Science or Triple Science. KS3 and GCSE classes are usually held between 9.00am and 1.30pm. GCSE or IGCSE students who enrol for Triple Science usually stay for an extra hour. Most of our students study English, Maths and Science and spend just over four hours with us on a Saturday. However, a student does not have to do all the subjects; they can do one or two if they wish. There is a maximum of 8 students per class at KS3 and KS4.

AS and A2 spend 1.5 hours per subject each Saturday and a student can do up to 4 subjects on a Saturday. Classes start at 9.00am and some classes are scheduled for the afternoon and do not finish until about 6pm or later. There is a maximum of 6 students per class and tuition is focused on each individual student according to their exam board. A programme is set up for the student after the initial Diagnostic and Alignment sessions.

Monthly Payments can be made in 8 monthly payments from August to March for students enrolling for 2 or more subjects at KS3/GCSE or 1 or more subject at A-level. There is a £5 processing fee associated with each monthly instalment. As stated in the Terms and Conditions, there is no refund if a child is withdrawn at any point after the course has started, irrespective of how much has been paid relative to what is left of the academic year. Please see the Terms and Conditions for details. See further details about monthly payments below.

Methods for making payments

  • Using bank transfer over the Internet or telephone banking to transfer money directly into our account. Please see our account details below. Please use the student’s full name as reference
  • Go into your own bank and ask them to transfer the money into our account or visit any branch of Barclays Bank and pay the money directly into our account – see our account details below.
  • Monthly payment by standing order – set up a standing order for 11 instalments – please see the account details below
  • For monthly payments, please note that payments have to be by standing order and a standing order confirmation is required to enrol, which is set up at the beginning and payment is taken on the 28th of each month. We do not accept a cheque at all.
  • Call us to make payment by credit or debit card.
  • For monthly payments, the final payment must be made by 28th March in order to close the balance prior to the end of the academic year in May/ early June.

Additional notes on fees 

KS4 (GCSE, IGCSE) and KS3 (Y7, Y8 and Y9) each Saturday, students spend one hour on Maths and also one hour on English. They spend two hours on the Science subjects, except for those GCSE and IGCSE students who are taking Triple (Separate) Science, who spend three hours on Science instead.  All Science options cover Physics, Chemistry and Biology, irrespective of which Science Award – Combined Science or Triple Science. KS3 and GCSE classes are usually held between 9.00am and 1.30pm. GCSE or IGCSE students who enrol for Triple Science usually stay for an extra hour. Most of our students study English, Maths and Science and spend just over four hours with us on a Saturday. However, a student does not have to do all the subjects; they can do one or two if they wish. There is a maximum of 8 students per class at KS3 and KS4.

AS and A2 spend 1.5 hours per subject each Saturday and a student can do up to 4 subjects on a Saturday. Classes start at 9.00am and some classes are scheduled for the afternoon and do not finish until about 6pm or later. There is a maximum of 6 students per class and tuition is focused on each individual student according to their exam board. A programme is set up for the student after the initial Diagnostic and Alignment sessions.

Monthly Payments can be made in 8 monthly payments from August to March for students enrolling for 2 or more subjects at KS3/GCSE or 1 or more subject at A-level. There is a £5 processing fee associated with each monthly instalment. As stated in the Terms and Conditions, there is no refund if a child is withdrawn at any point after the course has started, irrespective of how much has been paid relative to what is left of the academic year. Please see the Terms and Conditions for details. See further details about monthly payments below.

 

Methods for making payments

  • Using bank transfer over the Internet or telephone banking to transfer money directly into our account. Please see our account details below. Please use the student’s full name as reference
  • Go into your own bank and ask them to transfer the money into our account or visit any branch of Barclays Bank and pay the money directly into our account – see our account details below.
  • Monthly payment by standing order – set up a standing order for 11 instalments – please see the account details below
  • For monthly payments, please note that payments have to be by standing order and a standing order confirmation is required to enrol, which is set up at the beginning and payment is taken on the 28th of each month. We do not accept a cheque at all.
  • Call us to make payment by credit or debit card.
  • For monthly payments, the final payment must be made by 28th March in order to close the balance prior to the end of the academic year in May/ early June.