Key Stage 3 Tuition
Key Stage 3 is the first three years of secondary education. It ends with the Nationwide SATs examinations that are an important precursor to the GCSE’s. These grades are used as indicators to the grade quality of a pupil. Therefore, this penultimate stage in a child’s secondary education is structured around achieving a more academic quality to knowledge. This culminates towards more successful GCSE grades, and hopefully, higher educational aspirations.
At this level, we offer a range of different courses and lessons, which help to recognise and improve your child’s performance.
English Topics Covered
Reading (En 3)
- Comprehension – Understanding more complex texts and beginning to explore the area of sub-textual connotation (textual theory), especially within older texts i.e. Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
- English Literature – Understanding a cross-section of topics based on Classic English literature and poetry. Includes recognising cultural references, working with language differences (meaning of words), Themes, Topics and Imagery.
- Cultural Reading – Texts of different cultural and ethnic background.
- Media Texts – Analysing visual differences of layout, structure and language between media-based texts (newspaper/ magazine articles).
Writing (En 3) - Composition – Extensive use of grammar and application of style and form according to type of text. Understanding target audience, different texts and their effects
- Formal and Informal Writing – Distinguishing different types of essay writing i.e. Descriptive, Factual, Controversial, Imaginative, Report, Article, Review and Letter Writing.
- Punctuation and Spelling
- Standard English and Language Structure – Grammar, Vocabulary and Spelling.
Maths Topics Covered
Number and Algebra (Ma 2)
- Multiples and Factors
- Square, Cube and Prime Numbers
- Ratio
- Calculator and Non-Calculator Problems
- Decimals/ Equations
- Fractions and Percentages
- Balancing
- Powers
- Square Root
- Number Patterns
- Simultaneous Equations
- Conversion Formulas
- Word Formulas
- Co-ordinates
- Standard Index Form
Shape, Space and Measure (Ma3)
- Area and Perimeter
- Symmetry
- Solids and Nets
- Volume and Capacity
- Circumference, Diameter and Radius
- Geometrical Reasoning
- Pythagoras’s Theorem
- Tessellations
- Metric and Imperial Units
Handling Data (Ma 4) - Graphs and Charts
- Mean, Median, Mode and Range
- Frequency Tables/ Bar Charts/ Pie Charts
- Scatter Diagrams
- Averages
- Probability
- Map Scales
- Lines and Angles
- Congruence
- Reflection and Rotation
What next?
- Click here to learn more about the ETC Method.
- Read our case studies to see how we have help children fulfill their potential.
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We provide Key Stage 3 tuition at the following centres. |
