Obtaining a place at Grammar school is not easy, much depends on the number of places apportioned to each school. Local Authorities confirm their decisions in February before the beginning of the new September term, so there is time to appeal a decision.
Many pupils take the 11 + exams but sadly on...
Read more ›The days of sloppy grammar at school could be at an end. Teenagers are to be penalised for poor grammar in tough new rules being proposed for GCSEs and A levels. Why are these rules being proposed, and what does your teen need to do in order to meet the strict new grammatical requirements?
A return...
Read more ›Pity the poor apostrophe. Much misunderstood, misaligned and sidelined, the apostrophe is perhaps the most abused of all of the punctuation marks in English grammar.
Back to school
According to a recent news story, it seems that it's not just texting teenagers and errant shopkeepers who are happy ...
Read more ›George Bush Jr was as famous for his misuse of English as he was for his policies. One of his habits was the repeated use of split infinitives - one of the most contentious issues in the English language and one that could so easily be rectified by and English tutor.
Star Trek and split infinitives...
Read more ›It's amazing how many people manage to succeed in public life without having 'gotten to grips' with the English language. It seems pretty obvious that the ability to communicate clearly and even cleverly in English is a prerequisite for anybody hoping to get to a position of power and influence. Not...
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