Flexi-Schooling Tutors
Through the years of homeschooling support, Keystone have often worked with students who are still enrolled in a school but who are unable to continue to attend full time.
How does it work?
The students we work with may not be able to commit to a full school timetable due to health issues or commitments outside of school. In other cases a student is having to take some time out from formal schooling but is still registered with a school. In all of these cases, Keystone can work alongside the school to ensure continuity with the learning. Our tutors can liaise with teachers and directors of studies at the schools and the Keystone Team can oversee the administration of this. Students can therefore experience a dual learning programme, with some private lessons and some school classes, or this enables them to keep track of the learning in school whilst not being there physically.
Homeschooling Pods
Within Keystone’s homeschooling offering, we are also able to accommodate the option of learning ‘pods’. If your child is exploring the possibility of homeschooling and has a friend(s), who is also interested, Keystone can work with them together to create a ‘pod’ to learn in. The benefits of this are huge, allowing the student access to the friendly competition that they get in lessons at school, as well as the social aspect that can be lost during homeschooling. Keystone can accommodate ‘pods’ of up to 5 students, with an extra charge per student. Do let us know if this is of interest and we can discuss further.
"My daughter is doing absolutely great! Thanks to you guys she now loves the academic side of school more than the performing arts. She is not finding the academics difficult at all and she was so scared beforehnad. Everyone at school now thinks she is very bright and academically prepared!"
Mother of flexi-schooled student
| Standard £300 (exc. VAT) per year +Hourly Tutoring Costs* |
Premium £3,000 (exc. VAT) per year +Hourly Tutoring Costs* |
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| A dedicated Homeschooling Manager | ✔ | ✔ |
| Weekly student wellbeing meetings | ✔ | ✔ |
| Half-termly tutor reports and progress checks | ✔ | ✔ |
| GCSE and A Level exam registration | ✖ | ✔ |
| Termly parents meetings | ✖ | ✔ |
| Study skills development sessions | ✖ | ✔ |
| Super-curricular development classes | ✖ | ✔ |
*We will work with you to devise a bespoke programme of hourly tutoring. Tutoring costs range from £70 - £150 per hour.
Our homeschooling services
Dedicated Homeschooling Manager
Dedicated Homeschooling Manager (Included with Standard & Premium Package)
Your dedicated Homeschooling Manager, Poppy, will get to know your family and will be available via phone or email to help with timetabling, regular parent catch-ups and to answer any questions.
Each student has a weekly meeting with Poppy. This gives students a chance to feedback on how their week has gone, how they are finding their lessons and to raise any issues or queries.
Reports, Parents Meetings and Progress Checks
Reports and Assessments (Included with Standard & Premium Package)
Written reports are emailed out each half term. Each tutor writes one, detailing what has been covered that term, how your child is doing and how they have been assessed. These are very useful for parents and guardians and can also be sent to future schools that ask for school reports. Students will be assessed formally at the end of each term, as well as regular informal tests to track progress.
Parents Meetings (Included with Premium Package)
At the end of each term, we offer parents meetings – a chance for you to have a 15-minute conversation with each tutor, where they can recap the term's achievements and what has been covered. It is a good opportunity to get to know the tutors and to raise any questions. These are typically online unless lessons are taking place face-to-face.
Study Skills Programme
Study Skills (Included with Premium Package)
Up to six hours of study skills sessions are available each term to help with revision, timetabling and time management.
Example study skills:
- Revision techniques and common revision myths
- Note-taking
- Timetabling
- General organisation
- Planning independent study
- Organising materials and notes effectively
- Developing an effective working schedule (including understanding when and what conditions are most effective)
- How to approach exam papers and the lead up to exams
Super-Curricular Programme
Super-Curricular (Included with Premium Package)
Our super-curricular learning programmes seek to develop and extend a student’s love of learning. They encourage students to build on areas of interest as well as exploring entirely new areas of learning. Our Premium Package includes up to 24 hours of super-curricular sessions throughout the year.
They are a chance for your child to join a small group of similar aged students and each term the focus will be on a different topic (incorporating aspects of critical thinking, current affairs, politics or financial literacy). Outside of these sessions, children will be set reading and optional research to enhance their understanding and discussions in the sessions.
Example super-curricular topics:
The Power of Statistics: Inspired by "factfulness" by Hans Rosling. A course aimed at teaching students how to use statistics effectively to inform their views, and simultaneously how to spot the misuse of statistics that pervades modern society.
The Physics of Music (and The Music of Physics) - A course exploring the intimate connection between Physics and Music. Answering questions such as; why does an octave contain 8 notes? How does a synthesiser work? And why is an atom like a tiny guitar?
What makes relativity "special" - A crash course in the mind boggling world of special relativity. How your clock and ruler have been lying to you all along.
Financial Literacy - Financial matters have always played an important role in life, but technological change has increasingly been exposing young people to financial decisions earlier and in a way that is different to previous generations. It is therefore even more vital now that they are equipped and prepared for the financial realities after they leave school. This programme will explore how life will look after school and what that means for their finances. Students will develop their knowledge and skills on how to effectively manage their money, learn about saving, investing, borrowing and also how to protect themselves as consumers.
Introduction to Philosophy - exploring, investigating and discussing topics chosen by the students.
History's Pivotal Moments: Renaissance, Reformation & Revolution - exploring pivotal historical events to evaluate how far they transformed the world we live in. Students will deepen their historical knowledge and develop their analytical skills, working directly with historical primary sources. Students will also be encouraged to interrogate the arguments of historians, some of whom see history as a series of big events and others who emphasise slow but significant long-term change.
Exam Registration
Exam Registration (Included with Premium Package)
We can register your child for national exams including GCSEs, IGCSEs, IBs and A Levels.
Feedback for our Homeschooling
"My son’s journey has been amazing, and without your help and guidance I think we might have been struggling for much longer. He is ready for the next stage, both him and ourselves will always keep the fondest memories of you all."
“Poppy thank you. You have all been so amazing to my daughter. I cannot believe we are here at last and what a difference in a year. Thank you, thank you.”
“Ed has been absolutely outstanding in his support for our son. When he was out of school due to illness 6 months prior to GCSEs they provided a full suite of extremely professional tutors enabling him to achieve excellent results across the board."
Our Homeschooling Tutors
Book a Free Consultation
Book an initial free consultation with our homeschooling team to hear how we can help.