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Episode 77 – Limited spaces – apply now
The King’s Scholarship Exams are the benchmark for 13-year-olds. The logic is that the confidence in their ability and interest in their topic will open future opportunities and convince the gatekeepers that they are the right individuals to achieve their ambitions. My approach is to improve grades in the short term and to ensure they…
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Episode 76 – Four things that matters more than academic performance.
What is more important than academic excellence? King’s Scholarship defines a high level of academic achievement, along with the sports, music and art scholarships. My initial thinking was to understand the gap between the national curriculum and the questions from the King’s Scholarship papers to understand why the scholars are often from the same public…
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Episode 75 – Can we debate properly in 2025?
Debating is an important skill. Have social media and short videos made it more difficult in communication with each other in 2025? Someone assassinated someone because of a strong personal political view. If we all work on our debating skills then we can build more bridges to connect communities. Debating is an important skill to…
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Episode 74 – Confidence is the major piece of the puzzle.
Introduction Recently, I went to a training session on personal development inspired by coaches for elite Olympic athletes to reach a higher level of performance and achieve our goals. The central theme is to take control and 100% accountability. I am passionate about the BE a Scholar Tuition (BEST) project. The goal is to motivate…
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Episode 73 – Edinburgh Fringe Special Part 2 – Takeaway
Introduction Jon Hipkiss gave an insight into his journey into being a comedian in the previous episode. There are 5 traits which are really important to expand further and how these traits are covered by the portfolio building approach. What are the takeaways? The BE a Scholar Tuition portfolio approach encourages students to find a…
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Episode 72 – Edinburgh Fringe Special Part 1 – Q and A with a Comedian
Introduction Let’s give a welcome, Jon Hipkiss, a comedian. We will have a Q&A style to talk about how his journey as a comedian performer and came to the Fringe and made a success of it with daily sold out shows. Jon has kindly accepted my invitation to write about his career so far and…
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Episode 67 – How can we be smarter?
Current Intelligence + Artificial Intelligence = more intelligent? BE a Scholar Tuition evolved to focus on STEM, robotics and coding. I am finding a small niche that schools and other private tuition companies do not cover yet, which is Artificial Intelligence. What if I introduce to kids how AI makes decisions? So an insight of…
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Episode 66 – What does BE a Scholar Tuition offer?
Pathfinding through UK education. BE a Scholar Tuition offers an Education insight that can be tailored to the parent/s and child. I wish every child can achieve their aspirations and reach their goals. I provide monthly and every 2 weeks review to ensure they are on track. The approach is about creating a unique portfolio.…
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Episode 64 – Timeline through the ages Sports focused.
This episode is based on the Music journey as there are a lot of commonalities between Sports and Music. Sports journeys are a true test of passion, commitment, discipline, resilience and resources (time and money). The journey is very subjective, ups and downs so I will need to explore the mental aspects. The biological aspect…
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Episode 63 – Timeline through the ages Arts focused.
Arts are classified into many forms, like drawings and paintings, crafts, even performing arts, like drama, and acting. I will need to introduce Little Plaza to explain the BE a Scholar Tuition approach. Little Plaza is a creative space where makers, artists and performers have the opportunity to show their crafts. http://www.littleplaza.co.uk. Artists can sell…
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