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Keystone was mentioned in today's Guardian in a piece covering the rise of private tuition. Our unique approach of hiring full-time professional tutors was described in the article. In the piece Keystone's Founder and Director, Will Orr-Ewing, commented, "The disposition of a teacher and the seriousness with which they go about it is far more impactful than their hobbies or what they may want to do with their life."

We are delighted to announce that we have joined the recently formed Tutors' Association. We strongly support the aims behind the association and look forward to supporting its efforts to professionalise the UK tutoring industry.

Keystone was mentioned in today's Sunday Times article that touched upon maintaining standards in private tutoring. Keystone's Founder and Director, Will Orr-Ewing, commented, “We are trying to make tutoring into another profession, like law or accounting. Parents want more these days, they want the same five-star service from their tutoring company as they get when they call their law firm."

The Education Investor have published an article on Keystone's efforts to professionalise the UK tutoring industry.

Keystone Founder and Director Will Orr-Ewing appeared this evening on BBC 2's Newsnight with Jeremy Paxman. Will commented on prospective changes to A-Levels.

Keystone Founder and Director wrote an article in today's Evening Standard that compared the professionalism of tutoring companies in the United States with the relative "amateurism" of the London tutoring market. Will touched upon Keystone's efforts to replicate much of this best practice and commented that "London students of all backgrounds deserve a more professionalised body of tutors, one that upholds tutoring as a lifetime calling."

Keystone was featured in today's Independent on the increase in private tutoring.

Keystone's pioneering work in online tutoring was featured in today's Telegraph. Keystone's Founder and Director commented, "The truth is, though, that children feel it's far less of a chore to sit down in front of a computer than it is to sit down in front of a pile of books. And if anything, an online teaching session is more structured than a face-to-face situation."

Keystone was featured in today's article in the Evening Standard on the rise of tutoring in London. Keystone's Founder and Director commented, "Keystone takes children whose needs are not being met in the classroom: most of our families, contrary to assumptions, have been referred to us by schools."